Students explore problems and solutions in literature. In this literature lesson, students identify problems and solutions in short guided and independent reading samples. Students also discuss characterization techniques used to develop...

Students use unfamiliar objects to make inferences. For this making inferences lesson, students make guesses about what an item does. Students brainstorm together and make lists of ideas and write them on index cards. The teacher gives...

Work on identifying text structure with this thorough worksheet. After studying a diagram depicting six different text structures (compare/contrast, spatial, chronological, problem and solution, cause and effect, and order of...

How is religious freedom connected to the conflict between China and Tibet? After reading an online passage of background information, your learners will divide into groups and both read and view an interview with the Dalai Lama. They...

Students identify a problem, the process by which it is solved, and the solution in a piece of literature.  In this problem solving lesson, students read a nonfiction passage and use a think-pair-share strategy to identify the...

Dogs have to stay healthy, too! Take a look at a reading comprehension activity that includes a passage about Sam and his dog Hally, who could use a few more walks and exercise.

Determining which statements represent fact or the author's opinion in an integral part of reading informational text. Encourage seventh graders to read a passage about Barack Obama and the city of Chicago, as well as a passage focused...

In this identifying graphic organizers and their texts instructional activity, students observe chronological, compare & contrast, sequence, cause & effect, and problem & solution graphic organizers, read short passages, and...

In this reading worksheet, students use this graphic organizer/story map to record the important parts of a piece of literature. Students record the setting, characters, problem, solution and ending.

Second graders read Ronald Morgan Goes To Bat and answer comprehension questions.  In this problem solving lesson, 2nd graders recognize that Ronald has a problem and find a solution. Students predict the outcome of the story.

Discover with your class the humorous solution that follows tall tales. Elementary learners will discuss the tall tale Paul Bunyan and give ordinary solutions for the problems in the story. They will read Sally Ann Thunder Ann...

For this ESL/ELL Commonwealth Games worksheet, learners read a selection about "India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games." They discuss the passage, identify the problems and solutions, and talk about their own favorite sports. They...

While a terrific idea, this instructional activity in which learners create a timeline showing the date that a variety of buildings and monuments were built in Ancient Rome, requires resources teachers may not have. It requires the use...

Third graders practice predicting. In this prediction lesson, 3rd graders read a worksheet and they predict where 15 words will fit into the story. After they read the story, they discuss the similarities and differences between their...

In this World Habitat Day lesson plan, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences,...

Young scholars apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency. They use their imagination and create their own short stories. They identify words as various parts of the story - including setting, character, problem,...

"What is the theme of this story?" The very question can spark fear in the minds of readers and incinerate confidence. Here you will discover an exercise that shows how writers use the tools of setting, plot, conflict, and...

Students investigate the example Gandhi set for others to not engage in violence when being oppressed.  In this rebellion lesson, students identify violence and discuss how it is used and often ineffective.  Students create a...

Students solve simple math problems in the target language using words instead of numberals. They use the appropriate interpretive strategies to compute in the taget language. Students use complex language structures to solve the...

Students gain a strong foundation for reading, writing, and using nonfiction through this lesson. They gain an awareness and general understanding what text structures are. Students also identify and interpret what clues they can use...

Whether or not you are new to using graphic organizers with informational or expository text, the materials in this guide will prove useful. 

In this problem solving worksheet, students read a fictional passage about a tribe of people who need to gather wood from a particular tree. There are natural barriers to this task as well as vicious enemies to avoid. Students problem...

Instruct your class on biomimetics while practicing reading comprehension with this worksheet. Learners read a passage that describes the efforts of scientists, starting with Leonardo da Vinci, to emulate nature to solve issues in...

Help your high schoolers identify the main idea of a passage with this lesson on paraphrasing. First rewriting a paragraph in their own words, they then underline the most important words in their paraphrase and use them in a summary....