Free Reading
Free Reading: Letter Ring Game: Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A fun, unique version of the game "Ring Around the Rosie" that builds the students' accuracy in identifying letters, sounds, and words that begin with that letter. A link to printable letter cards is provided on this site as well.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Give Me Five; Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
An exciting game to build students' understanding and accuracy of producing words that begin with the same letter. Students sit in a circle and the teacher says the sound of the letter. One student must pass a bean bag around the circle...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? Letter Sound Accuracy Game
An exciting activity for the whole class to practice listening for a specific letter sound. When they hear a word with the sound they are listening for they give it a thumbs up; if it doesn't have the sound, they give it a thumbs down....
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaborative Prewriting and Drafting
A very useful lesson that incorporates the process of collaboration to elementary students. Students brainstorm and use prewriting strategies to write a group story.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Safety Safari
Second graders will engage in nonfiction reading and writing strategies that will help them describe and adopt safe and healthy behaviors. An anticipation guide, a song, and several high-interest trade books will engage the the readers...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me?: Developing Persuasive Writing
This effective tool for teaching persuasive writing contains thorough lesson plans which encourage students to take a stance and create arguments to support their position. Contains printable worksheets, rubrics, a PowerPoint...
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "The Time Machine" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
Teacher guide for "The Time Machine" includes chapter-by-chapter plot summaries, pre-reading journal ideas, vocabulary studies, study questions, discussion topics, figurative language, character studies, themes, and reading strategies.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Hitting the Target Number
The purpose of this task is to help learners develop flexible strategies for adding and subtracting within 20. Students will pick 5 number cards from pre-made cards labeled 1-10. Then, another student will pick a "target number" between...