Students use the Jan Brett story, 'The Mitten,' to develop self-confidence and improve their oral language skills. They also practice performing in front of a group. Students take on the various roles that the animals play in the story.

Young scholars read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.

Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This instructional activity includes ideas such as using recycled...

In this reading worksheet, learners read sentences from the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students put the sentences in order based on where they belong in the story.

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.

Young scholars evaluate various approaches to spending money.In this spending money literacy lesson, students broaden their financial goals by reading "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" and "A Chair for My Mother."Young scholars...

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...

Second graders respond to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett by illustrating a slide for a class slide show and writing a sentence to go with the illustration. Weather terminology are used in the sentences.

Second graders engage in a lesson which provides a purpose for reading, writing, and technology. It also instills a sense of pride in students as they create birthday cards for a reading project in the community called, "Happy Birthday,...

Students explore the story of the Little Red Hen. They listen to and discuss the story, create puppets and retell the story, and make bread using a bread in a bag recipe.

Students read a version of "The Three Little Pigs" and then work in small groups to design a wall. They use Legos to build the wall and subject their design to a strength test.

Young scholars explore the /sh/ digraph and discover how it is pronounced. They practice writing the 'sh' digraph and recite an /sh/ tongue twister. They listen to Dr. Seuss' 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' and write the /sh/...

Students use KidPix to draw pictures, they are shown how to select and use different tools. They become aware of to use the keyboard to enter text. Students comprehend that their work can be saved and retrieved. They are introduced to...

In this book report form worksheet, young scholars write a short book summary, and then answer 2 questions about the Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat.

In this book report, students complete a form describing setting, characters and events in the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.

In these language arts worksheets, students will read the story of The Three Bears. Students will analyze the tale by Ellen Baumwoll and demonstrate a comprehension of its moral.

In this language arts worksheet, students read a classic Mother Goose nursery rhyme called I Saw a Ship A-Sailing. Students color the picture that accompanies the poem.

In this Winnie the Pooh and Tigger color by number worksheet, students practice their fine art skills as well as number identification knowledge as they color in a scene of Winnie and Tigger.

In this muscles activity, students fill in the names of 5 muscles from a word bank (with clues) in a diagram of a runner. This is related to the Junie B. Jones series and the directions are written in Junie-style language.

In this Junie B. Jones dictionary worksheet, students look up 8 words in the dictionary and write their meanings. This is related to the Junie B. Jones series. Note: The common nouns are capitalized.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete two charts to help them find how Junie B. Jones tried to impress other people and then ways she decided to be herself. Students then write how they think they make friends.

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 complete a reading of The Little Red Hen. In this reading skills lesson, students practice reading the tale The Little Red Hen using the pictures as guides through the story.