Students listen to a story about putting words in alphabetical order so they can decide who should start the Letter Land Parade. They practice alphabetizing letters, and words.

First graders write and illustrate a story for a subtraction problem subtracting from the number ten. Students explore subtraction situations by using counters to represent a familiar number- based literature selection. Students role...

Pupils engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's Theater...

Students create a presentation on one of seven diseases common to sea going ships.  For this diseases on ships lesson, students research diseases commonly found on ships of the late 16th and early 18th centuries.  Students...

Students explore literary classics by reading The Legend of King Arthur. In this legendary story lesson, students read the story The Legend of King Arthur and identify the main characters and how they will reenact the story. Students...

Students are read Arthur's New Puppy, by Marc Brown. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meaning of the new words, as a group, both before and after the...

Students are read Gregory, the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused activity, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before...

Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read I'm a Little Teapot, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...

Students listen to the story "Miss Bindergarten Stays Home" and are introduced to tier two words.  In this tier 2 lesson plan, students answer questions relating to the vocabulary words from the story. Students then...

Students are read Rap a Tap Tap, by Leo & Diane Dillon. For 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...

Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. For this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Circus is Coming and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab words...

Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this vocabulary identification lesson, students read the book The Grouchy Ladybug and answer study questions about the story. Students define a list of vocabulary...

Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students read Two Bad Ants, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and...

Students sequence seven events from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by matching the correct event with the day of the week. They recall details from the story as they unscramble words on a worksheet.

Young scholars role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...

Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Peter's Chair, listening for 3 pre-select tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students practice recognizing...

Fifth graders study the story of the voyage of the Mayflower told from the view point of the three Allerton siblings who were on board the ship. The book tells of their voyage across the Atlantic and their first year here on the North...

Students read A Little Trouble in Amsterdam and discuss their reading. In this reading comprehension lesson, students complete pre-reading activities and post-reading activities for the book A Little Trouble in Amsterdam by Richard...

First graders preview "The Great Kapok Tree" by discussing the cover and the tree. They read the book and acknowledge the animals. They play a sequencing game in groups to identify the order the animals appeared in the book.

Students analyze songs, drawings and stories from the 19th century temperance movement. They work together in groups to form a temperance society within their classroom and analyze strategies of campaigns during the movement.

Learners simulate the movement of cold and warm fronts as they listen to a story about the weather and Mr. Sun. They brainstorm the characteristics of each type of front then write about which front they would prefer if they were a...

First graders examine biographical information about Tomie dePaola and create a birthday card for him. They play an Author Guessing Game, listen to the book "The Art Lesson," explore the Tomie dePaola website, and illustrate a birthday...

Students read Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland's, Sami and the Time of Troubles before discussing it as a class. They brainstorm ideas for a letter to the main character, Sami. Next, they write a rough draft of a letter to...

Students discover how the public's perceptions of science have changed throughout recent history; then research scientific and technological breakthroughs in a variety of areas. They then create plays that allow scientists to encounter...