First graders recognize and learn the value of coins. In this instructional activity on money, 1st graders read the book Monster Money by Grace Maccarone, discuss the role of money in society, identify various coins, and explore making...

What's more fun than playing with your food? Writing a poem about it! A quick and straightforward lesson guides young writers through the steps of writing a funny, well-structured poem about combining sports and food.

Students use the basic required 200 words by sight in sentences of three to six words, use the words to play bingo and rhyming word activity.

First graders demonstrate how to complete the activity "Rhyme Time with Lucy", use the LCD Projector for large screen previewing. Each student need to complete the activity "Rhyme Time with Lucy".

In this alphabetical order worksheet, students read ten words that have the "uck" rhyming pattern. Students put the words in alphabetical order.

Pupils become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.

Students compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music lesson, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Students perform the song for their classmates.

Students engage in the writing process and differentiate between what is real versus fantasy. They identify the rhyming words and follow the steps of writing to complete the page for the class book. The prompt is checked looking for...

Third graders compile their writings into pop-up books after reading "The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters." The book contains letters, invitations, essays, and narratives they have written previously. The project also includes...

Second graders participate in activities focusing on the fruit group and rhyming words.

In this online interactive "est" word family worksheet, students examine 10 "est" words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed...

Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. For this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.

Second graders listen to the story "Chicken Little" as it is read to the whole group while recognizing similarities in the character's names. They create another character to be added to the story using the same rhyming pattern and make...

Young scholars read In The Small Small Pond by Denise Fleming. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of the pond ecosystem. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and...

Students practice recognizing sights words. In this literacy lesson, students recognize and read 200 sight words, use combinations of words to make sentences, use words to fill in basic sentences, successfully pass spelling tests with...

First graders read and examine Dr. Seuss books, and create and write their own stories.

Students practice spelling by creating a model turkey.  In this vocabulary lesson, students utilize fake feathers and foam letters to spell words on a fake turkey body,  Students read the book Ten Fat Turkeys, and identify the...

First graders observe that rhyming words have different beginnings, but the same endings by viewing examples on the overhead projector. They say the beginnings of the words that go with the correct endings. They then come up one at a...

In this word family worksheet, students unscramble a set of 10 words to form word family "en" words. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

In this word family worksheet, students unscramble 10 words, all in the "id" word family. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble a set of 9 words, forming "ing" word family words. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

Students listen to and read nursery rhymes. They discuss rhyming words. Students play a variety of computer games with rhymes, numbers and telling time. They retell the story through dramatic play, speech, and comprehension questions.

Students practice reading and writing in this cross-curricular instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on daily practice, individual improvements, and positive reinforcements for jobs well done...

In this 'ick' words worksheet, students unscramble the letters to create words from the 'ick' word family. Students complete 10 examples.