Students read the book The Clever Stick and answer discussion questions about it. In this reading activity, students read the given book, and participate in answering questions based on the book. There are also writing, drawing, and...

Students identify key story elements in a fiction text. In this literacy lesson, students are introduced to the various elements of fiction such as the setting, plot, and theme. Students read a short story of their choice and identify...

Students identify rhyming word pairs, apply generalizations about the principle of onsets and "rimes," and create and classify multiple lists of words, both real and nonsense, based on given rhymes.

Young scholars read There's A Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. They create a creature that rhymes with an item found in the classroom. They write a sentence about it and then illustrate it.

Students work to develop comprehension strategies. Through modeling and guided practice they develop a series of questions as they read Where the Wild Things Are. They apply these questions to find answers about the text and make...

Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarization using the book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They silently read the story, and as a class discuss the five W's. Students then write a short summary of...

Second graders analyze the proper form of a friendly letter and send flat Stanley letters all over the United States. In this letter writing lesson plan, 2nd graders read the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and create their own Flat...

Students listen to the story of Peter and the Wolf and answer comprehension questions. They then will name the beginning, middle, and end of the story using a graphic organizer. Students then individually illustrate each part of the...

Students practice techniques and strategies for understanding the parts of a story to help them remember what they've read. They review and analyze the elements of a story and how to find them first in a paragraph and then in a book.

Second graders use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school, and community. They draw a setting map of "Little Red Riding Hood." Students give five steps of cardinal or...

Second graders create new endings to The Three Little Pigs. They read and discuss The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and compare it to the original version. After comparing the two versions, they write a friendly letter to the wolf...

Pupils create movements to music that reflect focused listening, write story using complete, coherent sentences, design and perform class play speaking clearly and at an appropriate pace, and retell Peter and the Wolf story, including...

Students identify Leo Lionni as an author in this activity. They identify the types of illustrations used in his books. They also create a picture of a mouse, using a drawing program on the computer. They change the colors of the mouse...

Students investigate the reading of a rhyme and then practice learning it through drilling and repetition. They are introduced to the vocabulary with the help of a poster. Students draw from prior knowledge to set the context for further...

In this Flat Stanley worksheet, students use the blank boy template in classroom activities related to the Flat Stanley book.

In this Eric Carle worksheet, students read 33 words on sentence strips from the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what Do You See?" by Eric Carle.  Students can use these sentence strips to write their own version of the story.

In these Strega Nona worksheets, students are given five word work activities involving vocabulary words from the story. An art and writing activity is included as well.

In this drawing instructional activity, students use a pattern to design a new hat for the cat in The Cat in the Hat. In the book, the cat had a big red and white striped hat.

In this unique lesson plan, learners finish designing, cut and paste and illustrate a mask for each of the three little pigs from the book The Three Little Pigs. Students utilize to assist them a tongue depressor and yarn.

In this writing worksheet, students color a picture of a Dr. Seuss table setting, complete with green eggs and ham. Students read the title "Eating Green Eggs" and write a story or response on the primary lines.

In this language arts instructional activity, students recall the story of The Little Red Hen and write a short story about a time they did something all by themselves.

In this Dr. Seuss characters worksheet, students review and discuss sixteen main characters from his novels and circle each one in a word search puzzle.

In this word search instructional activity, students solve a word search by locating thirty words related to the book Arthur. The word list includes Fern and friends.

In this Dr. Seuss alphabet worksheet, students color and cut out the 26 Cat in the Hat alphabet cards on the pages. There are 6 alphabet cards on each page.