Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reintroduce /B/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson, students practice identifying and pronouncing the letter "b." They actively participate as a group in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson includes links...
Activity
PBS

Dear Pen Pal

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Explore cultures from around the world with an engaging pen pal resource. Through a series of classroom activities and written correspondence, children learn about the favoritec pastimes, schooling, geography, and weather that is...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting, Phoneme Counting Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pre-readers use the provided cards to say and sort based on the number of phonemes in each word.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing an Informal Letter

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What is the difference between formal and informal letter writing? Who gets a formal letter? What about an informal letter? This reference page presents different introductions and phrases you might see in each type of letter, and then...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Alphabet

For Students Pre-K - K
This is a great way to give emerging printers a look at the big picture; the entire alphabet is written out in lowercase letters. They examine each letter and trace a dotted line to print it themselves. Consider putting this at the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peter and the Starcatchers: Magic Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engage your class in vocabulary from Peter and the Starcatchers with this exercise. Learners match words to their definitions to determine the magic number. 
Lesson Plan
Maine Content Literacy Project

Dramatic Structure of the Short Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The second lesson in a series of fourteen, this plan takes the short story basics a step further. Learners complete a quiz about the story from the previous day, discuss the text, learn about Anton Chekhov, and work in groups to begin...
Activity
PBS

Around the Block

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Arthur and his friends help children explore the concepts of family, community, and diversity in a fun series of activities. From performing peer interviews to mapping out the different places students have lived or visited, this...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Healthy Touches and Private Touches

For Teachers 1st Standards
Scholars identify the difference between healthy touches and private touches. A discussion leads pupils to recognize several trusting adults. Peers role-play scenarios in which they use three rules to remain safe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

B Is For Brush

For Students K - 1st
In this printing worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Bb. Students trace dotted examples and then practice on the blank primary lines.
Worksheet
Curated OER

B Is For Bridge

For Students K - 1st
In this printing worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter b. Students trace dotted examples and then practice on the blank primary lines.
Worksheet
Curated OER

B Is For Bug

For Students K - 1st
For this printing worksheet, students learn to form both upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Bb. Students trace dotted examples and then practice on the blank primary lines.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
The unicorn uses Uncle's underwear! Practice saying this tongue twister with your young learners to illustrated the /u/ sound. After comparing pairs of similar words (like cut and cat) and their sounds, learners will read Fuzz and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Naming Letters School/Home Links

For Students K
Send your kindergarten class home with this review sheet. They should read the name of each letter shown and point to it. Then have them identify their favorite letter and write it five times. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The ABC's of Breakfast

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the food group of various culturally diverse breakfast foods and discuss the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast every morning. They then try different foods that begin with the letter A, B and C and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Traceable Letter B - Preschool Alphabet Page

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood traceable "B" worksheet, learners practice handwriting skills and letter recognition as they trace uppercase and lowercase letters by following the arrows.
Worksheet
Starfall

Bb is for Bike

For Students K - 2nd
Learners learn to print the upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Bb in this language arts worksheet. Learners trace and then print their letters in unlined boxes.
Worksheet
Starfall

Bb is for Bike

For Students K - 2nd
In this printing practice worksheet, students learn to print both upper and lower case letter Bb. Students trace several examples before forming their letters in the unlined boxes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. For this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Young...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

What are Comfortable (Good) and Uncomfortable (Bad) Feelings?

For Teachers 1st Standards
Two puppets open a discussion about comfrotable and uncomfortable touches. Scholars add to the discussion information they remember from a previous lesson, then delve deep into three problem-solving safety rules, and explore...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Road to Careers (Part 3)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in teams to write individual friendly letters to the readers of the Careerville News who have written to the Career Information Columnist requesting information about working in Careerville. They focus their friendly...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce /D/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the letter sound, "d." In this sound fluency instructional activity, students view the letter "d" and practice repeating the sound. Learners identify the sounds of 12 letters written on the board and are given hints on...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter Y Coloring Page

For Students K - 1st
In this alphabet coloring worksheet, students identify the uppercase and lowercase letter y. Students color the image and words for the yolk.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Becoming Visible

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The television and interstate highways both came of age in 1950s America. Scholars use film, text, and discussion to explore how these and other cultural icons shaped the literature of the time. Pupils also create a family history...