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Bat Quest: In Search of Stellaluna

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students participate in Bat Quest: In Search of Stellaluna. In this children's literature lesson plan students listen to the reading of Stellaluna. Computers are utilized to enter the Bat Quest site to research various topics on bats....
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Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How To Deal With Bullies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore human behavior by reading a children's story in class. In this bullying lesson, students read the story Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet by Catherine Depino. Young scholars answer study questions about the story...
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Celebrating Chinese Culture: Legends & Myths, Chinese New Year, Customs & Traditions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils read books about other cultures and explore their customs and traditions. They discuss the meanings of myths and legends and then brainstorm examples of stories that fit the description. Students experience hands-on activities to...
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms, make...
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms, make...
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study instructional activity, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find...
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Morning Work

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete their morning work. In this math and editing lesson, 1st graders complete addition and subtraction problems, edit sentences and share their answers. Students can also create math problems of their own.
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Big Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover philanthropy. In this philanthropic lesson plan, students read Martin's Big Words and explore voluntarily being nice to people. Students discover how they may perform acts of service for others. Extension activities are...
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Patterns in Poetry: Part 2 -- Sound

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students understand a variety of poems listening for sound letter correspondence, rhyme scheme, assonance, and alliteration. In this language arts instructional activity, students practice listening and reading skills to complete...
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Beginning of the Year Activity Using The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read "The Rainbow Fish Big Book". They discuss how each one of them are unique in some way. They decorate their own fish to show their characteristics and shares it with the class so they are able to learn about each other.
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Sharks

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students research sharks, the food chain, and the water habitat shared by humans and sharks.
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My! What a Sky!

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "Goodnight Moon" or "Day And Night" and discuss what they see in day and night skies. They read and sing lyrics to the "Day and Night" song. They identify objects in the sky as day or night objects. They illustrate day...
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Making Estimations in Measurement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore estimating and measurement with the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. They read and discuss the story, estimate and measure their own height, circumference, and length of their foot, and draw and paint a giant using...
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Animal Encyclopedia Search

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use an online encyclopedia to gather information about animals. They identify habits of ten animals they find interesting. They share their information with the class.
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Outer Space Creature

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read poems by Shel Silverstein about planets and outer space. As a class, they compare and contrast his descriptions to actual facts which have been discovered through explorations. They write a description of an outer space...
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Fairy Tales Will Come True....

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read many different fairy tales from various countries to examine different cultures. Using the text of the tales, they compare and contrast them and share their observations with the class. They write their own fairy tales and...
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Storytelling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss how they know certain aspects about their families and customs. As a class, they discover that life changes over time and stories are only preserved if they are told. They read many different pieces of literature to...
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Trash or Treasure

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the importance of recycling. Students are read "Can Kids Save the Earth", they are then guided in a recycling project. Students discuss Earth Day, and make poster to promote Earth Day.
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Little Cloud

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "little clouds" after reading the story "The Little Cloud" by Eric Carle in this cross-curricular Art and Language Arts lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The author suggests using this with a "Raindrop Picture"...
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Haunted House

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars are read the story "That Terrible Halloween Night". Using their senses, they describe what it is like going into a haunted house for the first time. They write their own ending to the story and share it with the class to...
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Amazing Autobiographies

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. They apply knowledge of language structure,...
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Color Poems

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students listen as the teacher reads several poems from the book "Hailstones and Halibut Bones," "My Many Colored Days," and a teacher created poem. Students choose a color and share some brainstorming ideas with the class. They write a...
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The Importance of the Rainforest

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry while listening to Tropical Rainforest music. They name all the speaking animals in the book and list each of the reasons the animals gave for not cutting down the tree. They then...
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Ten, Nine, Eight

For Teachers K - 1st
Students engage in the reading of several stories that focus upon number identification and counting. They read the story together as a class and focus upon identifying the correct number on each page. Then students should practice...

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