Writing
K12 Reader

My Favorite Food

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Everyone has a mouth watering, delectable delicacy that they can talk or write about. Pupils will use this writing prompt worksheet to not only detail their favorite food in writing, but also illustrate what they are...
Unit Plan
Roald Dahl

George's Marvelous Medicine

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Six lessons comprise a unit about Roald Dahl's George's Marvelous Medicine. Over time, scholars explore themes such as the power of words, exciting writing, and mixed feelings. They examine the writing's literary devices, persuasive...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alexander And The Wind-Up Mouse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Use drama techniques to recreate the story, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni. They engage in problem-solving as they identify the roles they will fufill in their groups for the performance. This is a motivating way to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around the World in 180 Days

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Where did I come from? How did I come to be in this classroom? Using curriculum from Kidspiration, class members research the homelands of their ancestors, as well as the journeys that began from many parts of the world and ended with...
Activity
Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Read Across America

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day with a collection of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics activities, each linked to a popular Dr. Seuss story. 
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Harper Collins

The World of Ramona

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Bring the fun and whimsy of Beverly Cleary into your classroom with a teaching guide created to accompany the Ramona series. The guide offers several ideas for classroom use, including independent reading, reading aloud, and literature...
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Curated OER

Different Strokes For Different Folktales

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and story maps, to analyze a variety of folktales and the elements of a story. They use writing, sequencing activities, and creative art to identify the morals learned from a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Spy Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the components of rhythm and form through a reading of Jean Marzollo's I Spy books. After discussing Marzollo’s format, the class agrees upon a theme for a class book and topics that fit with that theme. Pupils write a poem,...
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Curated OER

Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Have your class explore the art of storytelling through this lesson on fairy tales and folktales. Learners interact with a variety of fairy tales and folktales. They practice telling stories out loud as well as writing their own. This...
Activity
PBS

The Little Red Hen: A Tale of Cooperation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Ensure that your kids don't even consider saying "Not me!" when it comes time to read by engaging them in this set of lesson plans based around "The Little Red Hen." The class reads the story together before starting in on additional...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sign Language

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create short video tutorials on various American Sign Language signs. This instructional activity is a six-day project that begins with internet research and ends with student self-evaluations of project results.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Figurative Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint show illustrating two types of figurative language. They demonstrate understanding of personification by creating and interpreting simple examples. They also demonstrate understanding of alliteration.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Review Quiz #4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students rewrite 2 sentences with punctuation and capitalization mistakes, circle words that have the 'oo' sound, complete an analogy, and find an antonym for "strong."
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Review Quiz #5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises. Students correct 2 sentences with punctuation and capitalization errors, circle 2 words spelled correctly, circle the words that go together, and choose the correct...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Review Quiz #7

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 7 exercises: students rewrite 2 sentences with errors, find words that go together, circle words that rhyme, write syllables for 3 words, find the correctly spelled word, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Review Quiz #6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students correct 2 sentences with errors, circle action words, circle words that go together, write 3 words in the 'ick' family, and put words in alphabetical order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Review Quiz #2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students find a pronoun, complete a sentence with a question word, put words in alphabetical order, circle words that rhyme, select the word with short 'i' sound, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Grade 2 Language Arts Review Quiz

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this language arts review worksheet, students complete 6 exercises: students rewrite 2 sentences with the correct grammar and punctuation, complete a plural spelling activity, a synonym activity, a vowel sound activity, and a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Talk The Talk

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create their own "talking sticks" that reflect personas they have invented in this Art lesson designed to introduce the Yoruba peoples from Nigeria. Emphasis is placed on personal reflection after completing the "sticks".
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Curated OER

Discovering the Element of Color in Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale: A Comparison of Tone Color and Art Color

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners experience several different tone colors in the song and also add layers of color to their copy of "The Owl" to compare and contrast how an artist would create the element of color.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read My Expression

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create a facial expression in clay using slabs of clay and coils that convey a feeling inspired by a poem in this excellent cross-curricular lesson plan suitable for the Laqnguage Arts or Art classroom. National Standards met...
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Curated OER

Idioms in Everyday Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an iPhoto book exhibiting a variety of idioms that describe feelings. They take photos using a digital camera that show students exhibiting the feelings explained by the idioms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Total English Elementary: The Arts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students consolidate key vocabulary from a unit of study as they classify terms by unscrambling words and identifying 6 films based on the categories listed.
Activity
CMS Education

My Pen Pal

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Written in two different languages, this resource offers pupils the opportunity to practice both their English and their Hebrew skills. Young writers respond to a couple of questions to get their ideas flowing. They then compose a letter...

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