Investigate with your class how similes are figures of speech that use the words as and like as visual terms. They use this knowledge to complete a worksheet where they write some similes of their own. Be sure to download the attached...

Second graders identify action words and read and discuss the book "The Hidden Feast" by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss. Students answer story comprehension questions, match animals with their animal family names, and complete a simile...

Dander from the show Twisted Whiskers and characters from My Little Pony are featured in this three part lesson that explores using story pyramids to scaffold ideas, adding sensory details to enrich writing, and editing using common...

If you need a way to address math and reading in one lesson, look no further than a passage about inverse operations, complete with reading comprehension questions. Kids focus on context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

There are hidden pictures here, but scholars must find the rhyming words to uncover them. They follow directions by coloring in only the shapes that rhyme with a given sound. Although the pictures aren't that well hidden, this puts a fun...

Thud! Squiff! Create sound effects with words. Introduce your youngsters to onomatopoeia with these fun, rainy-day poems. They write down sound words, discussing rhythm and rhyme. You can also incorporate the author's use of capital...

What do you see? Young reader tap into the visualization process as they listen to or read a fiction story and fill out a graphic organizer. Model this first with a think-aloud, showing scholars how you visualize a familiar story. For...

Just like your budding readers may have felt, Froggy is nervous on his first day of school. Use Johnathan London's book Froggy Goes to School to practice vocabulary in context. Prior to reading the story aloud, pre-teach the new words...

The snowflakes were like diamonds, glittering on the ground and in the sky. Encourage your pupils to write their own snow-related similes with a quick exercise. Pupils write five similes and illustrate their favorite comparison.

Teach and taught, learn and learned! Work with your class on the past tense with some guided practice and a game. As a class, match the present tense verbs with their past tense counterparts. Learners then split off into pairs to play...

Celebrate poetry month all of April with a guide that uses six of Shel Silverstein's most famous books as a basis for the lessons. Discussion questions and writing activities are provided for each of Silverstein's books.

Work on a wonderful learning exercise this Wednesday! Elementary scholars read ten pairs of adjective and noun pairs, and choose a synonym for each adjective to create an alliteration.

Second graders read an informational text passage on the Great Sphinx, and answer questions based on what they read.

Students sing the melody to a Native American song in both English and Oneida languages. They discuss how the words reflect the beliefs of their culture. Students copy the words to the song, The Earth Is My Mother in both languages.

Young scholars 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...

For this grade 1 language worksheet, students answer a total of 25 multiple choice questions covering a wide range of 1st grade language concepts. Answers are included.

In this early childhood letter "Aa" worksheet, students practice tracing the uppercase "A" and lowercase "a" lines before they form the same letters independently on the lines provided. A picture of the symbol for "A" in British Sign...

In this early childhood letter Cc worksheet, students practice tracing the uppercase C and lowercase c lines before they form the same letters independently on the lines provided. A picture of the symbol C in American Sign Language is...

For this letter Dd worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the uppercase and lowercase letter Dd. Students trace and print both letters several times. Students also learn the sign language sign for the letter D.

For this letter Ee worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the uppercase and lowercase letter Ee. Students trace and print both letters several times. Students then learn the sign language sign for the capital letter E.

In this letter Ss worksheet, students review the stroke pattern for the capital and lowercase letter Ss. Students practice both letters by first tracing and then printing the letters several times. Students then learn the sign language...

In this letter Tt activity, students review the stroke pattern for the capital and lowercase letter Tt. Students practice both letters by first tracing and then printing the letters several times. Students then learn the sign language...

In this letter Vv worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the capital and lowercase letter Vv. Students trace and then print both letters several times. Students finish by learning the sign language sign for the letter V.

In this letter Zz worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the capital and lowercase letter Zz. Students trace and then print both letters several times. Students finish by learning the sign language sign for the letter Z.