A Reading Adventure Pack features a fiction and nonfiction text—The Oxcart Man by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney and Farming by Gail Gibbons. Following the readings, scholars make a collage showcasing foods farmed from...

Students listen to stories and identify the cause and effect situations in each. In this cause and effect lesson, students read the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and then make cookies and ice cream. Students identify the changes they...

Students analyze fairy tale characters and story elements. In this fairy tale lesson, students label two charts for the characters and settings of a fairy tale. Students view props in story boxes and answer questions about the story...

Students discuss the importance of a telephone number and make a telephone book. In this telephone number lesson, students discuss their telephone number and its importance. Students list reasons to know their phone number and make a...

In this science instructional activity, students cut and paste the 4 season words to label each picture. They label the pictures which represent each of the four seasons; a snowflake, colored leaves, an Easter basket, and a person...

In this science worksheet, students cut out and paste clip art pictures of animals. They paste the pictures of mammals in the box at the bottom of the page.

In this number skipping learning exercise, students count the objects by 2s and write the numbers on the line. Students count three different sets of images.

In this phonics instructional activity, students study each picture and then circle the pictures with names that have short U sounds. Students put an 'x' on the pictures with names that have short E words.

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students study each picture and circle the images with names that have short A words. Students put an 'x' on the images with names that have short I words.

In this digraph worksheet, students look at a picture, then fill in the mission digraph in a word in a sentence that relates to the picture.

In this animal identification worksheet, students cross out the animals can fly in the first of a set of six pictures. They cross out the animals that live on a farm in the second set of six.

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students say the names of 9 pictures. Students put an X on things that have short A names and circle the pictures that show short O words.

In this word recognition worksheet, 1st graders read 5 words and match them with their corresponding picture. Each word is only three letters.

In this site word worksheet, students use a set of 5 site words to fill in blanks and complete 5 sentences. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this matching worksheet, students match a set of 3 objects with their names, drawing lines to connect. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

For this length worksheet, students choose the answer that shows the closest length of an object, 2 total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Students are challenged to examine the diversity of their own forest and make comparisons to a tropical rainforest. By exploring and grouping tree and insect types in their local forest, students will develop an understanding of diversity.

In this estimation worksheet, students examine sets of items. They determine which set of items have closest to 13 in the first example, and which has closest to 10 in the second example.

Students demonstrate effective listening skills. In this listening skills lesson plan, students line up at the end of a court, and listen for instructions to run to the correct line labeled "desert," "island," or "stream."

Students demonstrate conflict resolution skills. In this character education lesson plan, students read the book Oh, Bother! Someone's Fighting! and sing a song which models a conflict resolution strategy.

In this spelling activity, students read short paragraphs about water safety and practice writing highlighted words 3 times each.

Students study ways to take care of the environment as part of an Earth Day activity. In this environment lesson, student listen to a read aloud of Barbara Cooney's, Miss Rumphius, before discussing how she works alone but is part of an...

Students identify resources that all humans need and compare needs and wants. In this needs and wants lesson plan, students discuss with their teacher situations in which people need or want items and how some people don't have the...

Students pantomime the book Swimmy. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students discuss the main character in the text and how Swimmy participated in philanthropic acts. Students role play the book.