Shelves filled with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. Bouquets of red roses. Racks of romantic cards. Stores are preparing for Valentine's Day. Has the holiday become too commercialized? That is the question asked by a lesson designed...

Guide class members through Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis with a series of questions designed for before, during, and after reading. Readers consider Gregor's situation and his options. In addition, they...

What is a preposition? How many can you list? This worksheet has learners fill in the blanks with prepositions listed at the top of the page. Great practice opportunity!

Today's discussion of The Autobiography of Malcolm X focuses on the precise words, the telling phrases, and the sensory details Haley uses to enliven his story. Writers then work to incorporate these same techniques in the draft of their...

Second graders read Trouble with Trolls. In this author/illustrator lesson, 2nd graders read a story and discuss their favorite parts. Students make predictions and connections to the book. 

Students use the My Hero website to help them develop their reading skills. They create a KWL chart for the hero of their choice.

Students choose a paragraph from a book of their choice, identify the main idea, and draw an illustration of the main idea. They write original paragraphs, illustrate them, and trade with a partner, identifying the main idea of the...

Students read "The Golden Ball" and discuss plot and story elements. In this drama lesson, students review script vs. story writing and presentation. Students take turns reading parts of the play and discuss, make paper crowns and...

Students discuss cause and effect relationships and the chain reaction involved before listening to the story "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears". Students create flow charts to show the chain reactions of causes and effects in the...

Second graders connect reading to writing by making predictions, completing text to world connections, solving problems, and more. In this reading and writing lesson plan, 2nd graders draw conclusions after reading and write them down.

Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. In this story elements lesson, 2nd graders act out familiar activities  by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....

Learners create a set of class rules. In this literature lesson, students listen to the story "Miss Nelson is Missing". After listening to the story, learners brainstorm and develop a set of class rules.

  Learners listen to books written by Mo Willems each day and discuss the story elements of each.  In this reading strategies lesson, students decide after reading through the whole series of books, what their favorite book is...

First graders predict what will happen in different parts of the story Koala Louby Mem Fox. For this predictions lesson plan, 1st graders say and write their predictions.

Eighth graders listen to an account of the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, 8th graders listen a guest speaker discuss the Holocaust experience. Students then complete an assignment based on what the guest speaker shared.

Students examine the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado." In this character lesson, students discuss and analyze the characters in the story. Students make personal connections to the characters and create a brochure...

Students listen to the story The True Story  of the Three Little Pigs and explore a variety of questions related to conflict resolution. In this trade book activity lesson, students listen to the teacher ask a variety of higher...

Students study and perform Aesop's fables. In this Aesop's fables lesson, students read and/or listen to a number of the famous fables. They make masks based on the characters and perform a fable using the masks. They write about the...

In this creative writing worksheet, students choose one item from each category about who, where, and when and write a creative Halloween story. Students write 1 story.

Students connect literature (story Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan) to math concepts. In these estimating and money lessons, students work with jelly beans, unifix cubes, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, to estimate and make...

Second graders investigate the book Spicy Hot Colors. In this colors lesson, 2nd graders experiment mixing paint and creating different colors. Students make text to world connections and record their responses and draw pictures.

Learners study wildlife and identify similarities and differences between their home and wild environments. In this wildlife lesson plan, students make connections between wildlife and wildlife habitats. Learners then build...

Third graders explore the multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens and examine the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. In this Molly's Pilgrim instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the poem "The New Colossus," examine...

Students explore patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters