Fifth graders create imaginative creatures are called Alebrijes.

Second graders create digital picture books reflecting their experiences during the school year on field trips and various classroom activities. Using digital pictures taken during the year, they write captions for each picture and...

Eleventh graders use a chart to compare and relate events that have happened in the past to ones that are occuring now. If an event is unclear, they research it and add it to their chart.

Tenth graders explore how to avoid problems that occur during extreme weather and how accidents can be avoided by not taking risks.

Eighth graders engage in the discovery of the meaning of Sacred Landscapes. The religious concept is researched for its impact upon the practices of Native Americans and the geographical regions. They write reflection papers upon the...

Second graders read books and other resources to learn about bats. In this bats lesson plan, 2nd graders read books and research the internet about bats. Once students learn about bats, they will take an online bat quiz.

Students create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...

Students explore the growing unrest in France in November 2005. They read various editorial responses to the violence and brainstorm problems and solutions that might help the people of France move forward effectively.

Second graders speak in front of small groups using their My Favorite Artwork form.

Students determine that we are the same. They discuss that we have differences and realize our differences make us special. They recall the ways in which human beings and Sesame Street characters are alike. They create a second...

The goal of Interactive Story Retelling: Encouraging Retelling with Picture Supports is to build early comprehension skills and promote oral expression by having learners sequence the events in a story using pictures and then retell the...

This activity will help children build vocabulary, become familiar with essential parts of a story, and develop story sequencing skills. They can create silly stories by drawing story parts out of a bag.

Students examine the importance of setting in this excerpt about the moors, from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The legend of the hound that haunts the mysterious landscape of Dartmoor captured Arthur Conan...

Come and play with Clifford the Big Red Dog! Your favorite big red dog is back with all new stories, songs and adventures.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan, based on Look! Snow! by Kathryn O. Galbraith, in which learners learn how to utilize text and picture clues to determine basic time elements of setting in a story. Students follow this...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use pictures and word clues to determine the setting of fiction texts. Lessons are based on the books The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down by Paul...

In this learning module, students will study the concept of setting in literary text. Worksheets and PowerPoint lessons are provided to help students practice with finding "settings" and then citing reasons that support their answers.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Based on Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, a lesson in which students learn how to utilize text and picture clues to determine a when and where the story takes place.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the book Gaspard at the Seashore by Anne Gutman to teach clues students can use to determine where a story takes place. The book must be provided by the teacher, but downloadable worksheets for...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A set of two lesson plans designed to teach students to use context clues to identify the setting and changes within it. Lessons are based on the books Bigmama's by Donald Crews and The Stories Julian...

The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even...

Teachers will learn how to use story writing frames with their students. Teachers will learn how to implement story frames; measure progress with story frames; and find research to support using story frames. A reproducible story frame...

REACH for more! Be an author! Write and illustrate your very own story by mixing up a simple recipe of WHO, WHERE, WHAT, and ENDING.

This landing page provides different lesson plan choices on teaching RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings,