Reading Lesson Plans

Students discover the literary elements that have become standard across genres.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students take notes during a lecture on elements of literature.  Students read a short story and teacher models how to mark up a story to enhance understanding.  Students then read another story and use the techniques of marking they have learned and decide which literary element was strongest in their story.  Students write 10 questions based on their st

2nd graders solve story problems.  In this problem solving and reading comprehension lesson, 2nd graders work in groups to solve a math story, review the problem solving process and write in their math journals to reflect on the activity.

Learners complete a decoding and text comprehension activity. They read and discuss a list of strategies for reading and decoding unknown words, and read along silently with the teacher as they read and model a choral reading technique with an excerpt from the book "Achoo!" by Trudee Romanek. Learners independently complete a reading comprehension worksheet.

In this lesson 6th graders participate in a reading comprehension activity and play the analogy identification game "Pack a Picnic." They observe the teacher model a Think Aloud activity while reading a small section of a short story, then in pairs they take turns reading sections of the short story and demonstrate a Think Aloud every few lines.

In this lesson students examine how the immigrants have changed the environment of the United States. Individually, they take a pre and post-test to test their reading comprehension. In groups, they compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam while practice reading one page aloud to the class. To end the lesson, they analyze graphs and research the contributions of immigrants to the nation as a whole.

Learners explore reading comprehension by expanding their reading level. In this fluency lesson, learners demonstrate for their teacher their current reading level and then decide on a goal to be reached for their reading abilities. Learners explore new reading strategies in order to become more efficient.

Students read the October 2010 issue of Ladybug Magazine. In this reading comprehension lesson students participate in post reading activities. Students analyze words, expand vocabulary skills, and evaluate what they read.

In this lesson learners review reading comprehension strategies. In this lesson, the learners focus on the following reading comprehension strategies: identifying supporting details, paraphrasing, increasing vocabulary skills, and connecting the story to personal experiences.

Learners practice reading comprehension by completing a quiz. In this reading skills lesson, learners identify important questions to ask themselves during a reading or writing assignment in order to fully grasp the concept of the piece. Learners read to their class, complete a graphic organizer and take a quiz based on enhancing reading skills.

This lesson has students use the five "W" questions for reading comprehension as they read silently to themselves so that they can understand and remember what they have read. They then read The Velveteen Rabbit aloud, discussing the five W's together.