Students explore what it means to be part of a community. In this community lesson, students read a story about a man who finds unity in community. They then discuss how the community affected his life. This lesson also contains 5...

Students identify popular foods in Japan. For this social studies lesson, students read the story How My Parents Learned to Eat and discuss ways that the Japanese eat their food. Students research popular foods in Japan.

Young scholars examine constellation myths. In this constellation myth lesson, students read "Orion, the Hunter", "Ursa Major, the Great Bear", and Taurus, the Bull". Young scholars discuss similarities and differences in the 3 myths,...

Students identify the stages of apple growth. In this agricultural instructional activity, students read the story I Am Apple and sing the song "Round the Apple Tree." Students place pictures of the stages of an apple into the correct...

Students listen to the story, The Shield of Athena, and examine the original context of the sculptural fragment of a fallen warrior. They list important events and people in their lives, then create shields that depict their personal...

Second graders listen to the book, SHARK WATCH as it is read to the class and name some of the facts they have learned about sharks from hearing the story. They then write an acrostic poem on the topic of sharks. Some of the students...

Second graders write a Math Moments journal.

Students read and complete activities dealing with the book "Afternoon on the Amazon". They create webs of words used in the book and write about what they have read.

Investigate the customs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with a holiday instructional activity. Pupils use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the customs of each holiday before writing an informative paragraph about...

In this interview question, students first read a set of 10 interview questions to ask a friend, then interview and write a page about the person, then write a creative story about that person based on the interview.

Students main goal of reading is comprehension. They encounter one main strategy of summarization. They comprehend that summarization is the process of finding the most important information from a reading. Students must follow several...

Students identify the various uses of water. In this water conservation lesson, students read the book, The Drop In My Drink: The Story of Water On Our Planet and write down their favorite uses of water. Students illustrate how they can...

Pupils explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Pupils think of ways to help clean up the environment...

In this word recognition worksheet, students recognize high frequency words. Students read a story and circle all the most common words each time they appear. They also complete fourteen fill-in the blank questions by placing the high...

Students read a story. In this speech instructional activity, students read Yettle's Feathers and discuss what they learned from this parable. Students discuss how the words we say have an affect on other people.

Learners listen to the teacher read the book, The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, and create vocabulary and graphic cards from the story.

Learners discover characteristics of a good friend. In this social skills lesson, students read Clifford's Manners and discuss ways Clifford used his manners in the story. An activity that rewards learners for modeling being courteous...

Young scholars read a story. In this rhyming instructional activity, students define the word rhyme and brainstorm words that rhyme with hat. Young scholars read The Great Pancake Escape and practice reciting each of the verses. Students...

Second graders make several inferences based on the reading of Shel Silverstein poems. They write their own poetry and complete an assessment in which they differentiate between sentences that are stated or inferred.

Second graders listen to the teacher read a poem by Shel Silverstein and count the band-aids in the story.

Students identify vocabulary words and create their own paper rainbow fish. In this 1st - 2nd grade lesson plan, students identify vocabulary words such as sharing and friendship. Using The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister for...

Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...

Students research how Velcro and sticky notes were invented. In this research report, students use the Internet to learn about how to common inventions came to be. Students write a report about their findings.

Students discuss the word weight, how much they weigh and the conccept of heavy and light. They hear the story of measurement and the metric system. They work in groups and measure and record items found in the classroom and use a...