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Picture Hunt: R Control O
Young scholars use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
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Nutrition Dictionary
Students look up nutrition vocabulary words in the dictionary and write a nutritious fact they learned about each of the words. In this nutrition lesson plan, students also play pictionary with the words.
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Read Like Sonic the Hedgehog
Students investigate the benefits of rereading books to increase reading fluency and comprehension in this lesson. They practice saying site words orally as quickly as they can. They then work with a partner reading a story multiple...
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Speedy Gonzales on the Race Track
Learners improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute. Their words per minute are recorded...
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Keyboarding - Keying by Letter
Students play a keyboarding game to increase accuracy. They are given a letter of the alphabet. They type as many words as they can using that letter. Each time they use that letter it is worth one point.
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Up, Up and Away With Fluency
Students practice their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they complete a timed assessment of their...
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Choir Singer says.../o/
Young scholars develop aromaticity of recognizing letters. They recognize short o, /o/, in written and spoken words. Students read a story and discuss the shape their mouths make when saying the short o sound. They identify words with...
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Elimination
Young scholars remember new vocabulary. They say one of the vocabulary words and throw the ball to someone else. That student then has to say a different vocabulary word and pass the ball. Students investigate six to eight new...
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Language Tutorial
Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. For this language lesson, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read chorally and...
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First Letter Changes
Pupils use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. For this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.
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Zooming into Fluency
Young scholars read and reread decodable words in connected text. In this language arts lesson, students focus on improving their fluency to help them gain more meaning from the text. The story focused on is Arthur's Loose Tooth.
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Reading and Poetry Theatre
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing crosschecking and cover-up, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed assessment of...
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ESL Advanced Level Error Correction and Editing Worksheet
In this ESL error correction and editing worksheet, learners determine which line in an essay about Kuwait contains missing words. There is an original version for teachers included.
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Read with Speed and Be in the Lead!
Students observe and demonstrate various strategies for improving their reading fluency. They observe the teacher demonstrating how to read words they are having trouble with, then in pairs take turns timing each other reading the book...
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Up, Up, and Away With Fluency
Student improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students to complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute and record their progress after each...
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Speedy Gonzales Reading
Students demonstrate their fluency through repeated readings. They review what a fluent reader is and practice decoding through cross-checking and covering unknown words. They work in pairs to read a passage several times and record...
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The Value of Exercise: I've Got Muscles!
Exercise and building of muscles are the focus of this health activity. Students read a passage which describes voluntary vs. involuntary muscles, then complete a word search which has many types of exercise words hidden in it. An answer...
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READY, SET, READ!!!
Students explain what it means to be a fluent reader and why it is an important part of learning to read. They become aware that fluency is a reader's ability to read words quickly, smoothly, and with emotions. Students pass out books...
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Spreadsheet Page 2
In this technology worksheet, students examine the definitions. The words are used in order to match the them with the bullet points.
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Fire Safety-Multiple Choice Activity
In this fire safety worksheet, students choose the correct word that matches a description given related to fire safety. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Go, Speed Reader, Go
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working in small groups, they read complete a timed...
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Two Step Equations
Sixth graders solve multiple step math problems. In this problem solving lesson, 6th graders practice following step by step instructions such as making cookies or building a snowman. Students use algebra tiles and draw pictures to solve...
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Fire Safety Spelling Worksheet
In this fire safety worksheet, students fill in the missing letters to fire safety vocabulary words that match up with their definitions. Students fill in missing letters for 15 words.
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Cinquain Poems
Students write five-line, diamond shaped poems that are very easy to write then submit one through an automatic PIZZAZZ form.