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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory the Terrible Eater
Students are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest
Students are read I Love You the Purplest, by Barbara Joosse. For this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three "Tier Two" words. As a group, they discuss the meanings of the words both before and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Into the A, B, Sea
Students are read Into the A, B, Sea, by Deborah Lee Rose. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World
Students are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and...
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Sounding Out Accuracy
Students examine sounding out words. In this language arts lesson, students practice sounding out words. Students sound out each letter in the word and blend the sounds to create a word.
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Ample Apples
First graders read stories and make observations about the life cycle of an apple tree. They write and illustrate expository text about apple trees and make applesauce.
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Second Grade English/Language Arts Quiz
In this language activity, 2nd graders complete multiple choice questions about sentence structure, parts of speech, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Numerical Analysis: Worksheet 12: Comparing Root-Finding Methods
In this root-finding worksheet, students rank numbers in asymptotic order. They identify and discuss the roots of the original function. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 10 problems.
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Interning Japanese Canadians
Students create a time line of the Japanese Canadian internment of World War II to the apology of the government in 1997. In this World War II lesson plan, students identify historical events in sequence.
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Technology-commected Folklife Lesson Plan: Fables
Learners discuss ways the stories were alike and different. The teacher demonstrate how to draw a Venn diagram using Microsoft Word. They label the two circles and enter the likenesses and differences on the diagram.
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The Magic Pot
Students read the story The Magic Pot and complete language arts based activities based on the story. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss, listen, observe, and complete language worksheets.
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Before the Tsunami
Learners practice their conversation and writing skills as they strengthen their ability to talk and write about the past. In this ESL lesson, students narrate a series of past events using past simple verb forms. Learners then...
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Rosa Parks Dies
Young scholars read a story called Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Diesand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Rosa Parks lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Events Leading to the Indian Removal 1830-1832
Students consider the effects of Indian Removal on the Cherokee Nation. In this American history lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Students write short stories that detail the...
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Let's Make Stew!
Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden activity, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening activity. Students read 'Still-Life...
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Giving and Following Directions
Students discover how to give and receive directions to complete tasks. In this communication lesson, students write directions based on a map of the location of a pizza parlor and delivery locations.
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Making Predictions by Analyzing Key Ideas and Details
Students make predictions. In this language arts lesson, students read nonfiction texts and make predictions about what they are going to read. Students confirm and revise their predictions as they read the text.
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Wild for Watermelon
In this multiple skills worksheet, young scholars identify long and short vowel sounds in words and sequence the life cycle of a watermelon. Students write 14 answers.
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What's Math Got To Do With It?
Students explore numbers, computation, ratios, proportions, probabilities, statistics, and money in this six lessons unit. Practical applications in the real world are emphasized through an interactive approach to math in these lessons.
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The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
Students interpret the Second Amendment. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students examine the right to bear arms as they compare 2 Michigan Supreme Court cases and discuss their personal interpretations of the amendment.
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Esperanza Rising
Learners explore foreign cultures by reading a story in class. In this Hispanic history lesson plan, students read the story Radio Man by Arthur Dorros and identify the times discrimination is used in the story. Learners discuss labor...
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Alphabet Activities
In this literacy activity, learners complete a variety of activities involving the alphabet. They also practice putting words into alphabetical order.
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Climb 'n' Slide Letter: i
In this practicing cursive writing worksheet, students trace the formation steps to form the climb 'n' slide letter i, write it alone and in sequence, and trace and write a word containing the letter i. Students complete six cursive...
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History of the English Language - Word Origins
Young scholars use on-line resources to research their own name, determine its language origin and meaning. They take an on-line quiz to determine their "naming-style."