Students type acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students read stories and poems written by other children and use a word processing program to type their own acrostic poems.

Learners discuss and explore an ecological problem regarding rodent populations.  In this investigative lesson students work in teams, research a problem and present their findings to the class. 

In this school-home links mixed alphabet review worksheet, students point to each of the 36 uppercase and lowercase letters and identify them with a caregiver.

For this language learning exercise, students complete multiple choice questions about punctuation, forms of sentences, nouns, and more. Students complete 30 questions.

Pupils study how to blend the sounds together in words with the CVC form. They use letter cards and the books, "Tin Man Fix-It," and Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. They work with /m/ words to blend the sounds together to read words....

Students create a word bank of sight words. Each student creates his/her own personal word bank, and creates pictures to illustrate the word.

Pupils are introduced to the vowel pattern that produces the /oo/ sound in words. Through matching, listening, and spelling activities, students recognize the phoneme /oo/ and it's placement in words. They write a message using words...

In this grammar worksheet, students will read 5 of the 15 most common grammatical errors in written and oral work. There are 2 examples of each mistake and 2 examples of the corrected mistake.

Tenth graders reinforce their knowledge of the format and elements of business letters by writing a request letter. A review of effective letter writing is provided prior to an independent assignment. This helps with scaffolding the...

First graders identify words with the "sh" pattern. They participate in phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation exercises. As the assessment portion of the lesson, they may write a story using words...

Second graders listen as the teacher describes how an acrostic poem is written. They research an endangered animal of Puerto Rico. Students write an acrostic poem as a class, and then individually about the animal they research. Students...

Students recognize the digraph /th/ in both spoken and written words. They read and spell words containing /th/ digraph. They read "Changes in Seasons" by Eizabeth Sengel and make a list of the words containing /th/ digraph.

First graders identify words associated with the -ar sound. They read sentences and compose a story that include words with the -ar sound. The assessment portion of lesson involves students in spelling words with the -ar pattern.

In this learning to read worksheet, students decode 5 words as they work with a caregiver to sound each letter of the word out until they have successfully pronounced the word.

Students explore new words through letters or letter groups. In this instructional activity about words, students use index cards to build new words. Each index card contains one letter or letter group. Students utilize different...

Students create an alphabet book for younger students based on Texas themes.

Students create a story map of the basic elements and significant events of the book Flat Stanley. Students brainstorm places they would like to visit if they had been flattened and then, write about an imagined experience. Students...

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel, by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students think of names of friends, family members, and classmates. Students write their names...

Students read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. In this reading lesson plan, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to...

Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.

In this magic tricks with numbers worksheet, students learn three tricks involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of simple numbers as a magic trick.

Students practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....

Students explore the computer software program "Kid's Pix." In this integrated technology lesson plan, students use their writing skills and technology skills to create a class book of their favorite "Kid Pix" stamps.

First graders read the book "I Like Me" and then design a collage showcasing different things they like about themselves. They write in journals to reflect on this lesson plan.