In this lesson, sentence fluency is the focus. The mentor text entitled Mrs. Wishy Washy is used to help learners explore how using repetition techniques can enhance the meaning of a story. After reading the text, students will write...

In this lesson students develop a story about an insect while utilizing previously written sentences with strong word choice.

This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in writing tongue twisters. Examples of tongue twisters are provided. A template is also included as a graphic organizing support for students.

Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist students with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...

Four pages of with chants and street rhymes. Three of the pages are reproducible examples and information useful to students, and one page gives instructional activity ideas for teachers.