This extensive lesson plan uses the Children's Literature book "A Chair for My Mother," by Vera B. Williams to teach the concepts of saving and reaching a goal. Primary learners are the target for this lesson.

Math and literature meet in this interactive game exploring ordinal numbers. Based on the cat tale, Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett, this activity is sure to engage students in developing number order skills. Learners receive immediate...

The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...

Students' opinions are a crucial step in the foundation of good writing. After reading 'I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato', students will state their own opinion about a topic through writing.

In this lesson, students will give an opinion on the best part of the story "Oh My! It's Apple Pie!" and validate why it is their favorite. Included are student samples, an assessment sample, templates, and videos of the lesson in action.

This site is an online lesson plan exchange on "Corduroy" by Don Freeman.