Students read the fractured fairy tale, The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson and compare it to the original version in order to gain deeper understanding of the fairy tale genre. In this fairy tale lesson plan, students identify...

Students consider what real needs are and how people meet them. For this community lesson, students read A New Coat for Anna and utilize a landscape picture map to help them discuss community.

First graders identify words with the "sh" pattern. They participate in phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation exercises. As the assessment portion of the instructional activity, they may write a story...

Students practice reading to become fluent readers. They read quickly, automatically and expressively. Students should also comprehend what they read. One way to increase fluency is through repeated readings. Reading a passage of text...

Students gain an understanding of various literary devices and strengthen their vocabulary. In this Miss Alaineus lesson plan, students read the vocabulary tale, discuss the use of literary devices and choose from 4 possible culminating...

Students gain a deeper understanding of the fairy tale genre by reading fractured versions of familiar tales. In this Kate and the Beanstalk lesson plan, students read a variety of fairy tales and fractured fairy tales in order to...

Young scholars practice locating positions on the world map. In this map skills lesson, students explore the world map and items such as the compass rose, Equator, mountains, cities, etc. The young scholars practice locating positions on...

Learners explore the concept of relative location. In this map lesson, students read I Hate English by Ellen Levine and consider how maps and globes help people to familiarize themselves with an area.

Students investigate movement.  In this physical education lesson, students select a "fortune cookie" made from crumpled paper and read the directions inside.  Students perform locomotor skills by following the oral directions...

Children learn to read and comprehend non-fiction text and explore how to relate non-fiction texts to things they already know. They then examine how to stop and think about what they are reading repeatedly to make sure they understand...

Students analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Students then use...

Pupils investigate scale as it is related to maps. In this map activity, students read Jack and the Beanstalk by Carol North. Pupils then compare the setting in the story to a landscape picture map to help them study scale.

Students discover the qualities of friends. For this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Students then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships. 

Students form the ability to be able to read text smoothly, expressively, and faster. By being able to do this, students are able to concentrate more on the comprehension of the text instead of on the decoding of each individual word....

Young scholars listen to Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon in order to determine the main idea and essential message of bullying from the text. In this anti-bullying lesson, students first listen to the story, then each student re-reads the...

In this reading and writing worksheet, 1st graders write the words that the teacher calls out from the list given to them. Students recognize and write out 10 words.

Students apply specific reading strategies to answer questions about the selection Freedom on the Menu. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read a selection called Freedom on the Menu and use specific reading strategies to...

Young scholars study how to blend the sounds together in words with the CVC form. They use letter cards and the books, "Tin Man Fix-It," and Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. They work with /m/ words to blend the sounds together to read...

Learners explore the alphabet. In this Alphabet Adventure lesson plan, students work with their prior knowledge of the alphabet to discuss different print and non-print sources.

Students illustrate fire safety practices. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify fire hazards within the home, and discuss fire safety. Students read mini-books based on fire safety, and then illustrate fire safety...

Students research USGS maps and identify the major features. In this map skills lesson plan, students identify low and high elevations on a USGS map and practice finding latitude and longitude.

Students look at maps. In this map lesson, students listen to the book My Map Book by Sara Fanelli and they see the difference between human characteristics (buildings, etc.) and natural characteristics (rivers, etc.).  They...

Students focus on the sound of the letter /r/ after listening to Rosie's Roses by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this letter /r/ lesson, students identify animals in the book that contain the /r/ sound. They sort /r/ words into groups by the...

Students play a tic-tac-toe game to practice reading irregular words.  In this tic-tac-toe lesson, students read words to a partner.  If they are correctly read, students mark the tic-tac-toe board.