First graders complete activities with the story The Great Big Enormous Turnip by Alexel Tolstoy. In this language arts lesson plan, student view the story as a Cloze passage and work with a partner to fill in the blanks. They check...

In this story elements worksheet, learners examine 20 things listed in a chart. They write the correct number inside each box to indicate what type of story element it is: the title, the author, the characters, or the setting

Students discuss the family unit and compare it to an ant colony.  In this family instructional activity, students draw their family and extended family and talk about their jobs and family roles. They compare this to an ant colony...

In this unit from Hubbard's Cupboard, an elementary class will read several books together, each having a strong connection to the next. There are ideas for cross-curricular lessons, so this could be a site that shapes the next several...

This resource includes an introduction of folk tales through various activities. Ideal for grades K-2.