Learners use digital cameras and software to create a digital story which consists of a series of digital images paired with a narrarated soundtrack. They focus on relevant images and a presecribed sequence of steps to provide a vignette...

Students explore the concept of theme. In this fairy tales lesson, students read several tales and complete hands-on activities, art projects, and dramatic play that lead to an awareness of the themes of the tales.

First graders listen to the story, Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg, then give appropriate responses to questions asked about the story. They investigate what compound words by participateing in a variety of activities.

Third graders make an accordion-fold book, review the vocabulary of visual art and are introduced to calligraphy. They plan a story using a sequence of words and sentences.

Second graders look closely at a Renaissance painting depicting an ancient Greek myth, review the term renaissance, hear a Greek myth that tells how the peacock got its tail, sequence the story, and identify the actions of the myth in...

First graders learn the importance of honesty as they practice problem solving, listening, and sequencing skills. The instructional activity uses the story, " Too Many Tamales."

Students read stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and create their own tale. In this writing applications lesson, students read the tales and analyze the specific details that Chaucer use. Students work in groups to...

Students examine how a breaking news story is constructed, first by predicting what facts and details must appear in what order, and then by assembling the story from cut-up pieces. They practice writing their own 'breaking news' lead...

Fourth graders read various stories in their literature books about families. Individually, they make a timeline showing the most important events in their lives. They bring in one artifact from their lives and write a paper about it...

Ninth graders review the parts of a plot sequence for a short story. They think of a famous Disney movie and plot the events of the movie in the correct plot sequence. They do the same for a comic strip, labeling the exposition, rising...

Second graders create a Reader's Theater script. In this reader's theater instructional activity, 2nd graders create their own script of a story in groups. They make props and act them out on FlipVideo and voice thread. 

Young scholars explore the differences between fiction and non-fiction book. For this genre study lesson, students read examples of fiction and non-fiction and identify the characteristics of each genre. Young scholars list the...

Eighth graders read Las Christmas and discuss their own cultural traditions. In this holiday traditions lesson plan, 8th graders write their personal story about a tradition or holiday memory. Students complete all stages of writing...

Young scholars explore foreign cultures by reading a story in class. In this Hispanic history instructional activity, students read the story Radio Man by Arthur Dorros and identify the times discrimination is used in the story. Young...

Seventh graders produce a newscast from an Ancient Roman city. In this journalism and history lesson, 7th graders work in groups to dramatize a historical event from the Roman Empire. students sequence the events, role-play, and create...

Learners first compare and contrast the traditional French Cinderella with Cinderella stories from around the world as well as the opera synopsis. Students write their own Cinderella stories, personalizing them with aspects from their...

Students improve their language skills through 11 activities. In this language skills lesson, students listen to picture books, answer questions about elements of a story, enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills, use 5 W questions,...

Students read books about animals and describe their structures, how they grow and change, and their life cycles. In this animals lesson plan, students also make animals out of pasta.

Students practice making predictions about what happen in the story by looking at the pictures and answering questions aloud. Given a blank sheet of paper and writing utensils, students draw a picture of a bear in a den and describe that...

Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.

Pupils read the book Big Block of Chocolate and complete language arts activities associated with it. In this language arts lesson plan, learners read the book as a read aloud or shared reading, and can compete writing, reading,...

First graders create predictions for the story, Just Me and My Mom. In this language arts lesson, 1st graders read and discuss the story. Additionally, students draw pictures of the events of the story to show who, what, where, and when....

First graders listen to the story New Shoes for Silvia by Johanna Hurwitz. In this literacy instructional activity, 1st graders do a picture walk and answer who, what, when, where and why questions. Students answer multiple...

Students participate in activities base on the story of the The Gingerbread Boy. In this literacy lesson, students listen to the story before retelling a number of times. They use a variety of props during the retellings such as picture,...