Students listen to the story Bad Case of the Stripes.  In this respect lesson, students listen to the story and discuss bullying and how to respect others. They draw a picture of themselves covered in what they like to do. 

Students practice using the letter u in order to understand letter-sound correspondence. In this letter-sound correspondence lesson plan, students write, read, and say different words with the letter u in them.

In this recognizing the formation of the letters Xx worksheet, students trace the upper case X and the lower case x. Students write 12 answers.

In this recognizing and writing the letters Rr worksheet, young scholars trace the dots to form the upper case R and lower case r and color the robot. Students trace 16 letters.

In this tracing the numeral one worksheet, students trace over the dotted lines to practice writing the numeral one 13 times, then color the picture of the turtle.

In this letter "a" activity worksheet, students practice tracing lowercase "a" and then write the letter independently. Students also note that the word armadillo begins with the letter.

Help your learners discover empathy and understanding by investigating two sides of a situation. In this humanities instructional activity, pupils examine different pairs of shoes and hypothesize about who may have worn them. Discuss...

In this matching colors of butterflies worksheet, students match the colors of 8  butterfly wings, which have been printed, cut out and laminated.

Practice spelling words by experimenting with colors with young pupils. They will practice spelling different words by writing with 3-5 colors per word. Then they analyze the colors of a rainbow and utilize colored pencils or crayons to...

Students investigate the concept of fairness. In this fairness lesson, students discuss fairness and how different people view it in different ways. They read stories which deal with fair and unfair. 

More of a worksheet than a complete lesson plan, this resource includes several pre-reading and post-reading discussion prompts for The Bernstein Bears and Too Much Teasing. The prompts on this worksheet are designed to help...

Help kids understand the importance of proper table manners through listening to the poem Table Manners and discussing formal etiquette.  Afterward, the class can practice good table manners in a classroom feast!

Young readers sort pictures into real and make believe categories. In this real and make believe lesson plan, learners have a discussion about things that are real and things that are make believe.

Learners explore individual differences. In this literacy and self-esteem lesson, students listen to the story Elmo by David McKee, then describe what characteristics make Elmo special. Learners complete a T chart showing how Elmo looked...

There are so many fun activities for alphabet learners! Use nursery rhymes, letter hunts, and the name sort to have learners interact with the letter of the day. Your learners will never get bored with the variety of activities provided...

Teaching children how to write can be a long and difficult process, but this simple practice resource will help make it a little easier. This versatile template of handwriting lines can be used in numerous ways to develop the fine...

Games are great ways to reinforce practical concepts. This game has students determine which letter each picture begins with. There are sounds for correct and incorrect answers, which the students will enjoy. The game is short and could...

Here is a list of rules for adding "er or "est" to words when comparing. Three examples are shown with little cartoon figures which are cute, but not relevant.

Images of various aspects of Antarctica are displayed in this slideshow, along with a corresponding vocabulary word. There are seven slides in this colorful PowerPoint that show the words: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins,...

Primary learners will make posters, trace letters, and eat letter cereal, all to learn about the alphabet. They will also go on a scavenger hunt around the room looking for letters. This resources has lots of ideas for bringing about...

Providing a template for a discussion of Eric Carle and his works, this presentation has empty spaces left specifically for adding pictures and information about this author. This exploration of Carle is only rudimentary, but a novel...

Students download from a website to learn about digraphs. For this digraphs lesson, students download a digraphs game to practice digraphs. 

Need a sponge activity? This is a simple game-like activity that can be completed in 5 to 10 minutes and helps young learners practice question asking and reasoning skills. The teacher hides a common classroom object from the class and...

Beginning writers practice writing and reading from left to right using green and red dots. You'll need notecards with a green dot on the left side and a red dot on the right side. Do your learners understand that print moves from left...