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Libros Y Amigos: Publishing Bilingual Books
Learners review simple phrases and vocabulary in Spanish. In groups, they create at least one page of a bilingual class book with an illustration. Once the book is completed, they present their page to the class for another review of...
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ABC Book of Words
Students make a book. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students brainstorm vocabulary words about China, write the words in alphabetical order, discuss the meanings of each word and make a book of the words.
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Anatomy of a Book
Students reference books to become familiar with locating information necessary for citing resources in a research paper. In this technical writing lesson students work in groups to find the answers to prepared questions.
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Pre-k Book Talk
Students read the book Corduroy and tell if they liked or didn't like the story. In this books lesson plan, students have a stuffed bear to hold while reading the story.
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Spiders and Their Body Parts
Students gain an understanding of the different parts of spiders by observing and drawing a spider. They utilize technology in order to gain a better understanding of spiders and their body parts.
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Body Parts Vocabulary
Students identify the main parts of the human body. In this human body vocabulary lesson, students trace each other's body outline on butcher paper and label the parts of the body. Students define what each body part does. This lesson is...
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Parts of the Body
Fifth graders create a quiz. In this parts of the body lesson, 5th graders identify and illustrate body parts. With a partner, students create a quiz on the terms used during the lesson.
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Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part One)
Students make flip books of rhyming words and match words together that are on cards. In this rhyming lesson plan, students read books and read individual words to identify rhyming words.
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Cells And Their Parts
Students investigate different types and their parts. They differentiate prokaryote and eukaryote cells and create a venn diagram displaying differences or similarities. Students write ten similes related to the cells and parts of them.
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Hatchet: Multicultural Strategy
Sometimes it's easier to read one part of a novel when focusing on discussion points. Partners work together to read a few paragraphs of Chapter 5 from Gary Paulsen's Hatchet and discuss the plot and theme of the book.
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Conflict Resolution Trade-book
Learners discover ways of dealing with conflicts at school by reading a guide. In this psychology instructional activity, students identify how conflicts are started with fellow classmates by reading a trade-book with their...
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"Using Manipulatives and/or Technology to Solve Math Problems" by Cooking Dinner
Students explore math functions by preparing a meal. In this food measurement lesson, students examine a recipe for a meal and alter the size of the recipe based upon the amount of servings needed. Students utilize manipulatives to...
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Nadia's Hands
Students locate the parts of a book and respond to a read aloud of that book. In this literacy lesson, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Nadia's Hands in which they locate the cover and title of the book. They discuss...
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Creating with Publisher
Young scholars create a book cover using Microsoft Publisher. In this computer publishing lesson, students learn how to use the program Microsoft Publisher. Young scholars experiment with fonts, styles, formats and clip...
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Desert Cinquains
Students use the cinquain structure and correct parts of speech to write a poem with a desert theme.
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Tops and Bottoms
First graders classify vegetables by which parts are edible. In this plant biology lesson, 1st graders are read Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens, participate in a discussion of which plant parts are edible in the story, then sort...
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Using the Table of Contents
Students critique a table of contents to find information in a book. Students locate their text books and then locate the table of contents in each one. Students research purposes for the table of contents in books.
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Noun Book
Seventh graders create a book about the different types of nouns. For this noun book lesson, 7th graders discuss and define plurals, possessives, and proper nouns. Students then make a book or PowerPoint presentation containing examples...
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Using Conjunctions-- Mix & Match Cards 1
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to use conjunctions to combine phrases in a complete sentence by cutting apart 30 cards. Students match the first half of the sentence with the last half which begins with a conjunction....
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"Ing" Words as Descriptors
This clever lesson has your students listen to story about bugs, work together to brainstorm list of "ing" words that describe bugs, create t-chart of words, choose words to place in poem template to create class poem about bugs, and use...
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Arctic Writing
Fifth graders analyze photographs in order to write descriptively. In this descriptive writing activity, 5th graders use the Internet to research and view photographs of the arctic. Students use descriptive language to write...
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Intro to Pronouns
Sixth graders are able to identify personal pronouns and understand their function. They are able to use personal pronouns correctly as subjects and objects in sentences. Then they look at sentences given by the teacher, and they list...
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The Classification Station
Second graders identify proper nouns and categorize them by subject. They apply correct principles of grammar: they write complete sentences, use correct capital letters, use correct punctuation and apply correct rules of usage and...
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A Weigh we Go!
Here are some cross-curricular activities whil should help your kids understnad weight measurements and grammar. In this grammar and math lesson, learners read the book Skittles Riddles and practice counting and balancing skittles. They...