First graders engage in a literature study that helps them to focus on the concepts of goods and services. They describe the various skills people may need at home, school, and work. Students create a map of businesses found in the city.

First graders verbally list personal, ethical and work habit skills needed for classroom jobs during discussion. They discuss why it is important to be honest when doing a job in the classroom? Students give examples of three skills....

First graders identify, comprehend, and evaluate the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations. Then they participate in formal and informal presentations and discussions of issues and ideas. Students also create...

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Students sequence seven events from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by matching the correct event with the day of the week. They recall details from the story as they unscramble words on a worksheet.

Students blend phonemes. In this guided reading lesson, students create words by blending isolated phonemes. Students read a book discussing families.

Students discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy lesson plan, students discover basic high frequency words. Students make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.

Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one...

Students find real-world examples of a variety of geometric shapes. They conduct research, record observations, and write descriptions. They create a classroom cityscape and highlight the information they gathered. They present an oral...

Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Fishing Fun. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have...

Students compare and contrast versions of The Three Little Pigs. In this fairy tale lesson, students read 3 versions of the fairy tale and dramatize them in order to analyze the similarities and differences.

Show your charges a Powerpoint presentation about a pig having her hooves trimmed. They discuss what they learned from the pig story and exhibit proper group discussion behavior.

Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words they decode with...

Students participate in a Wiffle Tag game. Students tag other classmates by touching a designated body part. The name of the body part changes each time someone is tagged. Students practice listening and following directions.

Students are introduced to and practice techniques and strategies to master the art of summarization. They read, discuss and summarize chapter 3 in "Catwings," by Ursula K. LeGuin. Steps to follow for summarizing is included within this...

Students practice recognizing words more accurately, rapidly and automatically by assessing five major techniques and strategies: reading faster, reading with expression, reading smoother, reading silently, and reading voluntarily. They...

Learners practice a variety of techniques and strategies for mastering the skills for reading fluently with expression and emotion utilizing timed readings. They read and reread, "Arthur's Reading Race," by Marc Brown and "James and the...

Model for young readers how to use illustrations, chapter titles, and events in a story to draw inferences and make predictions. Learners then practice these essential comprehension strategies by drawing inferences for another section of...

Learners observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without expression and discuss the differences. Next, in pairs they take turns reading...

First graders act out a story. In this animal actions lesson, 1st graders listen as a story is being read and performs movements to represent the animals described. 

Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading silently. They observe the teacher model techniques for reading silently, and discuss decoding strategies. As a class, they silently read the book "The Fire Cat" and...

Students demonstrate ability to sight read rhythms containing half, quarter and eighth notes and quarter rests; by clapping and chanting rhythms written on chart 1.

Students use recyclable material they bring from home to create a musical instrument. They play their instrument for the class and work as a class to play as in a band or orchestra. Students discuss recycling, and other uses they can put...

Learners explore strategies to help focus on writing a personal narrative. In this personal narrative writing lesson, students read a book and discuss how the author lets readers know how they feel. Learners find a moment in their own...