Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Dream World

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars discuss their dream worlds with their classmates. They write their ideas of a dream world in a paragraph or poem. They can also show their dream world by drawing a picture.
Printables
Curated OER

Cookie Shape Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this shaped book learning exercise, students color and cut out the shape of a cookie for the cover of a book. They trace their cut out and make pages for their book. Pages are stapled together. Students write stories, poems, riddles,...
Organizer
Curated OER

Down By the Bay

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this "Down by the Bay" worksheet, students read the poem, respond to 8 short answer question, review 16 sight words, and color and arrange the 14 pictures in chronological order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

B for Bear

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this bear worksheet, students read informational passages that detail facts about bears. Students also read a short poem about a bear.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Greetings

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this greetings worksheet, students unscramble the letters in the 3 examples to find the three different greetings. Students then read a poem about greetings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Took the Shamrock? Pocket Chart Game

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars read a jingle about shamrocks to learn basic poetry and participate in a seasonal activity. For this seasonal jingle lesson, students' names are written on shamrocks to insert themselves into a jingle about shamrocks.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Help Save the Polar Bear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this ecology awareness worksheet, learners read a poem written on a polar bear's tummy that tells how changing light bulbs and saving energy will help save the polar bear and then color the bear. Students color 1 picture.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Rhyming Words: Green Eggs and Ham

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this rhyming words worksheet, students read 6 words and look for rhyming words from Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. Students list the words they find.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Joseph Raffael

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine and discuss a painting of a lizard by the artist Joseph Raffael. They list descriptive words about the lizard, and write a Cinquain and create a painting about a lizard.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Global Art: A Sense of Caring

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners participate in a global art project in which students from around the world share their art. They explore different cultures and languages as they view different types of art.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Giving Tree Gives

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study both poetry and science in this language arts activity for early elementary, Special Education, and LEP students. They listen to Shel Silverstein's, The Giving Tree, and discuss its contents. They graph apple types, make...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Demon Masks

For Teachers K - 5th
Students, using a story for inspiration, create their own demon mask. They are to use lots of color, texture and imagination.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Can Do It, Mr. And Mrs. Mallard!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students watch the video "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert Mc Closkey. They write letters to Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and make a map for the mallards. They talk about the importance of animal habitats.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 1st
Visually represent a retelling of the story by writing and illustrating their own Hungry Caterpillar book.Observe and describe the life cycle of a butterfly.Also, observe caterpillars, record growth rates and changes over time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write Simple Rhymes

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe that rhyming words have different beginnings, but the same endings by viewing examples on the overhead projector. They say the beginnings of the words that go with the correct endings. They then come up one at a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Humpty Dumpty Webquest

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore and dramatize the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty." They explore a variety of nursery rhyme websites, and listen to, dramatize, and recite Humpty Dumpty. Students also answer comprehension questions and sequence the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

That Reminds Me

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fairytale Cake

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners recreate characters from the story, "The Fairytale Cake." In this fairy tale characterization lesson plan, students first listen to fairy tales read aloud. They then use play dough and plastic bowls as pretend "cakes and icing",...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hoosier Artists

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars examine the paintings of various Indiana artists. Using the internet, they relate the landscapes shown to the history of the state and how it affected Native Americans. Using the information they gathered, they write story...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Genre Am I?

For Teachers 1st
First graders differentiate between different pieces of literary genres by participating in a hands-on activity. This includes a student assessment sheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make Way for Ducklings

For Teachers 1st
First graders use skills to collect, organize, and interpret data. They compare and contrast two stories, Make Way for Ducklings and Chibi: A True Story From Japan. Students create a duckling.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Riddles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write animal riddles. They write three or more sentences describing a selected animal, and draw a picture to go with their descriptive sentences. Students then create a three slide slideshow using Kid Pix 3 computer software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making a Greeting Card

For Teachers 1st
First graders brainstorm on what occasions they might receive a card and discuss why we send cards to others. They discuss how they would write the verse for the card and then write a note to someone at school with paper and pencil, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mirror, Mirror

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how their bodies are similar and different from others after reading the book, In the Mirror.