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Art About Me- The Skin You Live In

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the text The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler. In this literacy lesson, students discuss the characters in the text and the various shades of skin they observed on each page. Students read the beautiful descriptions of the...
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Karaoke in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this word recognition lesson plan, students use a karaoke program to read and sing songs, enhancing their sight word recognition. Students preform these songs to each other. This could also be a fun way to introduce new...
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Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students read books and make art projects dealing with spiders. In this spiders lesson plan, students learn about the different characteristics of spiders through listening, answering questions, and making spiders.
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Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice story telling by placing story elements in order to make sense to a reader.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students practice using vocabulary words from the story Muggie Maggie, as well as reviewing...
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Arthur's Birthday

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum lesson, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Students re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search, and create...
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students find themes in folktales. In this folktale lesson, students read different folktales from Africa to find what message the author wants the reader to learn. They read "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" by Verna Aardema,...
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The Letter B

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students read books, play internet games, and trace letters to learn about the letter b. In this letter b lesson plan, students also make bear crafts.
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Tiny Turle

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners use context clues to figure out the meaning of new vocabulary words in the story, One Tiny Turtle. In this language arts lesson, students listen to the story and raise their hands when they hear the new term used in the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Emperor's Egg

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine vocabulary words. In this language arts lesson, students listen to The Emperor's Egg. Learners discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words and use them in sentences.
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the story Hole Mole and answer comprehension questions while learning about action words. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders read, discuss, and cook, while relating it all back to the story.
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Compound Word Frequency

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore English by participating in a vocabulary activity. In this compound word lesson plan, 1st graders define what a "compound word" is and read several examples of them. Students utilize a stack of flash cards to...
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Alphabet Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe language arts by reading children's stories in class. In this alphabetical lesson, students read the books The Sound of the Week and Alphabetivities and practice making letters using arts and crafts. Students create...
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Reading: International Year of Rice

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are asked to identify the five grains and the types of food they eat. They read two articles about rice and even make rice recipes later in the lesson.
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BL to the Ends (blends)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine word blends. In this word blends lesson, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, students analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Lesson 1: Actions

For Teachers 1st Standards
Action is what characters in books do or say. Little ones discuss what actions are and then examine the book David, No! to identify them. As they read through the book, they chart all of David's actions. They write a sentence and draw a...
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Lesson 3: Gods and Goddesses

For Teachers 1st Standards
Exploring and characterizing myths can be fun. The class reads a version of "Pandora's Box," add to their myth chart, and discuss how gods and goddesses are commonly used in mythology. They work in groups to identify the gods and...
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High Frequency Words--Long "A"

For Students K - 1st
In this high frequency words worksheet, students read and write the eight given words and use the words in sentences. The words focus on the long "a" sound.
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Using Details To Create a Title

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars read a book about leopards and create a title based on the details they read about the book. In this titles lesson plan, students read the book In the Wild: Leopards with the title covered up.
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Clara Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the story Clara Caterpillar about the changes of a caterpillar and make butterflies. In this reading lesson plan, students make the butterflies out of colored coffee filters.
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Dr. Seuss Science

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read Bartholomew and the OObleck by Dr. Seuss and experiment with solids and liquids.  In this science and reading lesson, students observe and discuss the properties of liquids and solids.  Students make predictions...
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Dinner Time Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study reading. In this reading lesson, students choose a book and read it making it a point to read a book the same time everyday.
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Teaching Strategies: The Word Wall: A Tool for Beginning Readers and Writers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various activities through the school week involving the high-frequency words on their word wall in order to increase familiarity with reading and spelling the selected words. In this word wall lesson, students...
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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves Storia Teaching Guide

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves? Little learners read a new version of the old swallow story with a fall twist as they try to answer the big question; Why is that lady swallowing all that weird stuff? The teacher's guide...
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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Do your young readers know that poems can be performed as a team? They listen to a few examples from Paul Fleischman's book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, paying attention to how the how readers work together....

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