Students work to develop comprehension strategies. Through modeling and guided practice they develop a series of questions as they read Where the Wild Things Are. They apply these questions to find answers about the text and make...

First graders explore language arts by reading a classic story in class. For this word choice lesson, 1st graders read the story of Johnny Appleseed and identify the descriptive words and sentences the author used to entice the reader....

Students read the book, 'The Relatives Came' by Cynthia Rylant to revive memories about their own summer vacations and family customs. They write a friendly letter about a fantasy summer vacation--"What I Wish I Did on My Summer...

Young scholars read and discuss The Diary of Anne Frank, a diary of a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazi's in Holland. The research the Holocaust and express their feelings in artwork.

Students investigate the elements found in a media image. The image is used to compose a descriptive paragraph. They exchange papers to discuss the writing and make changes using constructive criticism. Students also make connections...

In this home-school literacy connection worksheet based on "The Day the Goose Got Loose," students practice retelling and sequencing the story. They cut out story cards and place them in order of the story before writing a number in each...

For this proteins worksheet, students read about the chemical compound, protein. Students determine where proteins are found in the body and how enzymes help the body react. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.

In this fractions, understanding and reading worksheet, students follow the directions and shade in the fractions requested on two pictures and then match nine fractions to their pictures.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 8 sentences with words from the word list. These have no theme or connection.

In this grade 6 spelling instructional activity, students read 20 sentences with a spelling word written in bold type as a dictionary pronunciation. Students write the correct spelling word. There is no word list.

For this spelling worksheet, students read ten clues to words with "graph". Students fill in the missing letters to complete the spelling words. There is no word list.

In this word connection learning exercise, students read several color words and determine how the words are alike. Students then read some animal words and determine how they are alike. Students then try to think of some other words...

Eleventh graders consider how works of art can help them make connections between history and literature. They compare a literary work to an artwork and discuss using specific questions as a guideline.

Learners examine how to become more efficient readers by practicing repeated readings. They listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading before working with a partner to read assigned sentences a number of times. They...

Students read to accumulate pledge money to purchase a heifer for a needy family. In this reading for the needy lesson, students solicit pledges from family and friends for each book they read. They use the money from the pledges to...

Learners practice the art of reading a piece of literature left to right by relating the beginning letters to common words from their environment. They practice holding and reading the book, "The Lightbulb," by Joseph E. Wallace and...