First graders identify the fact that groups of phonemes form spoken and written words. They practice working with identifying words that have the letter "h" and point to its position in words.

Students discuss types of housing, cost, location and terminology used in classified ads. They write a paragraph describing their image of the ideal home then exchange papers and edit each other's work.

Students review ads from the newspaper for goods they would like to purchase. They identify qeustions they would need to ask sales associates in order to make an informed decision about the purchase. Pairs of students simulate calling...

Students identify and explore the ways in which businesses, government, and community organizations provided helpful information. A list of local agencies is comprised and students list questions which are appropriate to ask at these...

Third graders write an autobiography and use pictures of themselves from past and present to illustrate it. They take pictures with a digital camera, scan pictures, and add them to a document.

First graders practice their letter and word recognition skills. In this initial and final sounds lesson, 1st graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to blend phonemes into spoken words and sound out multisyllable...

Learners identify types of pollution. In this environmental lesson, students view a video and discuss the types of pollution. Learners create a poster to suggest ways to prevent pollution.

Learners explore number sense by participating in a math recognition activity. In this number identification lesson, students practice pronouncing names of numbers and matching the number with an amount of objects. Learners practice...

Students explore shapes. In this math lesson plan, students identify basic geometric shapes. Students complete activities in which they identify shapes, symbols and letters. Students draw geometric shapes.

First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...

Students say the name of pictures of simple objects, people and places, choosing 15 to use for the lesson. Students glue pictures in a scrapbook and write the word for each picture beside it. Students complete word recognition worksheets...

Second graders demonstrate their encoding skills by spelling words using color coded paper, match correct letters with the colored paper to spell the words in standard form, and self correct any errors made in the spelling with colored...

Students explore the four food groups and how they contribute to one's health. They identify the four food groups and create a poster of the four food groups with pictures. They present their posters to the class and practice answering...

Students analyze/recognize/identify basic body parts in connection to communicating productively on health and nutrition in the event that a need arises requesting medical attention.

Students , while daily reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, identify and practice writing ordinal and cardinal numbers and know when to use them correctly. In addition, students are asked to share ordinal and cardinal numbers in...

Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...

Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.

Young scholars develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. For this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Young scholars decode words and...

Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. In this phonetics instructional activity, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling...

Students study color words. In this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.

Students discuss the importance of reading and understanding price tags, labels and expiration dates. They Compare/contrast the significance and practice of reading food labels, expiration dates and prices of food items in students'...

Students, after reviewing a vocabulary list on the board, examine how to properly take care of children (requirement for food, shelter, hygiene, childcare providers, etc.). In addition, the legal side of taking care of children and their...

Students research the various establishments where one can buy clothing and the cost of those purchases. With the help of a lengthy vocabulary list, magazines and newspapers, students name and identify the cost of basic items of clothing.

Students discuss the use and convenience of public and cellular phones and how to use them. They compare and contrast uses, importance and availability of public, cellular phones and pagers in the student's native country.