Students will create a class book (PDF) modeled after the book Potluck, by Anne Shelby, to identify the beginning sounds of words and the letter of the alphabet representing that sound (phonemic awareness). Contains links to step sheets...

This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...

An overview of the updates for the national standards for English Language Learners in a 21st century community. Set by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, this site includes elements of...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several blackline masters for primary, elementary and middle school students for use when doing various types of book reports such as fiction, biography, fairy tales, historical...

This extensive site has links to games and activities that teach students to read 30 high-frequency irregular words. There are over 20 activities and games at the bottom of the site in additional to sequenced irregular word activities....

This thematic language arts lesson uses a variety of beginning reading books about pigs to help special education/early elementary young scholars learn about character traits and concepts. The wide use of graphic organizers introduces...

An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.

A very basic lesson idea to get young artist to begin thinking about positive and negative space with the help of some tape.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A rewritten version of Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins. In this flipchart many of the animals have sounds attached to them. The bird in the top right hand corner of each page will read the text for that...