This simple lesson is designed for K - 1 students. They are introduced to individual letters, words, and sentences. A game is played where they try to collect one example of each. For practice, students complete a worksheet which is...

Students draw a picture. In this favorite foods lesson, students list the foods they like to eat and form each like into a complete sentence. Students cut the word in the sentences apart and then arrange them in the correct order with a...

Use a vocabulary chart to introduce math functions. The class defines a list of mathematical vocabulary terms on a worksheet, as well as completes equations and expressions. They examine word problems and practice transcribing them into...

Model how to identify and describe the problem in a story with Eve Bunting’s My Red Balloon. Then guide your learners through the process with Olivia and the Missing Toy. For independent practice, individuals draw a picture and write a...

High schoolers work with pre-loaded images as well as with a digital camera to manipulate digital images. At the end of the lesson, they analyze and write about their work using complete sentences, correct grammar, and spelling. For a...

Students complete a character study using a database to compile information from a novel. They design a five slide presentation highlighting the character's reaction to different situations in the book. They write an acrostic poem using...

Students complete a one minute interview on their classmates views on religion and holiday traditions. They read an article about how Americans celebrate Christmas in different ways. Creating in-depth questions, they practice...

Explore word meanings. Sixth graders identify examples of words with affixes while listening to the story Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg. They participate in the game "Pass the Parts" and practice separating given words into their root...

Second graders write a poem using words from a list and practice poetic forms. In this instructional activity on writing a peace poem, 2nd graders brainstorm words or phrases associated with "peace." Students choose a poetic form to...

Students read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. In this reading lesson, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to complete...

Students explore the parts of a sentence through analysis, design, and drawing in this nine lessons unit on Grammar. The diagramming of sentences comprises the main thrust of this unit through the utilization of higher cognitive skill...

Hace calor! Use hand signals to accompany weather-related vocabulary. Learners will remember the vocabulary better! They'll then research weather around the world and record it on a chart provided. Add a math component to this plan by...

Third graders describe and come to the understanding the American Indians in this locations and their customs. They explain that the region and its natural resources affected how Native Americans developed their cultural practices.

Students construct patterns with apples. In this mathematical thinking and patterning instructional activity, students compare and contrast several types of apples. Students complete patterns with a SmartBoard activity, and then draw...

Your learners practice writing ideas on paper and logically presenting them in an organized manner. They brainstorm ways to write down ideas while creating a travelogue about a particular U.S. geographic region. When they present...

Students explore language arts by correcting grammatical errors. In this proofreading lesson, students identify the importance of editing their own writing and demonstrate their proofreading abilities by correcting several incorrect...

Students use a variety of print media to copy words from. They listen for facts while the teacher reads to them. They listen to a book about eggs and write a book of their own.

Students practice subject predicate agreement through the activities of this lesson. Selecting the correct verb to agree with the subject of the sentence is used in the preparation of documents, resumes, memos, letters, and presentations...

Students record themselves saying basic biographical facts about themselves: : what their names are, where they live, how old they are, what languages they speak, and what activities they like to do. They practice their presentational...

Students practice using their new vocabulary word by creating an original iMovie project based on that word.

Help your young mathematicians completely master 10 by practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and recording numbers displayed. They make 10 with groups of two-different colored cubes and color in 10-frames to show how...

Students interview two classmates and introduce them to the class. They practice using the present perfect tense and verbs they have discovered. They complete sentences with the correct word.

Young scholars practice using a digital camera and identify the various parts. As a class, they review recent vocabulary and signs used in their community. In groups, they take pictures of various items and write complete sentences...

Second graders practice asking the 5 W questions by reading a Boxcar Children book.  In this journalism lesson, 2nd graders read a single story from the Boxcar Children series and answer the 5 W's about each specific chapter....