Students analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.

Young scholars use technology to improve their communication skills and have the ability to interact with other speech students attending other elementary schools. Through riddles, games, and other activities, young scholars attain...

Students evaluate and reflect upon the books that they are reading, and recommend favorite books to other readers in the class. They also write book reviews to reflect their attitudes about the books they read, and nominate books they...

Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.

Students read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...

Students identify cause and effect relationships in a short story. After reading a short story, they participate in a discussion of how one event in a story can lead to several others. Students are then paired for a matching task that...

Third graders write their own haiku poem after a instructional activity on the history and format of a haiku. In this poetry lesson plan, 3rd graders write a haiku with the correct lines and symbols.

Students read Nina Bonita by Ana Maria Machado. In this reading comprehension/ geography activity, students recall various parts of the story and create a map of where the rabbit traveled throughout the story. They participate in group...

Third graders read and analyze chapter two of the book "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Skene Catling. They compare and contrast a box of chocolates with the chocolates in the book, and write the sequential steps of opening a box of...

Students research to find information about famous people from Colorado. They copy and save pictures from the Internet, then make a trading card containing important biographical data.

Third graders, in groups, choose a research topic and generate questions to narrow their focus. They research the answers to their questions and develop correctly cited source cards that display appropriate bibliographic format.

Third graders study Jacob Have I Loved.

Students examine various creation myths from around the world. They compare/contrast the myths, write their own creation stories, and present their myths to the class in the form of storytelling, role-playing, dance, or a puppet show.

Students begin their timelines with the first narrative that they read and add to the timeline as they go. They create a list of history topics and themes that are important to the story. Students add these as sub-headings to the...

Learners investigate the different aspects of Medieval Times and the connection to chess.  In this world history instructional activity, students complete a chart answering questions about the lifestyles of men and women in the...

Students investigate Japanese culture by creating origami.  In this Asian heritage lesson, students utilize the Internet to view origami tutorials which they use to create birds and other animals.  Students discuss what...

Students examine the life and works of Theodor Seuss Geisel. In groups, they compare and contrast the stories, characters and illustrations he used. They complete a book review on one of the books and share them with other students in...

Students discover writing strategies authors use to enhance characters.  In this character writing lesson, students are read the Knuffle Bunny books by Mo Willems and analyze the story, characters and settings as they listen....

Third graders practice identifying the main idea and supporting details when reading informational text. They read text related to waterfalls and practice note taking skills to identify critical details. Students use their notes to...

Students act out and interpret the story for their peers. They study the simplest form of an organized reading to a more elaborate activity involving props, costumes, or a reinterpretation of the narrative into another art form.

Students explore visualizing stories by completing a graphic organizer. In this reading strategy lesson, students read the story Pecos Bill by Steven Kellog and identify the setting, main characters and their interpretations. Students...

Students recognize what features make a play. In this reader's theater lesson, students read the play Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria told by Aaron Shepard and determine what features make this a play and what the author's purpose was.

Students develop vocabulary using pre -reading strategies. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss the intended message from observing a picture. Additionally, students explore guessing the covered word within a text.

Students discuss focus questions prior to reading and preview the book, "Journey Home." In this language arts lesson, small groups present vocabulary words. Students complete after-reading discussion questions and choose writing...