Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings lesson, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...

Third graders read the story Babushka's Doll and write a summary of the main events in the story. In this summaries lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the country of Russia before they read.

Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. For this movie making lesson, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine this footage...

Students read the story, Mira and then draw a picture of their favorite weather using the story as a background. They post their pictures around the room and make a tally chart of the number of pictures that were drawn with various...

Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile...

Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...

Sixth graders study and identify the elements of a story such as. setting, character, plot, and theme, using two versions of the folktale Little Red-Riding Hood. They use the Internet to locate more information on the author Ed Young.

Learners examine the artwork of John Baldessari that was inspired by a 16th century drawing of a beetle. They analyze a drawing of a beetle, discuss the insect's characteristics, and write a story from the perspective of a bug. Also,...

Students examine how to reduce trash to help the environment. In this environment lesson, students listen to the story, The Wartville Wizard, before thinking about how they can reduce trash. They decide why it is important to reduce...

Students create their own illustrated books. In this visual arts lesson, students use the paints and other materials to illustrate their own version of Going on a Bear Hunt. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with...

Third graders read the story Sam and the Lucky Money. For this reading lesson, 3rd graders discuss the story. Students write in a reader's response journal as they read the story.

Learners read the story Caps For Sale and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, answer short answer questions, and more. In this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the...

Students participate in various activities using the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. In this reading fluency instructional activity, students read the story and then practice comprehension, fluency, and writing. An...

In this model addition worksheet, students tell a story about how the picture illustrates adding more. Students then write an addition equation for each problem.

Students read the book Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the book given and do language arts activities that include taking a class pet...

Young scholars investigate types of trees. In this forestry lesson, students read the book The Mighty Oak and act out the story with a partner. Young scholars discuss the types of trees in the book and plant an oak tree on school grounds.

First graders sequence the development of a plant. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders listen to a story about how a plant grows, students view a PowerPoint presentation and learn new vocabulary. Finally, students sequence the stages...

Students discover the literary genre of biographies.  In this creative writing lesson, students write about their own life experiences and personal stories.  Students create a poster about their lives, a biographical...

Second graders explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Cleverest Thief and discuss how the monks felt in the story. Students complete a cloze activity sheet. There are several extensions...

First graders use prior knowledge and reading strategies for the story (Julius).  In this reader's workshop activity, 1st graders use elbow buddies to discuss parts of the story during guided reading.  Students review reading...

Pupils explore folk tales by completing a graphic organizer with classmates. In this tall tale lesson plan, students read the famous story Paul Bunyan and identify the many characteristics of a fictional tall tale story. Pupils complete...

Students listen to the story about  a naughty dog who writes to his owner in letter form. In this writing a letter lesson, students pretend to write to a character in the story and practice their literacy skills. Students then...

First graders are read The Worrywarts, by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this discussing your worries lesson, 1st graders listen to the story and have a class discussion about how they handle their worries. They are introduced to "worry...

Students read short stories and write a response to the story about the character and their significance. In this character lesson plan, students also create a poster to represent their character.