Help young readers recognize the short vowel /a/ in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Learners associate the phoneme with its letter...

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....

Reading aloud can be scary, but it's an important way to build oral fluency. Break the class into groups of four or five learners. Each learner will roll a cube to determine which poem they read aloud to their small group. Feel free to...

Explore the visual arts by creating a construction paper art project. In this collage lesson, young artists research the Internet to examine styles of famous artists including Keith Haring. They create cut-outs of hearts using...

If you give teachers a few good ideas, they can really bring a story to life. Included in this resource are dozens of activities to use as your class reads books in the If You Give... series. From holding puppet shows and creating...

Never fear, N is here! Practice matching words that end in the letter N with their corresponding pictures. Kids glue the words onto the sails of a ship that include each picture.

It's a flurry of vowels! Learners review a series of snowflakes featuring pictures that include the letter E, glue them into place, and write the words underneath. 

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...

Develop the reading, writing, and spelling skills of young learners with a simple worksheet. To begin, children practice reading and writing the words see, in, bunny, and hat, before reading a series of...

Search for the correct letters of the alphabet with a game of ABC bingo. Each card contains uppercase and lowercase letters for kids to locate as the caller announces them.

Learners play a fast-paced game to review spelling words. This quick spelling practice game can fill a 2-minute transition time or serve as a 20-minute review lesson. It can be used in a class which has the same, or different spelling...

Did you know that Green Eggs and Ham is written in iambic pentameter? Model the rhythm of language using Dr. Seuss’s tale. Direct class members to march about the room tapping their right foot on the first syllable and stomping their...

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...

Young learners explore what it means to be respectful. This resource includes a two page chart depicting rules for different settings at school such, as the cafeteria and the playground. What does following the rules look like? What does...

Many activities related to the Chrisitan religion are included in this lesson about storytelling; students create their own Bible related art from stickers, stamps, t-shirts and hats. Puppets also help to to retell Bible stories and...

Young elementary learners listen to the story Red & Blue and participate in a collaborative project where they paint a picture using abstract shapes. Then they interpret classmates' abstract shapes and write or tell a story about...

After reading Chicken Soup with Rice, by Maurice Sendak, incorporate some of these great extension activities into your lesson plan. Ideas include focusing on knowing the months of the year, or studying the illustrations and how...

The best way to get to know your class is to ask them questions about themselves. Use these silly questions to ask kids what they would rather do, eat, or see. There are 10 questions total, with three possible answers for each question....

First instituted in New York City in 2002 and recognized nationwide in 2009, "Poem in Your Pocket Day" is part of National Poetry Month (April) and celebrates poetry in everyday life. A brief news story includes 9 ideas about how to...

Many words have suffixes, and knowing them can help scholars with vocabulary and spelling. They read a brief introduction explaining suffixes and giving two examples: -ly and -ful. Then, learners add these suffix examples to...

Is it a fact or an opinion? Get your kids up and moving during this reading comprehension activity. They listen to you read a book or passage (consider writing something yourself to get the ideal text), listening for facts and opinions....

Here is a instructional activity which is "flexible," and can operate as an individual or whole class activity. After reading a book of their choosing, with the use of a semantic map, learners identify character traits. They infer how...

Students create a movie or slide show depicting a typical day at school through the eyes of a student. Students will use knowledge and experience to tell about events. Students will use multimedia to tell about events.

Young scholars use literature to explore ideas of justice. They discuss what makes something fair or unfair. They draw and explain cartoons that tell the story.