Second graders improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good decoding strategies, 2nd graders complete an initial read of a story. Working with a partner, they complete a timed assessment of...

Students explore the sounds of the alphabet. They practice making the /s/ sound. Students repeat tongue twisters. They write words with the /s/ sound. Students read a book about sounds and their spellings.

Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding strategies, 3rd graders, working in groups, write sentences that could be read with expression. Each member of the group takes turns...

Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/...

Students engage in an emergent literacy instructional activity in order to work on the skill of phonem ic awareness. The use of flashcards is essential for the instruction of the instructional activity. Students match the card with its...

First graders identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...

Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...

Pupils examine how to forecast weather. They examine the different types of weather and learn the correct vocabulary.

Students explore reading with expression. They practice reading fluency and changing speed, pitch and volume while reading. Students read Di and Mice, Bo and Rose, Stu's Tune. They practice reading using expression and fill out the...

First graders explore and discuss how someone feels when they are not in a safe place or situation and how someone might react when put in an unsafe situation. They view a demonstration performed by puppets that express good and bad...

Emerging writers identify an informational piece of writing. They are provided with examples of informational writing and view a PowerPoint on narrative writing. Then, they design their own informational writing with a brochure,...

Students discuss, analyze, and interpret "Portrait of a Dutch Family" by Fans Hals and then create subject specific projects for assessment. This cross-curricular lesson is well-suited for Language Arts or Visual Arts classrooms and...

Students identify and interpret what legendary traditional musicians of Louisiana that allows them to hear new genres of traditional music. They also identify what it means to be a legendary artist and read, write, and create a project...

Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms instructional activity, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.

Young scholars review basic reading decoding. Given books at their independent reading level, they read independently and with several different partners to increase reading fluency. They see how many more words per minute they can read...

Students complete an getting to know each other activity. In this personal names instructional activity, students play a name game, read a book about names, and then discuss why names are important. Students design a name card on oak tag...

This site features activities for the letters of the alphabet. Students have an opportunity to click on a letter and hear a story about that letter.

How can you teach your students letter recognition? This site offers insight into this necessary pre-reading skill set. Come and explore this informative resource.