In this exploration coloring activity, students color a picture of the Pinta, read a paragraph regarding it and then trace and write "Pinta" independently.

Students participate in greeting new people. For this greetings lesson, students greet people after modeling by the teacher.  Sample rituals include, "Hello, how are you?; My name is...What is your name?".  Students write a...

Students discover what the qualities or characteristics of a leader are by describing the traits of the principal of the school, followed by the leader of the town, state and country. In this leadership lesson, students will take the...

In this hands worksheet, learners draw a picture of their hands and then write about what they can do with their hands. Students complete 1 drawing and 1 paragraph.

Students study butterfly metamorphosis. In this science lesson, students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and create a model of butterfly metamorphosis. Students write a paragraph about the process.

Second graders research a selected dinosaur. They hand write a paragraph about the dinosaur, describing at least one amazing fact. Students use HyperStudio software to transfer their paragraph into a multimedia presentation.

In this letter editing worksheet, students recopy a 2 paragraph letter to "Francis" from a friend, correcting all spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors. 

Who doesn't love ice cream? Make this delicious dessert with your class while learning about food preparation in the tenth lesson of this series. Teach about the importance of cleanliness and proper cooking techniques in order to avoid...

Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.

Students create an alien and write a descriptive paragraph about it using all five senses.

Students complete the questions to detail their favorite after school activities. In this after school activity lesson, students fill in the blanks using the word bank to detail information about their favorite after school activities....

Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing instructional activity, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.

Young scholars investigate at least two types of prejudice in the classroom and create a KWL chart. Students identify prejudice that they have witnessed and write a paragraph explaining how the situation could solve differently.

Second graders read a short story and discuss whether they would give it a thumbs up or down and why. students write a group review on that story supporting why they gave it the up or down thumb. They choose and read a short story and...

Students create a cookie that is inspired by their holidays. They write a paragraph explaining why the shape represents their holiday.

Students participate in a state comparisons scavenger hunt. They write down how certain states are alike and diferent. They write a paragraph on why they would move to a different state.

Students work together to develop a model of Saturn and its rings. They identify what types of materials make up the rings and how they revolve around Saturn. They write a short paragraph describing the rings.

Students identify plant needs. In this biology lesson plan, students watch All About Plants and then write a paragraph describing the various details about plants.

Students illustrate an example of wildlife that is found in the African Savanna. Students write a paragraph describing the wildlife they chose to draw. 2. Students will write a paragraph describing the wildlife they chose to draw.

Students identify and describe the moons of Saturn. They sort the moons by their characteristics. They write a paragraph describing the moons to end the lesson.

Students explore art and writing. They create a word book consisting of new words that they come across in their reading or words they hear from people. Students create a cover for their word books.

Second graders use ClarisWorks to edit a paragraph for correct punctuation, capitalization and correct spelling of high frequency words. The paragraph to be edited is imbedded in this lesson plan.

Second graders listen to a sample paragraph read the first time in a steady monotone voice and the second time with expression, varying in loudness and softness. They compare and discuss which version they liked better and their reasons...

Students listen to the story, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs". Then the class creates their own version of the story with a theme of their choice. In small groups, they write and illustrate a paragraph for the class book.