Curated OER
Famous People Research Project
Fourth graders research a famous person in Michigan history. They will use at least three different resources including technology to conduct their research. They then will use various forms of technology to create individual research...
Curated OER
Adventures in Exploration
Fifth graders research major explorers in history using their textbook and then create a timeline using Timeline Software. Students participate in class discussions and write an essay about the explorer they researched.
Curated OER
More Body Parts
Fourth graders, using Total Physical Response strategies, learn additional body parts in Spanish.
Curated OER
Circumlocution
Students describe unfamiliar objects and situations using existing vocabulary and circumlocution techniques.
Curated OER
Great Gullah Story Telling Packet
Sixth graders examine the Creole language known as Gullah which is a form of speech comprised of a number of unrelated languages. They determine how slaves used this to communicate so that slave masters would not be able to understand...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Share "The Fight" Oral Fluency Practice
This module provides a reading fluency lesson plan. To help second grade students improve their reading fluency, teachers will use Helen Moore's poem "The Fight" during the lesson plan.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Reading Fluency
This lesson engages students in reading fluency practice. Teachers will modeling auditorily, use timed self-assessments, and ensure partners give feedback to motivate the students.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Beach Ball Word Families
A great fun activity to use with students to practice fluency and word families.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sentence Scramblers
A great exercise to help young scholars practice reading fluency by using sentence strips and games.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Reading Fluency
This lesson plan has students practice two methods to become more fluent in silent reading.
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Phrases: Phrase Speed Practice [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a list of wards from a passage three times and then take turns reading the passage while focusing on speed and accuracy.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Star and a Wish
For this lesson students will use the game "A Star and a Wish" to help develop better fluency in reading. After practicing the game as a whole group, students will be divided into pairs to continue playing the game and have the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Carle's Crazy Critters
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to read books aloud to the class. Students also spend time researching Eric Carle and his practices as a writer and illustrator. Finally, students become writers and illustrators...