Students explore the music alphabet. They step up from any letter of the musical alphabet. Students practice stepping up or skipping from various letters within the musical alphabet.

Students expand their knowledge of the definition of a proper noun. They also realize that capital letters are used at the beginning of proper nouns. They are explained what a proper noun is: proper nouns put names to faces; They're...

Students identify and use literary devices such as personification, idioms, hyperbole, and metaphors. They identify one literary device and illustrate the meaning. They write a letter using correct letter format and incorporates literary...

Young scholars strengthen their reading of new words with phonics and blending sounds in short words. They interact with word cards with short letter sounds like sit, mat, fit, etc. Each student also assesses magnetic letters to...

Students work together to find and spell Thanksgiving. On a obstacle course, they follow the cones to search for the letters. If they acquire an incorrect letter, they are required to do either push-ups or sit-ups. To end the activity,...

Students examine the definition of a proper noun. They practice using capital letters at the beginning of proper nouns. Students proofread and edit a news story about the tennis tournament, Wimbledon. They create their own fantasy...

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...

Fifth graders read Dear Mr. Henshaw and identify the character trait of self-respect as exhibited by Leigh throughout the story. They evaluate the author's use of letters to tell the story and discuss how the story would be different if...

Fifth graders collect and organize data from writing samples, use fractions and decimals to describe the experimental data, and use the experimental results to make predictions about the frequency of letter usage in the English language.

Students 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....

High schoolers investigate the impact of the plague. In this European history activity, students listen to their instructors present information regarding the black death and then write letters regarding the plague from the perspective...

Fourth graders visit Black Bayou Lake refuge to observe the effects of land and water pollution. They photograph examples of pollution. They list the effects of land and water pollution. They write a persuasive letter to convince others...

Students investigate various careers in the field of aviation in this lesson. They watch and discuss a video, develop a list of careers in aviation mentioned in the video, and create a resume and cover letter for an entry level aviation...

Students write a letter to King George III from the point of view of Thomas Jefferson. They defend constitutional democracy and explain the differences between limited and unlimited government.

Sixth graders interpret diary entries, letters and read maps to better understand portions of history. They create an oral presentation demonstrating understanding of how cultural characteristics have been communicated through art,...

Students practice typing the letters on the left side of the home row of keys. They complete time tests and examine their results. They discover words from those letters as well.

Students examine how blending sounds together helps them pronounce words. They look a flash cards with letters on them in order to blend the letter sounds together before listening to riddles that encourage them to blend letters into...

Students research the journey west of 19th century emigrants. In this pioneer lesson plan, students read the letters and diaries of a fictitious family traveling on the Oregon Trail. They mark their route on a US map, create a chart...

First graders identify community helpers and their roles. In this transportation lesson, 1st graders complete a series of lessons integrating technology and literacy. Students decode sounds of short u, c/s/ and g/j/ words and improve...

Students examine short stories to determine how clues are planted in story stories of the mystery genre. They look at how Edgar Allan Poe planted clues in "The Purloined Letter." They write an original short story in which they plant...

Students brainstorm words about giving/kindness that begin with each letter of the alphabet. In this alphabet giving lesson, students bend into the shape of the letters and act out their giving words. Suggested words are included in the...

Learners examine the letter 'e'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and use letterboxes to write 'e' words. They pick out short /e/ words...

Pupils complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...

Students recognize the difficulty of knowing who wrote a letter from the envelope. In this writing "voice" lesson, students understand the meaning of voice in writing and detect who the writers are in a worksheet.