Reading is reading, whether it's for drama or English class. Boost reading fluency, accuracy, intonation, and comprehension while fostering creative acting skills. Kids read the provided tale of "The Lion and the Mouse" several times in...

Eleventh graders analyze words that derive meaning from Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. In this myth vocabulary lesson, 11th graders work in learning groups as visual learners, kinesthetic learners, and artistic learners to identify the...

First graders practice oral and silent reading using beginning  comprehension and decoding strategies. In this guided reading lesson, 1st graders take a picture walk and make plot predictions prior to reading the book Rain by Robert...

Young scholars practice saying the first sounds in words pre-selected by the teacher. In this initial sounds fluency activity, students practice saying and elongating the initial sounds in words.

Students practice the strategy of phoneme awareness with special vocal gestures or sound with the correspondence /k/. They listen as the book, "ABC," by Dr. Seuss is read to them and then they work on a tongue twister and worksheets.

Students explore /e/. In this phonics lesson plan, students decode words with "ea" representing the short e sound. Students read sentences and a short book that includes "ea" word practice.

Young scholars read various poems by Robert Frost. In groups, they use the text of one poem to identify sight words that are new to them. As a class, they listen to a recording of the poem and then repeating it outloud practicing their...

Evaluating a variety of narrative texts can help build strong writers. Pupils identify plot elements and their relation to personal experience, then apply what they gleaned from the class discussion to create their own narratives.

Tenth graders explore the process of telling stories without words.  In this literature lesson, 10th graders watch a music video performance made by Alaska Native students, and then examine art objects that may be used to tell a...

Students explore the oral traditions. In this storytelling lesson plan, students compare and contrast stories from the cultural traditions of Alaska and Hawaii.

Pupils discover the value of Internet safety. Through various traditional and multimedia presentations and stories, students explore the ways in which they can gather information on the Internet with an emphasis on safe searching and...