Dinner At My House: A Ghost Story

Young readers explore independent reading strategies. They make self-to-text connections while looking at the  illustrations of Take a Tour of my House. Everyone reads the book independently, looking for word chunks if they need to...

Young scholars explore independent reading strategies. In this fiction guided reading lesson, students take a picture walk through the book A Chair for My Mother, then predict  the plot of the story.   Young scholars read the book...

A great addition to a multicultural unit or curriculum study, use the set of questions based on Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mice and Beans to engage learners and enhance their reading experience. As youngsters read, they note the highlighted words...

Young scholars explore reading comprehension by reading a children's story in class. In this animal characteristics instructional activity, students read the story My Tiger Cat and identify the characters, themes and settings of the...

Learners will read a short story in a basic and advanced version. They then answer 3 comprehension questions and 5 vocabulary questions.

Delve into a Bengali folktale with a series of reading comprehension activities. Before kids read The Ghost Catcher, they discuss the concept of reflections and mirrors. They then answer comprehension questions about the characters and...

Review the story of The Three Little Pigs using this resource. Learners answer questions about the story, summarizing key elements. This is a terrific way to have them practice both reading and comprehension skills. It would be a great...

Students write a story. In this picture stories lesson plan, students write a story on a topic of their choice and then rewrite their story using only pictures. Students share their stories with the class.

A discussion about interrupting others sets the stage for a lesson all about respecting others when speaking. Scholars listen to the story, My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook, then brainstorm ways an individual can keep from...

Young scholars complete pre reading, writing, post reading activities for the book Mushrooms For Dinner. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...