First graders read Fry Phrases to practice phrasing and sight word recognition. The skills of reading a grade level text and fluency with accuracy are also practiced. The students pace themselves in reading with this type of practice.

Fifth graders examine note taking skills in order to support opinions. For this language arts lesson, 5th graders read several newpaper articles and discuss a current issue. Students explore how to paraphrase so as not to commit plagiarism.

In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast, or read the transcript of an article about the Superbowl and the NFL. They tell the significance of six numbers and answer 7 comprehension questions. Students complete a...

Second graders read the story The Broken Bed and then sequence the story in their own words. In this sequencing lesson plan, 2nd graders also write narrative with a specific beginning, middle, and end.

Students read an article about Apple overtaking Google as the most valuable brand in the world and complete several activities regarding the topic. In this ESL lesson, students explore brand names as they pertain to products people...

Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits instructional activity, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a...

Students discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. In this language arts lesson, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after reading....

Students complete several activities to learn about wolves. In this wolf science lesson, students read and complete activities to learn about wolf communication, their life cycle, fun facts, and hunting activities. Students also read...

Students learn vocabulary words. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students write a word, listen for it in a story and write down what they think it means.

Students complete activities based on All About Owls written by Jim Arnosky, Owl At Home written by Arnold Lobel, and Owl Moon written by Jane Yolen.

Middle schoolers explore how to read the resistor color code and a meter.

Second graders participate in small group sight word activities. In this sight word lesson, 2nd graders use sight word cards to practice reading, saying and spelling a stack of words. They build words that include the ch, tch, sh, and th...

Students read Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate the characteristics of a realistic fiction piece. They are asked comprehension questions during and after...

Young scholars develop their skills at writing poetry by listening to poetry and using a model to emulate and write a poem. In this poetry writing instructional activity, students listen to Louis MacNeice's poem 'Prayer Before Birth' and...

Students use scooter boards safely after listening to ways Marvin K. Mooney traveled on a scooter board.

In this comprehension worksheet, 5th graders focus on following written directions. Students seek out and circle specific "direction" words in the 11 sentences given.