Students research and report on aspects of kites. They research the history of kites, the types, and building and flying kites. They use software that enables them to create a graphic organizer and then they create booklets with word...

Students read the story The Day Jimmy's Boa At the Wash and put the event boxes in order from the beginning to end of the story. In this sequencing lesson plan, students do this on the computer.

Students create a fable that is based on kindness. In this fables lesson plan, students read and discuss different fables. Then they discuss kindness, and write their own fables based on the kindness of others.

Students discover rhyming words. In this rhyming activity, students read A Giraffe and a Half. Students examine rhyming words from the story. Working in small groups, students create rhymes in response to a prompt from the teacher.

Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel o and long vowel o. Students practice reading and spelling words with the...

Young scholars identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words...

In this words and colors worksheet, students have their parents read 6 color phrases to them, point out each word with their fingers and then color each picture the color stated in the phrases read to them.

Students discuss what plants require in order to grow, identify plant parts and their functions and discuss a video about plants. They conduct a controlled experiment with bean seeds and then record and observe the bean plants.

Second graders review the process of plant reproduction and the role of seeds in that process. The students dissect a seed, analyze their finds, collect and record data, and make predictions about seed germination and plant growth.

Students explore the long /I/ sound as it is used in 'i_e' words. They recite a long /I/ tongue twister and use letterboxes to practice spelling 'i_e' words. In groups, they read a book with several long /I/ words and identify pictures...

Students study the ai=/A/ grapheme by reading "James and the Good Day" with a partner and discussing it. Next, they recite a tongue twister focusing on the ai=/A/ correspondence. They make words using their letterboxes and letters before...

High schoolers read and discuss the article "Succession" by Bill Freedman. They create a labeled sketch of each type of ecological succession from its beginning to its climax community. Students create an article about a natural disaster...

Students practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the letter sound of o=/o/. They encounter Elkonin Boxes to assist them with their task as well as the tongue twister "Oliver had an operation in October, and Oscar gave...

Students study the /ch/ digraph by thinking of the sound that is made when someone sneezes. They listen to a tongue twister while identifying how many times they hear the /ch/ sounds and make words using the Elkonin boxes and letters....

In this literacy worksheet, students working with a home learning partner, read the story, "Numbers." They follow along as the learning partner points to each word as it is read. They repeat each line after it is read to them.

Students practice using the Spanish words for the days of the week and numbers. They use a calendar to help them with the activity. They also demonstrate their ability to say "tomorrow will be" and "yesterday was".

Students, after reviewing daily the vocabulary words on the board, practice using appropriate greetings during introductions and farewells. They stress grammatical emphasis on subject pronouns with each greeting. In addition, they...

Students work to improve their reading fluency. They read and reread sentence strips to improve their speed and accuracy. They complete timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They...

Students practice their addition by participating in a Christmas Tree activity.  For this holiday math lesson, students complete math problems at their desk and match their answers with ornaments on a tree.  Students are given...

Students focus on the sound of the letter /r/ after listening to Rosie's Roses by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this letter /r/ lesson, students identify animals in the book that contain the /r/ sound. They sort /r/ words into groups by the...

Students bring in family items that represent their culture and present them to the class. In this culture lesson plan, students can bring in food, music, dance, pictures, and more.

Fourth graders identify the cardinal directions by listening to a song entitled, "Stand," and by reviewing the lyrics to that song. They notice the cardinal directions that are posted around the classroom. They perform the motions as...

Fifth graders use formulas for calculating areas of squares and rectangles to find area of complex figure, compare their own ideas with their classmates' ideas, and recognize that there are multiple methods for finding area of complex...

Learners explore wetland ecosystems. In this wetland lesson, students discuss and observe salt ponds and the organisms that live there. They explain how abiotic and biotic factors of species are important to survival.