Curated OER
Music's Speed Zone
First graders read the story of the Tortoise and the Hare and relate it to tempo in music.
Curated OER
Drama: Learn A Lesson from the Lion
Reading is reading, whether it's for drama or English class. Boost reading fluency, accuracy, intonation, and comprehension while fostering creative acting skills. Kids read the provided tale of "The Lion and the Mouse" several times in...
Curated OER
Reader's Theater Flip Video Fluency
Students practice fluency. In this reader's theater lesson, students practice their fluency by rehearsing a script with their group. Once the group is ready, they create a background and props and are videotaped performing their script.
Learning Station
Writing Playscripts
In this writing worksheet, students read a short description of a play script. Then, students read a fable and write a play script of the fable.
Curated OER
Understanding Cultural Diversity
First graders examine different types of art to help them explain the idea of cultural diversity. This is a unit focusing on works of art.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables
This multi-media visual and language arts lesson offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...