Students discuss with their parents the rights of every child to have the opportunity to play. They share games associated with their own culture and learn new games from others. They examine how the value of play for a child's...

Students create their own family crest using prior knowledge and Japanese and Native American examples of symbolic art. Lesson extensions include the creation of a school crest or woodblock examples of crests.

Students explore how people work together to create a better world. In this working for the common good lesson, students recognize how we are all connected and illustrate ways they can give of themselves for the common good. They...

First graders explore learning skills that can be practiced at home in the ten lessons of this unit. Oral reading, letter formation, fairy tale identification, and phonic awareness exercises are provided in this unit.

Students use Web page templates to publish how-to instructions on the Internet. The Web sites are used as instructional databases for others to view. Students also participate in electronic message boards to post and answer questions...

First graders identify safety hazards in the home and learn ways to prevent home accidents. For this home safety lesson, 1st graders discuss ways to keep a home safe by brainstorming and then reading a story about home safety. They make...

Students read the story Smack Dab in the Middle and complete activities such as charting, writing, illustrating, graphing, and more. In this Smack Dab in the Middle lesson plan, students also discuss the book and retell the story.

Students create a newsletter that tells others about themselves and their family. They use publishing software to create their newsletters.

In this home-school literacy connection worksheet based on "The Day the Goose Got Loose," students practice retelling and sequencing the story. They cut out story cards and place them in order of the story before writing a number in each...

Students culminate a service project associated with a Cinderella study. For this service project lesson, students write letters to thank donors and sponsoring organizations for their donations of shoes. They practice their presentation...

Students read "The Brand New Kid" and identify the behaviors of a student who helps others with their work. In this conflict resolution lesson, students predict what will happen and how the problem will be resolved. Students discuss the...

Young scholars examine the United States flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Fourth of July. They create five-pointed stars, listen to stories about Betsy Ross and Paul Revere, and sing various patriotic songs.

Students explore African American holiday of Kwanzaa, orally share ideas about whom they want to invite to classroom Kwanzaa celebration, create and print invitation to Kwanzaa using Publisher or Print Shop, and share completed...

Students create a set of class rules. In this literature activity, students listen to the story "Miss Nelson is Missing". After listening to the story, students brainstorm and develop a set of class rules.

Students understand the rights and responsibilities of belonging to a community.For this citizenship lesson, students illustrate eight citizen rights and share them. Students define the meanings of nationality and responsibility.

Young scholars discuss why we should be kind to one another. In this social skills lesson, students read and respond to a story about how saying mean things can hurt someone's feelings.

Students examine how frogs change. In this life cycle lesson, students create a model to show how a frog changes throughout its life. Students will show the process of frog metamorphosis, from polliwog to adult frog.

Young scholars investigate their individual talents. In this togetherness activity, students listen to the poem "Togetherness Chant" and change the final stanza from play to work. Young scholars brainstorm how they can use their...

The focus of the instruction of identification strategies in this lesson plan is the book "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type." Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers Word Families an, at, all, ill, ack. It includes interaction activity with self checking opportunities.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers Word Families an, at, all, ill, ack. It includes interaction activity with self checking opportunities.

Play interactive game building AN words. Also practice identifying initial sounds and matching pictures.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart children can drag the beginning letters to make words with the -at and -an word families.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Use literature and the Whole-Part-Whole Method to teach individual word chunks. This flipchart focuses on the -an word chunk.