Kindergarten and first graders watch a video about the characteristics of birds.They then go outside, observe local birds, and discuss the characteristics. Next, they choose one to draw, and are instructed to include all of its...

Students complete QAR activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson, students read chapters 2 and 3 and complete reading check questions. Students discuss chapter highlights and the QAR...

Second graders read Stellaluna, by Janel Cannon, 2nd graders classify selected animals into two groups, (1) Mammals as in the bat, Stellaluna and (2) birds.

Students create a human rights project based on their lesson with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers by creating a human rights...

Students complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students review a list of vocabulary words from the text and rate the words. Students write each word and a definition. Students discuss the...

Students complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.In this chapter analysis lesson, students read the preface and chapter 1 and complete vocabulary activities, journal activities, and use the...

Students identify the use of characterization in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this characterization lesson, students define characterization and write descriptive paragraphs about Maya Angelou's grandmother....

Learners read and complete literary analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students complete reading check questions, vocabulary sentences, and chapter reviews for...

Students complete chapter analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson, students read and discuss chapters 20, 21, and 22 from the novel. Students then read and listen to the...

Students examine the use of hyperbole in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students read and discuss chapter 31 from the story. Students write the definition for hyperbole and locate...

Students use Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to identify themes about adversity in the text. In this adversity, students read chapter 36 of the novel and discuss the examples of adversity in the book. Students...

Students write a literary response essay to Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary response lesson, students complete pre-writing activities, discuss the rubric for the essay, and visit the given websites...

Students complete activities for the autobiography of Maya Angelou. In this autobiography activity, students write a journal entry about their life and discuss the morphology of the word autobiography. Students use active reading...

Students read chapters from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and complete literary response activities. In this chapter analysis lesson, students read chapters 5, 6, and 7 and discuss the highlights. Students practice...

Students complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this vocabulary lesson, students review chapters 14 and 15 and take turns sharing their 'author and you' questions. Students complete a...

Students use Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as analysis on human rights. In this human rights lesson plan, students develop an awareness of human rights issues and explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights using...

Students examine human rights issues using Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. For this human rights lesson, students review a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and complete a survey for their school about...

In this birds on Wade Islands worksheet, students read a 1 page passage about the state of the birds on Wade Islands and answer 1 short answer questions about it. Students answer "What actions should the wildlife agencies take?"

Students define the universal rights of human beings. In this human rights instructional activity, students visit the website about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and read all parts of the document. Students discuss why there...

Young scholars evaluate the human rights climate for their school. In this human rights lesson, students complete activities to identify the human rights climate at their school using the lesson plan on the given link.

Students produce a creative expression of an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For this human rights lesson, students use the website for the UDHR to complete activities about human rights.

You don't have to visit The Maritime Aquarium to use this plan, but you would need to find a location where a variety of bird species live, re-write the activity worksheet to incorporate the local species, and purchase field guides for...

What kinds of birds live in your area? Read a book about birds to your learners and explore their feeding patterns. Charts and graphs are provided in this three page packet, but consider assigning the basic questions if using with young...

Fourth graders participate in a ball identification exercise to help them identify birds. As a class, their teacher throws them a variety of different sized and colored balls for them to describe. Using these factors, they work together...