Sixth graders listen to the story BEING A BAD SPORT as teacher reads to the class. They identify good and bad sportsmanship by reading and writing activities. They then go to the gym and simulate a game situation recording examples of...

Fifth graders create a HyperStudio book report after reading a novel. They work in pairs or small groups to design a HyperStudio stack about a previously-read novel. They use a variety of graphic organizers to have Students gather...

Students assess their understanding of Twelve Angry Men. They create flashcards for vocabulary terms, summarize one of the acts, construct a diorama and complete character wheels. They choose from other activities including creating...

Eighth graders identify the main idea and supporting details in paragraphs. In this language arts lesson plan, 8th graders review organizational patterns in paragraphs and determine which pattern is best for a given situation. ...

Eighth graders explore the main idea of stories. In this literacy instructional activity, 8th graders summarize the last TV show they watched, identify the main idea of the show, and list its supporting details. After a discussion of...

Eleventh graders examine the type of political reform in the 1800s. In groups, they analyze the Pendleton Civil Service Act and two other economic acts. To end the lesson, they take a quiz and discuss the impact of the acts on the...

Students were required to interview local community service volunteers. In groups, they present the information they gathered from the interview and determine if these people have made a difference in the community as a whole. They end...

Fourth graders read a Haitian folktale. They study main characters in Haitian folktales and explore multicultural information about Haiti. They clarify understanding by retelling a sentence (paraphrasing) and a passage in their own...

Students listen to the story, "Harriet Goes to the Circus," to launch into a lesson plan on positional words, such as over, under, and behind. After clipping out and coloring pictures of circus animals, students place them into a parade...

Third graders discuss and analyze safety rules with weapons. For this health and safety lesson, the teacher introduces the topic of weapons with the story The Drums of Noto Hanto. Students participate in a class discussion about weapons...

Students discuss similarities and differences of urban and rural communities.  For this urban and rural communities lesson, students compare urban and rural communities using a Venn Diagram.  Students examine maps of each type...

Sixth graders research Greek mythology and explore mythological references. In this Greek mythology lesson, 6th graders view a PowerPoint about Greek mythology and read myths and their characteristics. Students discuss the relevancy of...

Pupils write an abstract of a book concerning conservation. In this environmental activism lesson plan, students explore books such as Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.  Pupils choose a book about conservation from a suggested book...

Students engage in a novel study in order to appreciate literature and improve reading skills. The most important skill is reading comprehension and students must practice skills to aid in understanding the text.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the literature study of Dragonwings. They write about the story from the perspective of a reader that is well informed towards the last chapters. Students also find target vocabulary and...

Learners practice rating things using numbers between -2 to 2. In this rating instructional activity, students determine what a rating scale is before rating things such as the weather, a book, or a day using the numbers -2 to 2. They...

Second graders review silent reading techniques as the teacher models them. They discover the meaning of summarizing what they have read including the three step method and read Snake Safari. They then create a summary map together to...

Students investigate journalism by researching a list of articles. In this story analysis lesson, students read several current event articles and answer a list of study questions as a group. Students summarize the article and share the...

Students create a brief report summarizing their experience on a field trip or community based instruction trip. After returning from their experience, they jot down several points of interest. Students draw a picture that focuses on...

Young scholars brainstorm motives for which people left their homeland to come to America listing all their ideas on the board. They listen to the story, "Coming to America", reflect on the story, and summarize the reason for the family...

Students are provided with a model of how to better comprehend text through using a summarization rubric which includes: deleting trivial information, deleting repeated information, substituting easy words for lists of items, adding a...

Learners develop journalistic style of writing through considering selection and presentation of information. Students tie science with journalistic writing. Learners summarize several science species.

Students develop a topic for a class newspaper article and set up an interview with someone involved in the issue. They record the interview using an iPod with a voice recorder then use direct quotes for their article. As a whole...

Fourth graders use various pictures to identify the economic activities, food supply or religious beliefs of the Ohlone Indians. Students create a cooperative learning travel brochure.