Students are introduced to the six question words of who, what, when, where, why and how. After being read a story, they are asked who and what the story was about. To end the lesson, they practice identifying questions and statements.

Third graders assimilate the use of the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why) when solving problems that are presented in literature and in real life situations. They use common fairy tales to solve problems that might arise at home or...

Students use songs, worksheets, coloring pages, and more to make a book about the letter G. In this letter G worksheet, students complete 12 activities online, in books, and independently to practice using the letter G.

First graders listen to the story Three Bears from the book, Three Tales of Three, focusing on the one-to-one correspondence while counting various items in the story. They create pages for the number 3 for their counting books.

Young scholars write a Fairy Tale from the point of view of the "bad guy".

Students read a variety of folktales and participate in writing, drawing, measurement, and time activities that relate to the stories. They graph the number of different versions of one folktale that the class finds and reads.

First graders put on a puppet show and retell fairy tales.

Fourth graders practice using a planning sheet for a well-known fairy tale or picture book.

Students demonstrate question and answer/interviewing skills. They brainstorm questions they would like to ask each other and then interview their partner who will be a fairy tale character. Interviews will be filmed with a video camera.

Second graders retell a story focusing on sequence. in this sequence lesson, 2nd graders read the story Carry Go Bring Come by Vyanne Samuels. They retell parts of the story and put them in the correct order. 

Students define and interpret the elements found in a short story. Then they identify the elements of plot found in a short story. Students also apply knowledge of plot to an original work of fiction. Finally, they identify the...

Students read a Tonolese folktale and outline the elements of the story. In groups, they discuss the various morals presented in the story and if they are unique to the Tonolese culture. To end the instructional activity, they identify...

In this math worksheet, students answer the problems for the different types of operations that are based upon the theme of fairy tales.

In this Roald Dahl quiz worksheet, students complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz about the works of Roald Dahl. Included are detailed questions about events in his books.

In this A Chair for My Mother worksheet, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.

In this eggs worksheet, students click on the links to learn about eggs, make a table about eggs, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 15 questions.

In this point of view activity, students read passages and then write the narrator's point of view and how they know it is such. Students do this for 6 passages.

Students listen to two versions of the story The Mitten and create a chart or a Venn Diagram to compare the two versions. In this literary comparison lesson, students create a chart or Venn Diagram and discuss the differences in...

First graders differentiate between different pieces of literary genres by participating in a hands-on activity. This includes a student assessment sheet.

Fourth graders assume the roles of characters in familiar fairy tales and participate in a panel discussion using a talk show format.

Students search into a variety of story elements in the eight lessons of this unit. The title, author, illustrator, setting, main character, problem, solution, events and the story are the components of the lessons.

Pupils listen to four different nursery rhymes and list characteristics that are common among nursery rhymes. They access the Internet to find ten nursery rhymes and record the web address. They choose a nursery rhyme and re-tell it from...

In this suffix worksheet, students spell words using the 'ly' suffix and then write the 'ly' words into sentences. Students write their own sentences for the last set of 'ly' words.

Students read a story out loud to a partner and change their voices and expressions when depicting specific characters. In this language arts lesson plan, students focus on the person's voice who is reading to them, while keeping track...