First graders identify text features and how they communicate meaning to the reader. In this media literacy instructional activity, learners view the movie The Lorax and discuss how students from another country would respond to this...

In this tracing practice with straight lines activity, pupils trace over 6 thick lines to improve fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.

Students identify words that rhyme and realize that this literacy skill is engaging. Then they prepare their own language game props. Students also monitor each other in following rules, erasing duplicate words, and scorekeeping....

Young readers are given a collection of ten sight words. They must read them aloud, then write them down in the boxes provided. This resource would serve well as an in-class assessment to see how your pupils are reading, as well as how...

Here is a simple worksheet in which learners read ten sight words aloud, then copy them in the boxes provided below. The worksheet could be used as a quick assessment of how your pupils are doing with their oral reading and handwriting...

First and second learners read ten words aloud. Then, they write each of the words in the boxes below. This could be a good way for a teacher to get a quick glimpse into how his/her charges are doing with their reading and handwriting.

Very young readers and writers are given 10 basic sight words. They must read each one aloud, then write each of the words in the spaces provided. This would be a good way to assess how your kids are doing with their oral reading and...

Young readers are given a list of ten basic sight words. They must read the words aloud, then copy them down in the space provided. This resource might best be used as an in-class assessment. A teacher could quickly hear how children are...

First and second graders expand their vocabulary by reading a word recognition booklet.  In this English vocabulary lesson plan, learners utilize a booklet of 220 basic sight words which they read over everyday and are quizzed on...

Practice completing sentences with its correct future verb tense via fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice options, with a 20 question worksheet. 

Learners better appreciate the variety and utility of languages spoken around the world. Then they study everyday words in two languages. Students also construct a system of flashcards to learn and test their new vocabulary knowledge.

Use photographs to entice your children to write! In this digital storytelling lesson, students study the functions of digital cameras. They review their sentence-writing skills, then take digital photos and write sentences that describe...

Use photography as a tool to improve writing skills. Provide pupil pairs with a digital camera and challenge them to capture images of the classroom they find visually striking. Each class member then composes a descriptive piece about...

Students read stories using animated, interactive versions of electronic books. They practice word recognition to increase their reading ability through sight vocabulary. They translate sight word from English to Spanish. They complete a...

Help your class increase their awareness of concepts related to reading and spelling. They identify the digraph /oa/ in spoken language and spelling. After a brief discussion, they read A Toad on the Road, listening for the target sound....

Review common digraphs with your early elementary schoolers. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph....

The letter a produces so many sounds! Increase your class's awareness of concepts related to reading and spelling. They identify the digraphs /ea/ and /ai/ in spoken language and spelling as a long vowel sound. After a brief discussion,...

Spell and read words containing ai and ay. First and second graders identify vowel digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, they practice reading and...

Students research and identify exciting places to visit and plan an imaginary cruise, using maps, to study other languages, climates and geography and draw scenes from your trip. They make a portrait of your group waiting to leave one...

Learners identify the animals and use a dictionary to help them find the correct spellings for the 12 words.

First graders study language. In this word pronunciation lesson, 1st graders practice how to say various words that end in -s. They work as a group to discuss how to say the various words and what it means when -s is added to the end of...

Students engage in a study about the biology of apples that includes growth and reproduction. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students write a description of an apple brought to class by answering several questions....

Young scholars experiment with color mixing and differentiate between primary and secondary colors. They use their observational skills in visual experiments with complementary colors to gain an understanding of the interrelationships of...

Students practice their cursive writing skills in a large format. They create reversed prints of their names or initials, and then draw an imaginary animals incorporating the shapes of the prints. Students improve their confidence in...