Students explore the editorial concepts, site designs and business models of online news digests. They propose detailed plans for Web sites that demonstrate their own areas of expertise.

Students brainstorm their favorite sports with one another. They work together in small groups based on their interests in sports. They research the coaching of that sport by reviewing different resources. They demonstrate their sport to...

Students investigate reptiles and reptile habitats. They listen to books, cut out magazine pictures of reptiles from National Geographic, sort plastic animals into the categories of mammal, reptile, or amphibian, watch a National...

Students listen to the story "Too Many Tamales" by Gary Soto. Students use the internet to find recipes from around the world. They print out a recipe and put their name on it. The recipes are then combined into a class recipe book.

For first-hand research experience, learners study the achievements of baseball hero, Babe Ruth. They gain a better understanding of the game, especially the role of a home run. They then use their research findings to create...

Students explore story structure. In this literacy and story structure lesson plan, students listen to picture books and illustrate a favorite part of the story. Students share their pictures and place them in sequential order on a...

Students analyze objects by one or more attributes. In this sorting lesson, students use manipulatives and string or yarn to create a sorting game. Students read books and items from the classroom to sort. 

Learners recognize amphibian adaptations. In this amphibian lesson students explore amphibian adaptations that provide for successful living in their environments. A volunteer dresses up with all of the adaptations using everyday items...

Learners analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...

For this retelling a story worksheet, learners review and discuss all the components involved in retelling a familiar story. Students choose a favorite story/book and fill out a graphic organizer retelling it in their own words. Learners...

Students understand Charlotte's web through the completion of a web-quest. In this Charlotte's Web lesson plan, students complete comprehension tasks such as role playing their favorite scene, choosing a character and making a multimedia...

Students find the missing cookies. For this language arts lesson, students solve the mystery of who is taking the cookies from the cookie jar. Students are read several books with the same mystery of cookies being taken from the jar.

What's your favorite fairy tale? Seventh graders rewrite their favorite fairy tale from another character's perspective rather than the one in which it is written. This lesson helps readers become familiar with the literary term point of...

Students read The Magic School Bus Gets Baked In A Cake: A Book About Kitchen Chemistry by Joanna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of kitchen chemistry. Included are reading, art, math,...

Students are read the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" page by page and discuss their favorite types of cookies. They predict what they believe will happen next based on what has already happened in the story. They practice putting...

Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. In this animal habitat lesson, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...

Who is Hattie? Youngsters explore animal characteristics by reading poems and stories in class. They read the book Hattie and the Fox about a fictitious fox and his drama with the other farm animals. Then they reread the story over...

Students make connections with the book Because of Winn-Dixie through writing.  In this writing lesson, students pretend to be the main character and write a letter to her mother, using very descriptive language.  Students also...

Students listen to books. They look at many examples of artwork. Students compare and contrast the various media in which artists work. They create a project for each lesson plan. Students explore about artists and their styles.

Students read the books Diary of a Fly, Diary of a Worm, and Diary of a Spider and write diary entries about them. In this reading lesson plan, students also draw pictures to go along with their diary entries.

Not a lesson plan, per se, this webpage offers some activities to help your young French language learners pose and answer the question qu'est-ce que c'est? My favorite: kids take turns choosing objects out of a box and guessing what...

In this alphabet coloring worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase letter Bb. Students color the image and words for the butterfly.

In this alphabet coloring worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase letter Cc. Students color the image and words for the cat.

In this alphabet coloring worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase letter y. Students color the image and words for the yolk.