Contains plans for three lessons that use the book "Thank You, Mr. Falker" by Patricia Polacco to teach making predictions and personal connections, as well as understanding the themes of the book. In addition to objectives and...

Lesson plan showing how rumors can get started. Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna is read and discussed. Students participate in game of relaying messages by whispering into the ear of the student next to them and seeing what the resulting...

This is a collection of printable cartoon and reading activities teachers can use with their younger ELL/ESL students. Materials include writing prompts, role and finger plays, limericks, and an activity on superlatives and comparatives.

Fantastic classic children's stories online that you can listen to while you read along. Stories are offered in streaming or downloadable MP3 format. Some of the popular stories are: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", "The Tale of the Flopsy...

Explore this comprehensive resource to learn more about Thomas Rockwell's life and work. This site offers links to activities for "How to Eat Fried Worms." Teachers will also benefit from the lessons and activities related to Rockwell's...

Lesson that attempts to help younger students understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.

This comprehensive site features activities, reviews, and more for Judy Blume's "The Fudge Books." Come and explore this educational gold mine.

This is a 10 question, self-scoring quiz on separating fact from opinion. Students read a sentence and select "fact" or "opinion" from the drop-down menu.

Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated story about Hamantashen, a favorite sweet baked for Purim.

Where did Miss Nelson go? We look at the key details in the text to determine what is happening throughout the story.

Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated story about eyes, noses, and mouths.

Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated story about zoo animals. See wonderful pictures matched to the words for lions, polar bears, giraffes, monkeys, elephants, and more.

Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated story about different kinds of jobs. See wonderful pictures matched to the words for the different kinds of hats worn by police officers, construction...

Engage in the quest to help the Stardust spacecraft capture comet dust and bring it back to Earth. Each time you answer a question correctly from the article, you move closer to the comet. Students enhance reading comprehension skills...

This activity aims to improve student understanding of sequencing. Students put eight actions in order to emphasize understanding and application of sequential order.

Fry's Readability Graph from School.discovery.com gives us a comprehensive look at reading levels. The site has a tool that is used to determine the reading level of reading materials.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this activity, students will synthesize what they have learned about nouns and adjectives by engaging in a formative assessment activity using Activotes. Students also evaluate incorrect sentences...

Using textual clues, students will match pictures with appropriate text within this Halloween-themed SMART whiteboard activity.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise" by Suzy Kline. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Each Peach Pear Plum" by Allan Ahlberg. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

A teacher created lesson plan to help students conquer how to make connections between directions in an effort to create something. This activity will have students sharing recipes and understanding why recipes should be followed in...

This lesson is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, learners will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card.

This instructional activity is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It. Learners work as a whole class to perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points.