Students examine the continents and explore geographic components in the fifteen lessons of this unit. The location of the continents, the equator, the four major oceans, and the music, food, literature, dance, and drama from each of the...

Students examine memories and the importance of memories to the people of all ages that make up a community. They explore the definition of philanthropy and identify an act of philanthropy in the literature. The book, 'Wilfrid Gordon...

Learners review the days of the week and the meaning of unconditional kindness. In this days of the week and kindness instructional activity, students participate in a reading of Libba Moore Gray's Miss Tizzy. They talk about the days of...

Students think about why we worry about what others think, bullying, and learning to respect and accept differences in others.In this Bad Case of Stripes lesson plan, students examine cause-and-effect relationships in a story as they...

Learners investigate the Underground Railroad. In this African-American history lesson, students listen to the book Clara and the Freedom Quilt and use map skills to identify the various locations in the book. Learners create a freedom...

Pupils dramatize traditional literature.  For this retelling lesson, students practice retelling The Little Engine That Could and take on roles of the trains in the story.  Pupils create and display train props to use during...

Students examine the ways to earn money and discover the different uses for money. They read children's literature and draw pictures of uses for money that benefit the common good.

Students explore fictional literature. Students listen to a story about a polar bear who changes color. Students observe color models of the bear as the teacher reads. Students perform hand motions to parts of the story. They...

In this language arts worksheet, students respond to a literature book called Noisy Nora by completing an at-home activity. Students read the book and discus with parents about good ways to get attention. Parents write the ideas on a...

For this language arts worksheet, students respond to a literature book called The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. Students complete an at-home comprehension activity with parents. Parents read each of 10...

Students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and practice the days of the week. In groups, they create a puppet show, design cards of the "days of the week," draw their favorite part of the story, create a visual representation of each...

Students use a variety of print media to copy words from. They listen for facts while the teacher reads to them. They listen to a book about eggs and write a book of their own.

Students respond to the story of Little Red Riding Hood. In this Red Riding Hood instructional activity, students retell and discuss story elements.  Students practice phonic sounds.  Students role play, make predictions,...

Students examine the sounds the letters of their name make. They read Dr. Seuss' ABC Book and Mary Engelbreit's Put Em All Together. They practice writing the individual letters of their names in squares.

Students to interview their grandparents. It uses the book, "Just Grandma and Me." students brainstorm and select the questions they each ask their grandparents.

Students make cut-out gingerbread cookies. After reading "The Gingerbread Boy", their cookies "disappear" and students must make predictions and draw conclusions about what happened to their cookies.

Students become familiar with characteristics of folktales by reading or listening to African folktale that explains why sun and moon live in the sky. Students then create their own folktales about the sun and moon or another aspect of...

Students brainstorm animals they would expect to see on a farm. They save these on a Kidspiration web. Students watch or read a farm story. They discuss the characters. Students vote for their favorite farm animal and crate a graph using...

Learners describe a pretend animal. They read "The After School Monster." Students read other books and discuss whether or not the characters are real. Learners make a drawing of a pretend animal and of a real animal. They make up a...

Students study the concept of geography in a year long unit. In this geography unit, students participate in different activities that explain the spatial sense of the world, the physical landmasses and bodies of water, geographic...

Students explore body movement.  In this shapes and dance instructional activity, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes.  Students read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose...

Students examine the attributes of stories. In this literary elements lesson, students discuss the characters, plots, and settings of books they read in class.

Students maintain a journal and write about various types of transportation.  In this transportation instructional activity, students write using flash cards to describe vehicles. Students listen to stories and sing a song...

Students discover that the sense of smell helps us to enjoy life and explore unsafe conditions. They smell Christmas by making gingerbread ornaments.