Reading Is Fundamental
Summer Fun...
Extend learning through summer with these activity ideas! Individuals can choose one or all nine of the activities, which range from a summer reading goal to an examination of local insects (with accompanying story prompt). See the...
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A New Point of View
Analyze point of view and how it affects a literary work with this lesson plan. Middle schoolers create a written piece that focuses on point of view. They review the literary term "point of view," and explore examples of the term in...
Nosapo
What Is in a Sentence, Paragraph, and Story?
Language arts is made up of many parts. Learners review the parts of a sentence, as well as how to make a simple sentence into a complex sentence, before examining full paragraphs and identifying the topic, body, and concluding sentence...
Reed Novel Studies
No Talking: Novel Study
Many of the world's most inspirational sayings are attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Using the No Talking novel study, pupils research and write about one of his sayings. Additionally, they practice alliteration and write a quintet that...
Jackson Public Schools
Summer Reading Activities
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment, Part 1: Text-Dependent Questions and Storyboard Draft: “You Can Do a Graphic Novel” Excerpt
Eyes on the finish line. Serving as the first part of the end of unit assessment, learners answer questions based on a text about how to write a graphic novel. Using what they've learned, they then create a storyboard about the invention...
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Identify Main Idea in a Story
Help your kindergarteners identify the main idea in a story. Small groups work with the teacher to make predictions and draw conclusions. They are able to determine cause and effect relationships. The lesson is divided into several days,...
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My Grandpa
In this sequencing parts of a story instructional activity, learners read a short story, observe pictures, and number the pictures in the correct order. Students write 6 answers.
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Silent Movies: A Year 7 Scheme of Work
Even an outline can give you enough information to execute an awsome project. The tasks for each of the seven weeks of this project are defined, as well as the objective and specific content facilitated through the project. Learners will...
Pearson
Used To
Your class used to be confused about verb tenses, but now they understand more about the past tense! Practice the different ways to use used to in writing with a clear slideshow presentation, which includes negative and positive...
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The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch
What a creative way to discuss adjectives in your classroom! Learners listen to a short story about a lighthouse keeper and his wife, identify adjectives, and write their own description about a sandwich. This is a wonderful and...
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Lesson: A Spider's Perspective
A fun way to grow a class of creative thinkers, is to add creative projects to your weekly line up. Kids pretend they are small insects or spiders crawling up the side of a huge building. They use vivid imagery, rich detail, and their...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Looking Back
In this narrative tenses and writing short stories worksheet, students complete 6 sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct narrative tense and then write a short story using the instructions provided.
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Writing the Letter "a"
In this handwriting worksheet, learners practice writing the lowercase a. There is a short story to read and then 4 letters to trace.
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The Birthday Party of My Dreams
In this writing skills worksheet, students plan their own birthday party by filling in the invitation for their party and draw a picture of the party. Students write a short story about what would happen and who they would invite.
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Writing A Summary
Middle schoolers read short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and write summaries. For this summary writing lesson, young scholars discuss how to write a summary. Middle schoolers then select a topic and practice writing using...
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Writing a Query Letter
Learners explore query letters. In this letter writing lesson, students plan a short story that they would like to write and then locate a magazine publisher that might be interested in the story. Learners write a query letter.
Maine Content Literacy Project
Process of Reading
Assist your pupils with literary analysis by discussing and exploring theme. This plan, the twelfth in a series of fourteen, builds in some time to explore theme as a class. Learners also blog about the main event in their stories and...
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The Polar Express
Students read the story, "The Polar Express." Prior to beginning the story, students predict events of the story and drink hot cocoa. Afterwards, they write a short story about Christmas and create a model train for the classroom....
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Snowman in Winter Sequence Writing
Students develop a creative snowman using step-by-step stickers. They write a short story about the snowman they have created, explaining the sequence they used to create their snowman. Students present their completed story in front of...
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Young Writers Workshop
In this Easter writing worksheet, students will write a short story about Betty and her Easter basket. The first sentence and blank writing lines are provided.
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Young Writers Workshop: Looking Out To Sea
In this writing worksheet, students will write a short story about what a pirate sees as he looks out to sea. The first two sentences are written and there are blank lines for the students to write.
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Young Writers Workshop: in the Pet Shop
In this writing worksheet, students will write a short story about snakes in a pet shop. The first two sentences are written and their are blank lines for the students to continue writing.
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Details and Observations IQ or the Eyes Have it
Fourth graders study Chaucer as a master of details. Then, they create a short story linking unrelated details into a logical plot with a clear setting and established characters. This lesson plan has some excellent worksheets attached!
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