Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...

First graders observe as the teacher reads a sentence from a book in a whisper tone and then without making a sound but moving her lips. They then find a book that they would like to read and practice silent reading. Small groups then...

Fourth graders exercise the strategies of silent reading and summarization to acquire new and important information from a text. They silently read and summarize page eighty-two in their "A History of Alabama" books. A review of...

Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...

Students practice reading a poem, "It's Raining Said John Twaining," by, N.M. Bodecker Athenuem, to assess a variety of strategies to maintain what they have read as well as speed up their reading paces. They keep a record of how fast...

Students listen as a sample paragraph is read twice; first without expression, and the second time with lots of expression and discuss which they liked best. They brainstorm reasons why reading with expression is important listing them...

Students practice the reading strategy of summarization skills by picking out main events or ideas while reading a chapter in a book. They interact with the article, "SuperCroc," from National Geographic for Kids magazine to summarize...

Students practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual students complete a reading assessment...

Students practice reading silently. After discussing how reading silently can enhance the reading experience, students discuss decoding strategies. Individual students read selected, level passages during sustained silent reading.

Students practice reading silently to become better readers. They each read a copy of the book, "Mr. Cricket takes a Vacation," from Carousel Readers. Each student explains why if everyone read aloud in class how distracting it would be...

Students practice the long and short vowel sounds of /i/ in a variety of text with assessing different strategies. They utilize tongue twisters to assist them including "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Liz is Six." Letterboxes are also...

Students practice various strategies for becoming fluent readers. They review the skills of phoneme recognition, decoding, crosschecking and spelling in order to read with automation. Working in pairs, students complete a pair-share of...

Develop spoken fluency, persuasive speaking skills, and confidence by having your class practice their public speaking skills. They compose and deliver persuasive speeches as they participate in five different speech tasks. A...

Introduce the concept of myths to your class. Using the link to "Myths Around the World," read a story aloud and have learners list characteristics of a myth. Readers then choose their own myths from the site and work in groups to answer...

Students study language. In this fluency lesson, students discover how to say a variety of irregular words (e.g. was). They work as a class or in a small group with the teacher as he or she introduces the words on the board or an index...

Students demonstrate the sound of the letter "r". In this sound fluency activity, students view the letter "r" on the board and practice repeating the letter sound after the teacher. Students identify the sounds of the 12 letters written...

Students review the past tense forms of verbs and answer have you ever questions.  In this past tense lesson, students participate in activities to enable responding to questions about a trip.

Students study the alphabet. In this alphabet lesson, students use letters and natural objects to create an alphabet jar. Students can use this learning center to reinforce letter recognition.

First graders explore language arts by participating in a bingo activity with classmates. In this irregular word lesson, 1st graders utilize index cards and game boards to participate in a game of Word Bingo. Students practice sounding...

Students are introduced to the letter "A" and play a game to reinforce the printed and sound recognition of the letter "A."  In this letter "A" lesson, students observe the teacher model the letter card game. Students participate in...

Students determine whether letters shown on cards are "m" or "not m" as the teacher displays each. In this phonics lesson, students continue identifying the letter m at as face pace as possible as the teacher moves through the stack of...

How can you compare linear functions? The seventh installment of a 12-part module teaches learners how to compare linear functions whose representations are given in different ways. They use real-world functions and interpret features in...

Learners solve word problems using number sense. They convert fractions to decimals and mixed numbers. Pupils determine if a given fraction is greater or less than another fraction, and order numbers on a number line.

Students develop letter writing fluency. In this letter writing lesson, students write alphabet letters. Students work individually to develop letter writing automaticity.