Students become fluent readers. They need plenty of time to practice reading familiar text in order to remember more words, read faster, smoother, and more expressively. Students reread familiar text, the more their reading skills with...

Second graders recognize what comprehension is and can explain the strategies they are using.  In this reading comprehension lesson, 2nd graders self assess the strategies they are using to comprehend a text.  Students answer...

Young scholars explore the benefits of summarizing in this instructional activity. The students define summarization and review the six step process. They listen as the teachers reads "Land of the Rings" and then write an individual...

Learners study the letter sound recognition for the /a/ by recognizing the sound one makes when they sneeze. They use a chart with a tongue twister on it and work with letterboxes and manipulative letters that focus on words with the...

Students record their own voices using microphones, computers, and reading selections and chart progress at recognizing words, phonics, word structure, and context clues. This elementary instructional activity uses the computer program...

Students read and explore the themes of the book The Eighty Yard Run. For this literature lesson, students discuss their observations and predictions. Students develop their own story which is similar to that of The Eighty Yard Run.

Students research endangered animals. In this endangered animals lesson, students research the Internet for information. Students use this information to write a report and practice reading for fluency and expression. Students record...

Pupils that are beginning readers distinguish between letters that are easily mixed up. Such as m and n, b and d. They work on reading fluency and letter recognition. The lesson is designed to help students who are struggling with...

Young scholars play a Christmas themed board game to review holiday vocabulary. They practice their fluency by talking in small groups about whatever the board game square topic brings up for no less than two minutes (or they must move...

Students study language. In this fluency lesson, students discover how to say a variety of irregular words (e.g. was). They work as a class or in a small group with the teacher as he or she introduces the words on the board or an index...

Students identify the sound of the letter "t". In this sound fluency lesson, students view the letter "t" on the board and practice repeating the letter sound following the teachers cue. Students practice identifying the sounds of 12...

Students demonstrate how to pronounce the letter "b" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students practice saying the "b" sound orally and repeat words that contain the letter "b." Additionally, students demonstrate the differences...

Students explore word fluency by participating in a language arts game. In this vocabulary identification lesson plan, students collaborate in two small teams, each armed with a fly swatter, in order to swat vocabulary words spoken by...

Young scholars practice the letter sound -er. In this sound fluency lesson, students identify the two letters that make the sound and write them on the board. Young scholars practice making the sound -er and begin to identify 12 other...

Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on the board that...

Fourth graders read Cassie's Journey: Going West in the 1860's. In this pioneer literature activity, 4th graders develop a timeline of the major happenings in the story by creating a timeline. Students discuss new discoveries about the...

In this reading worksheet, students perform a short reader's theater script based on the book Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Students take a part in this 4 character play and read or perform it.

In this reading worksheet, students participate in a 2 character reader's theater play based on the book If You Take a Mouse to School.

Explore language arts by completing a worksheet with class. They read the story Owl Moon and discuss the rhythm of the writing and how action verbs are used appropriately. Then complete a writing worksheet which discusses writing...

Here is a strategy for groups to contribute to whole class vocabulary development. Teams (based on seating rows) work together to look up dictionary definitions of words from upcoming sections of the book (though previous sections seem...

Pupils, over an extended time, read and explain the nonsense words of Lewis Carroll's poem, "Jabberwocky". They infer the meaning of the poem using visualizing as well as decoding skills. While written for first graders, this is easily...

Third graders practice word recognition and vocabulary building. They find word cards in the classroom. Then they practice reading the words and using them in sentences. Additional practice is gained by writing the words and using them...

First graders read and discuss several stories. They share information about different types of shelter around the world. They explain that lifestyles and shelter depend very much on where people live and how they use the resources...

Third graders explore the biodiversity that exist on the prairie. Through reading or listening to books, they keep track of vocabulary words associated with the prairie on an 'Alphabet Poster'.