Students trace their own family's migrations and history. They listen to the story, 'Blue ow.' They design a plate which is shared at an open house.

Young scholars read information on the importance of literacy and complete a worksheet. In this community service instructional activity, students evaluate children's literature and practice reading fluency. Young scholars spend two...

Students engage in study of plot and setting with the reading of many familiar texts. They identify the plot and setting with the help of a worksheet. The teacher works with the class for scaffolding and helps them to recognize the...

Students explore colonization in North America.  In this United States history instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint presentation about indentured servants and slave labor, then construct a related Venn diagram....

Pupils review connotation and denotation and stylistic devices in poetry. They read the lyrics to a song as it is being played and then discuss the meaning of the song. As a class, students read poems, share their thoughts, and define...

Learners engage in a lesson about personification. They read passages from Charlotte's Web  which are connected to the concept of looking for key words to name the character. Students review the definition of personification, and...

Fourth graders identify the usage of idiom, hyperbole, and oxymoron in literary passages. They apply this knowledge of figurative language through a composition exercise. The writing of teacher generated examples is also helpful.

Tenth graders read the poem "Still I Rise" and discuss the different ways it can be told and read and brought to life. In this poetry lesson plan, 10th graders read aloud and silently, and compare different works of poetry.

High schoolers investigate the concept of theme and how it is used in literary works. They read a variety of texts looking for the theme in each of them. Students also differentiate between the plot and theme by using a correct...

Pupils describe their current mood in several complete sentences. They compare their moods with moods set by authors through the tone of their writing. Students read a teacher prepared handout about mood/tone of writing. They write their...

Students develop their proofreading skills. In this daily language practice lesson plan, students improve their writing skills as they edit passages. The editing work encompasses capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.

Students research their family dynamics and create a project for the instructional activity. In this family dynamics instructional activity, students discuss the importance of family and create a family tree. Students prepare essays...

Students listen as the teacher explains what poetry is as well as describes several types of poetry such as haiku, free verse, limerick, cinquain, and an acrostic. Students read examples of each type of poetry. They compose a poem...

Students identify events and organizations that involve philanthropy. They research one event and share their information with the school. They write journal entries stating ideas from the presentations.

Students listen to sound bytes of various weather sounds. They listen for clues as to what the weather was like when the sound was recorded. Then they write and illustrate what they think the weather conditions were at the time.

Learners read a scene from a given play. They act out the important details of the scene calling out for help from classmates as needed.

Students research the architecture. in this architecture lesson, students examine buildings from the point of view of the architect or builder. They draw their own building and have a classmate build it.