Students listen to a power point presentation to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction text. In this what's the difference instructional activity, students identify fact from opinion within a text. Students listen critically and...

Students hear the story "The Mitten," by Jan Brett.  After, students retell the story through a variety of different dramatic play activities. 

Students listen to a book about Kwanzaa and discuss the holiday and its importance. In this Kwanzaa instructional activity, students make crafts after they read and discuss the story.

Students explore the themes of Valentines Day by participating in a treasure hunt.  In this holiday lesson, students discover clues written on pink paper hearts which give directions to the location of a gift.  Students locate...

In this spelling worksheet, learners read short paragraphs about water safety and practice writing highlighted words 3 times each.

Learners build writing accuracy by making classroom name tags. In this writing accuracy lesson plan, students review the usage of writing uppercase letters Learners also practice the usage of lowercase letters. Students recall the...

Learners follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson plan, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to...

Students explore physical education by participating in a class game. In this bean bag toss lesson, students utilize masking tape to create targets which they launch bean bags into from far away. Students collaborate in groups to compete...

Students sit in a circle and repeat the names and sounds of the first letter of their first names. Next, they trace their name once on the practice paper and then practice writing their name on the other lines. Then they observe the...

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book I Like Books by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students read 5 questions about books and parents write down the answers.

In this alphabet and numbers worksheet, students cut out and place in sequential order the uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers a-z and 1-10.

Students study reading. In this reading lesson, students choose a book and read it making it a point to read a book the same time everyday.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Froggy Goes to School by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 6 name cards and paste them next to the desk for each character in the story.

In this reading activity, students respond to the book Froggy Gets Dressed by completing an activity at home with parents. Students cut out 3 articles of clothing depicted in the book and paste them in the chart by the correct caption.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Animals A to Z by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students hunt through the book and look for 16 pictures and check them off on the chart when they find them.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Bread and Jam for Frances by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students taste some of the foods that Frances had for lunch and mark how they liked each food.

In this early childhood crossword puzzle worksheet, learners read the 10 picture clues which represent the words in the puzzle. Students use the provided word bank to fill the crossword puzzle in correctly.

Students discover the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty by experimenting with an egg.  In this problem solving instructional activity, students break an actual egg similar to the story of Humpty Dumpty.  Students identify the...

In this letter A worksheet, students trace the upper and lower case letter a, then draw a picture of something that begins with the letter.

Students explore food choices by researching the food pyramid in class. In this healthy eating habits lesson, students discuss each layer of the food pyramid and identify areas they need to improve in their own lives. Students visit the...

Students demonstrate the letter sound, "o." In this sound fluency lesson, students view a letter card of the letter "o" and practice the letter sound by repeating it several times. Students identify the sounds of the letters written on...

Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.

Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. In this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.

Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...