Students are introduced to the culture of a variety of Native American tribes through literature and related activities.

Students examine memories and the importance of memories to the people of all ages that make up a community. They explore the definition of philanthropy and identify an act of philanthropy in the literature. The book, 'Wilfrid Gordon...

Young scholars look at how animals are shown in literature and art as representing emotions, telling a story, or sending a message in this elementary school Language Arts and Visual Arts lesson.

Students review the days of the week and the meaning of unconditional kindness. In this days of the week and kindness lesson, students participate in a reading of Libba Moore Gray's Miss Tizzy. They talk about the days of the week and...

Students list at least ten things they have a hard time doing. After reading and discussing Be Good to Eddie Lee, Students, in cooperative groups, write at least six ways people can assist people with disabilities.

Students think about why we worry about what others think, bullying, and learning to respect and accept differences in others.In this Bad Case of Stripes lesson plan, students examine cause-and-effect relationships in a story as they...

Students investigate the Underground Railroad. In this African-American history lesson plan, students listen to the book Clara and the Freedom Quilt and use map skills to identify the various locations in the book. Students create a...

Students explore world geography by researching a science book with their classmates. In this desert identification lesson, students utilize a U.S. map to locate the geographical locations of deserts. Students create an oral report based...

Students are read the book "Uncle Jed's Barbershop". After the story, they complete an anticipation guide to label each statement as either a positive or a negative. In groups, they try to come to a concensus on each statement. They...

In this literature vocabulary crossword, students solve 15 clues and put them into a crossword, with no word bank. All words pertain to the book Buffalo Before Breakfast.

In this literature word search, students examine 18 words in a word bank which pertain to the novel Henry and Ribsy. Students find the words in a word search puzzle.

Young scholars dramatize traditional literature.  In this retelling lesson, students practice retelling The Little Engine That Could and take on roles of the trains in the story.  Young scholars create and display train props...

For this reading sequence worksheet, students read the five events from the story about Peter Rabbit. Students then indicate the order of the events by numbering them 1 to 5.

Students examine the ways to earn money and discover the different uses for money. They read children's literature and draw pictures of uses for money that benefit the common good.

Students research Japanese culture through art, caligraphy, food and literature of Japan. They increase knowledge of the computer and Interent.

The students investigate the role of symbols in literature by participating in prereading and postreading activities for "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Teacher questions are included.

Second graders observe the workings of an assembly line. They classify old crayon pieces by color, melt them in candy molds, package them, and produce advertising literature to sell the product. Students share their work with the class.

Young scholars explore the use of description in literature and color. They read Hailstones and Halibut Bones and discuss the description of each color. Students what each color makes them think of and they create pictures for each color.

Students practice the art of reading a piece of literature left to right by relating the beginning letters to common words from their environment. They practice holding and reading the book, "The Lightbulb," by Joseph E. Wallace and...

In these literature worksheets learners will illustrate each stanza of the poem. Students will then staple together their pages to create a student made poetry book.

In this literature worksheet, students learn new vocabulary words taken from the chapter of Boxcar Children called "A Big Meal from Little Onions." There are 45 words on the page to learn and they are organized by phonograms. There are...

In this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from the book Boxcar Children. On this page is a list of words organized by phonograms from the chapter called "A Queer Noise in the Night." There are no questions to...

For this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words taken from the chapter called "A Swimming Pool at Last" in Boxcar Children.The words are arranged according to phonograms; there are no questions to answer.

In this literature learning exercise, students learn 45 new vocabulary words in this list taken from the chapter called "Fun in the Cherry Orchard" in Boxcar Children. The words are arranged by phonograms; there are not questions to answer.