Students listen to a story called Dan, the Flying Man. Students then make a class book describing what Dan would fly over if he came to town. Students illustrate the book using watercolor paints. Students write their stories using a word...

Students are read the book "The Kissing Hand". They

Pupils listen to a read aloud of "Dan, the Flying Man" and complete a class re-write of the book highlighting what the main character would fly over if he flew over their town. They may keyboard their entry into the class book.

Students explore primary and secondary colors through the use of colors represented in the rainbow. They read and discuss the book, 'What a Wonderful World,' mix paint colors and paint rainbows, and create scratchboard paintings.

Students explore "emergency safety" rules through a series of activities led by the teacher. In this safety lesson, students practice dialing 911 on a paper or play phone after listening to the interactive book It's Time to Call 911:...

In this literature worksheet, 3rd graders refer to the book entitled When Jessie Came Across the Sea.  Students respond to 11 short answer reading comprehension questions.    

Fourth graders explore U.S. Geography by reading a timeline. In this Nevada history lesson, 4th graders identify the geographic location of Nevada and discuss the history. Students read the book S is for Silver: A Nevada Alphabet and...

Students select a method of presenting on a given topic by rolling paper dice which have various presentation methods on them. They produce the activity and share it with the class.

Fourth graders are assigned an unique theme, symbol, or character in Great Expectations. They becomes the class expert on that facet of the novel while learning the basic skills needed to write a research paper.

Students investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum lesson, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Students re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search, and create...

Students write a list poem based on a word that describes them. The teacher uses the poems to compile a book about students in the class.

Third graders practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. After a reading a chapter from the book "Charlotte's Web," students write a brief summary of the plot using their visualizations, aided by reading...

In this comprehension questions for The Best Way to Play activity, students read the book, then answer 11 comprehension questions about the story about video games written by Bill Cosby.

Sixth graders read various books about the state of Texas. They read their assigned book, write a book report, and create an illustration or a shadow box of a scene from their assigned book.

Students "paint" with colored shaving cream.

Learners explore the life and Surrealist art of Salvador Dalí identify and discuss imaginative, impossible or unexpected elements in Surrealist artworks.

Students are introduced to the life and art of Alexander Calder. Students define the vocabulary related to this work and then design and construct an abstract paper animal mobile.

After listening to the story, The Best Part of Me, learners will identify a positive physical feature of themselves, and create a descriptive poem about their favorite feature. Photographs are taken, and a nice final draft of the poem is...

There's a beautiful world all around us! Learn about the features of our planet with a series of activities designed for English learners. Kids sing, dance, and read about nature with fun lessons and interactive play.

Practice basic map skills with the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. After listening to the story, class members create a map that indicates the starting line, the path the animals took, where they stopped to rest, and the finish line....

Through reading and writing, learners explore common elements found in fairy tales. After discussing traditional fairy tales, class members listen to The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by John Scieszka, a hilarious retelling of the...

Help young learners understand friendship and empathy with two reading comprehension lessons. Each lesson focuses on a story about a child with autism, and encourages readers to compare and contrast the characters to each other and to...

Honor Dr. Seuss on his birthday with a read aloud of the story Oh! the Places You'll Go! and a variety of activities that inspire scholars to dream of their future endeavors. Readers take part in conversations, research the...

Practice sequencing as a comprehension strategy. Have your class listen to The Mitten by Jan Brett and participate in guided practice with sequencing events. Then divide everyone into three groups based on understanding for...