In this short E learning exercise, students say what each of the nine pictures are, trace and write in the e in each of the nine words and then read out loud each one.

Has media always had an influence on public policy? After researching and reading news articles written during World War I, learners understand the influence of communication and media. They discuss articles in small groups and as a...

What is a white elephant, and what does it have to do with Ernest Hemingway? Study "Hills Like White Elephants" in-depth by following the procedures outlined in this lesson plan, the fifth in a series of fourteen. Learners start the day...

For this short e worksheet, students write 6 short e words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.

For this short e worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.

Warm up your learners' minds with this short quiz about words that begin with the letter a. There are a total of 10 multiple-choice questions. This is a great worksheet to use prior to a language arts lesson! Note: You can...

In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...

Animals are the theme of this series of English language development lessons. Scholars take part in grand conversations about woodland, jungle, and grassland animals. They also go on picture walks, read poems and high...

Word builders. Scholars participate in a mini lesson about affixes. They then complete a research vocabulary organizer and share their definitions of the words with the class. They gather more evidence for their research from the...

Young scholars navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.

Construct spelling words through a Making Words activity. Learners create words at various levels using onsets, rimes, suffixes, long and short vowels, and word families. They write words as they create them and compare the words with...

Enhance a reading of the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this collection of learning activities. Starting with general background information about the book and author,...

In this CVC cloze activity activity, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short e sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short e sound as possible.

Some words are tricky. Can your scholars quickly recognize irregularly spelled words? Write the word was on the board (or any irregular word you'd like to practice), touching each letter as scholars segment the phonemes....

Ask your class to think about how song lyrics can go with a video and more with a well-sequenced lesson plan that focuses on the song "Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg. Class members work together to make predictions about the content of the...

The Yukon provides plenty of opportunity for adventure. A study guide for The Call of the Wild by Jack London, also the author of White Fang, helps readers navigate the novel which is set in Yukon, Canada. Chapter summaries give a...

Much like the methods of group work, the writers of the Federalist Papers worked together to advocate for their viewpoints against the anti-federalists. The resource enables learners to break into small groups and conduct research before...

For this CVC words review worksheet, learners examine nine pictures and identify each of them. The words feature the short vowel sounds of a, e, i, o, and u. Children also complete five fill-in-the-blank questions.

Let's match words and pictures! In this word and picture matching worksheet, young readers analyze eight pictures in a box with a common theme. They read a short story and circle all the words that match the pictures.

Use letter boxes and letter tiles (d,a,y,l,p,w,k,f,r,i,t,s,b,c,I) to help your class distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a...

In this short a, short i, and short o worksheet, students match words to pictures, complete the sentences, label pictures, and more with the short vowels. Students complete 4 activities.

Closed syllable words contain short vowel sounds. A phonics lessons introduces readers to consonant-vowel-consonant words. Guided instruction introduces the words with a series of dictation activities, and then learners practice reading...

Free verse poetry is often regarded as poetry without structure, but in reality, it is a poetic form that adheres to its own poet's thought and breath patterns. Delve into the rules and famous examples of free-verse poetry with a short...

There are so many authors of short stories, and your class can have the chance to study quite a few. This seventh lesson in a series of fourteen continues the decision-making process for the final assessment: a short story author study....