Third graders locate past tense words in a story. In this irregular past tense word lesson, 3rd graders read "Gus and the Goblin" and find past tense words. Students give the present tense form of each, then continue the process for the...

Students create stories using powerful introductory sentences by creating something other than "Once upon a time...". In this sentences lesson plan, students read The Cross of Lead to base their introductory sentences on.

Students investigate modern transportation in the 19th century by examining artifacts.  In this U.S. history lesson, students read the story Joseph's Railroad Dreams, and discuss the Golden Spike used in the first transcontinental...

Students discover the history of the United States by examining the Great Migration.  In this U.S. History lesson, students research the immigration movement on the Internet and complete a worksheet about the large population...

Students invent an imaginary character that has the ability to time travel to China and create stories in the tradition of a traveler's tale, whereas their characters visit China's capital city, Beijing, and go to the Great Wall of China...

First graders create Aboriginal Dot Turtles using wax colors or crayons. The class discusses Aboriginal stories and art as a way to practice design. This lesson can be done in two 30-minute lesson segments.

Twelfth graders discuss the importance of participating in the school community of their children. Working in pairs, partners describe the educational goals of children and how parents can support those goals. This instructional...

Fourth graders pretend they are going on a trip to Mars as they close their eyes and visualize the journey. They discuss what they saw on the journey to determine how one student may visualize something different than another. Next, they...

Young scholars are told that they are going to do a fun activity similiar to "Mad Libs" in which they "fill in the blanks" to create funny stories. They are given a copy of Mind Libs Reproducible #1. Students follow the word...

Middle schoolers discuss the story The Pied Piper.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students participate in a variety of activities designed to enhance and further their understanding of the story.  Middle schoolers...

Learners read a story. In this rhyming lesson, students define the word rhyme and brainstorm words that rhyme with hat. Learners read The Great Pancake Escape and practice reciting each of the verses. Students are given a list of words...

Eighth graders read Las Christmas and discuss their own cultural traditions. In this holiday traditions lesson plan, 8th graders write their personal story about a tradition or holiday memory. Students complete all stages of writing...

Students read a short story about honesty, a character skill. They then answer comprehension questions and discuss the story with their classmates as well as study about the consequences of not telling the truth.

Students work in small groups to illustrate a story board of a folktale. They develop the meaning of a trickster as a humor device in folktales by listening to several about Leprechauns and the Coyote of Native American tales. They then...

Young scholars act out and interpret the story for their peers. They study the simplest form of an organized reading to a more elaborate activity involving props, costumes, or a reinterpretation of the narrative into another art form.

Students improve their language skills through 11 activities. In this language skills lesson, students listen to picture books, answer questions about elements of a story, enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills, use 5 W questions,...

Students read a story and solve a problem about an unhealthy population of trees.  In this forest lesson students study tree disease and then research it online and present what they found. 

Fourth graders complete an activity with the book The Secret School by AVI. In this literacy lesson plan, 4th graders finish the story and write a Haiku poem describing their favorite part of the story. 

Students explore Walt Whitman and about poetry. Most importantly, it teach them that poetry is something anyone can write and encourage them to tell the story of their own community in verse

Students identify p in spoken words and the written letter the represents it. The story, Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss is read the the class. They then have to circle pictures that have the p sound in them. This assessment is done after...

In this newspaper worksheet, students follow the directions of this newspaper layout in order to create a newspaper. Students follow 5 sets of directions.

In this Good Samaritan worksheet, students answer a set of questions about the story of The Good Samaritan, then write things from the story they feel would help in making choices and behavior toward others.

Young scholars 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.

Young scholars read and explore the themes of the book The Eighty Yard Run. In this literature lesson, students discuss their observations and predictions. Young scholars develop their own story which is similar to that of The Eighty...