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Itty Bitty Igloo
Learners recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Alphabetic Acting
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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"Aaah" Says the Doc
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' as it makes the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the...
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Mmm, Mmm, Good
Students recognize the phoneme /m/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /m/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in various...
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Umbrella's Up!
Students study the /u/ phoneme by determining its sound, reciting a tongue twister, and writing the lower 'u.' Next, they listen to Sue Dickson's, The Umbrella Book, while raising a paper umbrella each time they hear the /u/ sound....
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Pond Animals During The Seasons
Pupils interact with a CD Rom to examine pond life. In this pond life lesson, students access a CD Rom entitled "Sammy's Science House CD Rom" in order to see pond life during the different season of the year. They study the associated...
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Students examine the importance of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument. As a class, they complete a K-W-L chart about George Washington and write about what they believe is going on in a picture they are shown. They are...
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EcoKids Web Site: Food Chain Game
Learners use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.
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Cave Mentality
Students identify and define vocabulary associated with caves and rock formations. They construct a cave out of paper and fill it with a geode they crerate. Students write and present orally reports about caves and their importance to...
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"Tick, Tock," Says the Clock!
Students explore the letter 't' and the /t/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they practice writing uppercase and lowercase T's. They say 't' tongue twisters. They identify 't' words on a worksheet and as they are read aloud from a...
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Sally's Camel Has Two Humps!
First graders observe what the letter "m" looks like as it is written. They pretend to make the sound they make after eating a bowl of their favorite ice cream saying, "mmmmm" and do a cheer for the letter "m". They then look at a...
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American Quilts
Third graders are introduced to new vocabulary associated with slavery and the Underground Railroad. In groups, they use the vocabulary to identify the various ranges of freedom and create their own vocabulary webs. To end the lesson,...
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Do You Live On A Farm?
In this do you live on a farm worksheet, students describe can detail all the activities happening in the detailed picture that is associated with being on a farm. Underneath the image of the farm the words, "Do you live on a Farm?" are...
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Othello's Father of the Bride
High schoolers read and analyze Act one of the play Othello. They examine the themes of love and marriage and interpret Brabantio's words by using different subtexts.
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Gulp!
Young scholars identify the grapheme and phoneme for G. They practice writing the letter G and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /g/. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify it in...
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A Humanist New Baby Ceremony
In this humanist instructional activity, students fill in speech bubbles with sentences, writing what they think people in the pictures are saying about babies.
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Single Digit Addition
In this easy addition worksheet, students solve 3 simple problems accompanied by a picture equivalent. A website reference is given.
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Food: Sayings
In this British food and food sayings activity, students complete matching, and fill-in-the-blank activities in order to gain a better understanding of British terminology around food. Some conversation starters embedded in the activity...
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Talking About Travel and Culture
In this ESL activity, students study words associated with travel and culture. Students focus on 9 pictures and fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary. Students then use the pictures for speaking and...
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Letter x- Printing Practice and Beginning Sounds
For this Xx printing practice and beginning sound worksheet, students place the letter x in front of the letters given for each of 3 words. They say the completed words after looking at the associated pictures.
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Pictorial Portfolio
Students develop a pictorial portfolio of important assignments, projects and activities through their high school years. They use a camera and decide what makes a good photograph. Students organize their photographs into a portfolio...
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My Favourite Book
Students discuss some of the different vocabulary words associated with books.They take note of the cover picture and attempt to guess the content. They listen to a book read to them by the teacher. They write their own title to the book...
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Mmmmm! Mmmmm! Yumm!
Students recognize the phoneme /m/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify...
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Appetizing Apples
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...