This extensive site has links to games and activities that teach students to read 30 high-frequency irregular words. There are over 20 activities and games at the bottom of the site in additional to sequenced irregular word activities....

Lesson that introduces the concepts of nonfiction to elementary students. Through reading and interactive lessons, students engage the genre of nonfiction and begin to write their own examples.

This lesson provides the elementary teacher with an opportunity to integrate the concept of mathematics with reading literacy. Learners use models to learn shapes, practice spelling the names and shapes, and learn to reflect and write...

Students use themed graphic organizers to compose cinquain poems on topics common in the early elementary classroom.

This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.

Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.

Here's a lesson plan that helps students with comprehension and retention. Using David Shannon's "The Rain Came Down," students will try a creative approach to reading.

Interactive lesson plan which allows for elementary students to learn the "Part of speech," concepts of adjectives as well as effective characterization techniques. Uses the story of Charlotte's Web.

PBS TeacherSource provides lesson plans and activities for all grade levels in the subject area of reading and language arts.

A description on how to teach elementary music to children.

This is a lesson plan to help elementary students connect to nonfiction text as they read.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a 4th Grade reading lesson for the Gardener by Sarah Stewart from the reading series by Harcourt.

A very useful lesson plan that incorporates the process of collaboration to elementary students. Students brainstorm and use prewriting strategies to write a group story.

Lesson which teaches elementary students the importance and significance of keeping the audience in mind when writing. Students write invitation letters and perform extension activities while learning these concepts. Good resource.

Interaction and adventure draws high school and elementary school students together as they analyze stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

This thematic language arts lesson uses a variety of beginning reading books about pigs to help special education/early elementary students learn about character traits and concepts. The wide use of graphic organizers introduces...

In this lesson plan students will read a text from a number of different perspectives which will result in a greater understanding of it. This is a good strategy to use to guide students through multiple readings of a text. Lesson plan...

In this lesson plan students will demonstrate reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a letter to a character in a story. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above, but could be adapted for younger grades.

In this lesson plan students will be able to focus on the main events of a book by drawing a storyboard. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.

This resource is a lesson plan whose purpose is to create a class book in the style of Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street."

For this lesson plan learners will be able to understand the different personalities of a character by examining how they act when in contact with other characters. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.

In this lesson plan students will better understand what and how to generate the traits of a character. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.

In this lesson plan students will develop personality profiles by analyzing the quotes of a character, historical figure, present day figure, etc. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.

Explore a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help elementary school students discover the diversity in African-American poets and create their own voice in poetry. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).