Students practice interviewing skills. For this school newspaper lesson, students interview students in their school about what they want to be when they grow up. Students take pictures of the people they interview use the photos...

Students examine the life and works of Theodor Seuss Geisel. In groups, they compare and contrast the stories, characters and illustrations he used. They complete a book review on one of the books and share them with other students in...

First graders, after listening to the story I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! think of a word problem of their own. They do this at their desks in their pre-assigned learning groups.

Students discuss the characteristics of several different writing genres. They are given a prompt to and work in groups to continue writing in the style of a humorous, fantasy or suspense story. They share their stories with the class.

First graders compare versions of the folktale, 'Caps for Sale.' After listening to both stories, 1st graders utilize a Venn Diagram imbedded in this lesson to produce a graphic organizer detailing the similarities and differences...

In this Dakota Dugout learning exercise, students read the book Dakota Dugout and answer comprehension questions about it. Students answer 3 questions and then read other interesting facts about the book.

Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Bein' With You This Way. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...

Learners listen to a read aloud of "Hats, hats, hats," by Ann Morris focusing on the variety of hats. They play a file folder game categorizing hats from the book.

Students read sections of "A Morning of Weighing Babies". Individually, they write a paragraph examining the main characters and their actions. After sharing a few writings, they discuss the relationship between the author and the...

First graders focus and listen to stories in order to identify similarities and differences in those stories. This lesson focuses on some of the different versions of the story, Cinderella. They use a Venn Diagram imbedded in this plan.

Learners read the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and read companion poems, make a bear book, blend sounds, and more. For this guided reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.  

Students listen to chapters 1 and 2 in the book, Baby, then pick one character from the story looking for words or phrases that describe the character. They develop a character sketch making notes about their ideas and share with others...

Students compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.

Students increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the lesson. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are famous. Finally,...

In this language arts worksheet, students discuss the meanings of metaphors from a book Number The Stars and then reason why the author writes with them.

Third graders read about Italy and the complete activities that investigate the spice trade. For this spice trade lesson plan, 3rd graders analyze characters, write a thank you note, speak Italian, and complete language activities.

Students determine how to evaluate non-fiction student writing. In this evaluation lesson, students write two non-fiction writing pieces for homework. They exchange writing pieces with a classmate and evaluate the writing for proper...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage on how to write a fiction story. They then write their story using the ideas in the passage. There is a discussion point provided on this page. The students also complete...

Students practice counting and matching quantities using paper fish.  In this early mathematics lesson, students create a fake fishing pole and attempt to identify numbered paper fish they acquire from a bucket.  Students read...

Students study the use of trees in art.  In this investigative lesson students create art using leaf rubbings and develop a classification method for trees. 

Pupils read novels, completing a weekly assignment as they read. They meet weekly with another student to discuss the readings and assignments.

Students read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and discuss position words, such as, under, on, in, behind, etc. They use stuffed bears to demonstrate these words.

Students read the writings of individuals whom they know and admire. They see that writing about themselves is worthwhile and important and helps them become better writers. They share their own life experiences, write about personal...

Fifth graders understand what the definition is for context clues as the words, phrases, and sentences around the word one does not know. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders review the different kinds of context clues....