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My Water's Place in Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover their absolute and relative place in space relative to water and create a book sequencing that space from most specific to most general.
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Racing to Read Fast

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and interpret how to speed up the pace of their reading. Then they read slow and monotonous to avoid making mistakes. Students also read to comprehend the text that they need to identify to vary the rates of speed at...
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Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. For this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...
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Are You a Peacemaker or a Man-Eating Shark?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work on the concept of fairness, then produce a page on the computer for a class book. They explain the difference between negative and positive behaviors in conflict situations.
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Geology: Famous Rock Groups

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, use books to identify types of rocks. They examine the rocks and complete rock evidence charts. Students compose definitions for each rock type and determine uses for igneous rocks by early mankind.
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Get Lucky!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice improving their reading fluency and pace. They review the u=/u/ correspondence. Students read "Just My Luck" and discuss what the book is about. They practice reading the story with expression and improved pace with...
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1-2-3 Go!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice becoming fluent readers with timed repeated readings. They read passages for one minute and tally the number of words read. They repeat this process several times and count the number of words each time. They complete...
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The Letter P Popcorn Balls

For Teachers K
Students examine the letter and the sounds of P. They are read a book about popcorn and make treats for an activity. They identify other words that begin with P as well.
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Warning: Smart Kids Inside!

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the three railroad warning signs through a visual introduction. They write a class book.
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Making Predictions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop predictions in preparation for a "Bucket Buddies" pond water project. They listen to the book "The Pond" and discuss the different life forms in the pond from the book. Students then read online poems, and draw a...
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Land Biomes Research and Presentation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in cooperative groups to research an assigned land biome using various sources. Groups create either a book or a PowerPoint presentation of their assigned land biome.
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Practicing Smarter Not Harder is Best!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students increase their reading fluence through repeated reading of a selected, leveled passage. Working in pairs, students read a grade level appropriate text in one-minute intervals. After reading they determine their fluency through a...
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To Infinity and Beyond

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the planets in our solar system and create a brochure on each planet. They read the book, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System and write notes about solar system facts and watch a video. After the video, they...
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Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils study space. In this solar system lesson, students discover the correct order of the planets and create a diagram showing this knowledge. They listen to the book A New View of the Solar System and then work in groups on their...
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Lengths of Ladybugs

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about ladybugs. Using the test, they estimate which page shows the longest trip the ladybug made. They assemble their own ladybug book by following directions on a worksheet. They take measurements on each...
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The Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars explore the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. They research a philosopher using reference books and reliable Internet sources and write a two-page paper utilizing proper writing conventions. In addition,...
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The Fat Cat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore phonemes. They identify that a=/a/. Students recognize /a/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. Students practice finding /a/ in a variety of words. Students read a book that...
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Autumn Learning Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners discuss autumn. In this language arts lesson, students discuss words that are associated with the season of autumn. Learners read books about autumn.
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Walking the Plank

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders experiment with a bathroom scale, books and a plank to determine how weight readings change as distance is applied. They graph and interpret the results.
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Drop in the Bucket

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the sources for the water they use. They determine their town's major water supply and how many gallons per day does the population use.
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Tigers Run Fast, I Read Fast!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students review what it means to be a fluent reader. With a partner, they practice reading and rereading the same material. They mark the time and record their improvement on a chart. They also count how many words they read in the...
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Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a book about Matthew Martin who wants a new computer program. He has no savings, and he's in debt to most of his classmates and his parents. His parents share their experiences of buying on credit and getting out of debt.
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My Feet

For Teachers K
Students examine the various parts of the feet. They listen to the book, My Feet, by Aliki, discuss the different parts and purposes of the foot, trace one of their feet on paper, and compare the foot tracing to another tracing several...
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The American Flag

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity that teaches them what the stars and stripes on the American flag represent. They listen to the book, "The Story of the American Flag" read by the teacher. They complete an art project where they...

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