Students explore the letter sounds and the book, "ABC Yummy." They create a page including the letter, illustration, and sentence for a class ABC book.

Students examine and discuss the writing of ratios as fractions and where they can be found in the real world. They complete worksheets and a questionnaire, and calculate the mean, median, and mode scores for the class.

Learners understand the importance of tone in a piece of artwork. They become more aware of purpose before they evaluate any form of art. Students use tone to help establish the success of a written story.

First graders apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.

Students review a list of slang used by pirates and then compile a list of slang that they use in their everyday language. They discuss which examples of slang should be included in the dictionary and in which contexts slang is appropriate.

Sixth graders understand the patterns of change observable on Earth as a result of the movement of the different bodies in the solar system. They identify the physical characteristics of the different components of the solar system.

Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...

First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.

Pupils develop a deeper understanding of the connection between improvisation and inspiration. They choose a partner and take out their original poems. With their partners, have them say the poem with a steady beat.

Students examine Arkansas's official symbols. They take all of the symbols they learned and put them into a coloring book.

Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...

Fifth graders engage in a "layered" unit of discovery. There are three levels of potential learning opportunities, in the spirit of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (bronze, silver, gold). The instructional activity is based upon fractions.

Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...

In this am words worksheet, students unscramble the letters in each example to create 'am' words. Students spell 10 'am' words.

In this word jumble worksheet, learners unscramble the letters to spell 'at' words. Students 9 'at' words and use the word bank for help.

For this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to create words in the 'eat' word family. Students spell 10 words.

In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to create words in the 'ore' family. Students spell 10 'ore' words.

Contains plans for two lessons that teach about rhyming words using the song "A-Hunting We Will Go." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...

A K-1 lesson plan from TEAMS Distance Learning. "Students will practice rhyming words and also be able to identify words that rhyme. These lessons will have them active."

Students use listening and kinesthetic skills to show their understanding of rhyme. They associate words that rhyme through pantomime. This activity encourages students to use prior knowledge and experience.

A teacher-led activity teaching students to identify whether it contains rhyming words. This site also contains links to Rhyming Books.

An exciting version of baseball to build fluency in creating rhyming words. The classroom is divided into two teams; when one team is up to bat the first student is given a word family such as -at. They must create a rhyming word and...

In this teacher-led activity on this site, students work together in the classroom creating a book full of rhymes.

This online lesson plan focuses on Nancy E. Shaw's "Sheep in a Jeep." There are several creative activities that help students to determine what words rhyme with each other.