Pupils are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story is...

Pupils are read I Love You the Purplest, by Barbara Joosse. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three "Tier Two" words. As a group, they discuss the meanings of the words both before and after...

Students are read Into the A, B, Sea, by Deborah Lee Rose. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...

Young scholars are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. In this vocabulary focused lesson plan, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and after...

Young scholars identify new vocabulary words in the story Miss Spider's Tea Party. In this vocabulary lesson, students raise their hand each time pre-identified words are heard as the story is read and use words in various contexts...

First graders research amazing Americans during the first 100 years of American history. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to write 2-4 sentences about 4 of the Americans presented in class.

Students invent, illustrate, and describe hybrid exotic animals, their imaginary origins, and lifestyles. They explain the ways in which ancient Romans made use of various animals.

Second graders categorize fish crackers into groups by color and compare the two groups using the symbols <, =, and >. They use concrete objects to solve number sentences with equalities and inequalities.

Third graders examine themselves to evaluate their own levels of personal and social responsibility. They read the lyrics to 'The Man in the Mirror' and compose journal entries about personal responsibility.

Sudents correctly use prepositions of location and movement in verbal and written form. They copy and paste a preposition reference sheet from the Internet to a word processing file, save the file and print it.

Students are encouraged to think about the adjectives they choose and to steer away from adjectives that have become meaningless through overuse, such as "nice" and "good." They then add meaning and interest to sentences.

First graders explore the concept of vowel digraphs. They distinguish between the sound made by one vowel and two vowels. Through listening, matching, and writing activities, 1st graders identify the sound in words and sentences they...

Young scholars identify what it means to be fluent and that there are five components: reading faster, reading with expression, reading smoothly, reading silently and being able to read voluntarily. Then they focus on being able to read...

Young scholars summarize a piece of text. After reviewing the correct way to read and summarize, students work in groups to summarize a piece of text assigned by the instructor. They write a summary paragraph using the process outlined...

Second graders read a story from an online picture book. After reading the story, they pretend to be Gilbert, one of the main characters and create a narrative to accompany the illustrations. They compare their narrative with that of...

For this printing practice learning exercise, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter u. Students trace several examples before generating their letters in the boxes.

In this ESL jobs multiple choice worksheet, students look at 8 pictures to determine what people are doing. They pick the best answer to complete a statement that tells what a person does such as, "A fisherman is a person who...."

Students read a story about Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this Benjamin Franklin birthday lesson plan, students explore Mr. Franklin's role as an author, editor,...

Students write an adventure story. In this writing instructional activity, students listen to an adventure story and identify the elements of an adventure story. Students use story starters to create their own adventure story.

Students read the story Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing,...

In this responses worksheet, students choose the best response for the sentence of someone asking them a question. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students complete a matching activity, matching words with "method of formation." In this language arts lesson, students complete sentences using rhyming pairs, break down words into 2, and complete a creative exercise, blending 2 words...

In this ESL worksheet, students complete the activities on 9 pages that pertain to emotions and adjectives that describe feelings. Included are matching, multiple choice, and short answer questions. These are geared toward ESL students...

Students examine sunflowers and discuss the importance of sunflower cooking oil and seeds. They view pictures, read books, sing sunflower songs, and grow flowers from sunflower seeds.