Our Friends and Us

As you introduce your new first graders to their classroom, consider this activity as a way to discuss rules and expectations. Although the introduction seems to focus more on qualities of a good friend, the lesson itself is only part of...

Discuss traits of a good friend with your first graders, compiling four to post in different parts of the room. As a continuation from another lesson, this activity has scholars invite another class to take a "survey." They stand next to...

What makes a good friend? Choose four character traits for this activity and post them at the four corners of your classroom. Explain that learners will be completing a survey of sorts, choosing which of the traits they think is most...

Enhance language proficiency with a Special Friends themed English language development unit. Each lesson follows a listen, speak, move, and/or look routine that is guaranteed to get your scholars discussing topics such as animal...

Write a friendly letter to Hare giving him advice on how to win his next race so he doesn't make the same mistake as he did in Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.

In this sharing your adventure worksheet, students read a letter about a first rafting experience, identify the sights, sounds, and feelings described, and then write a friendly letter describing a personal outdoor adventure. Students...

Walk your class through each step in writing an informal letter. This fabulous PowerPoint provides a great example for all parts of an informal, or personal, letter. After reviewing this presentation, your class will be ready to write...

Students participate in a class book club. After reading a selected book, they discuss what they like and dislike about the book and if they would recommend it to a friend with their partner. As a class they listen to the book "Click,...

Scholars discuss the many ways they use persuasion in their everyday lives and brainstorm specific ideas for encouraging someone to do something. With the list of persuasive techniques they made, young writers complete a graphic...

Supporting characters need detail and characteristics just like a main character. Keep your budding authors entrenched in detail as they write their novels. This lesson focuses on developing supporting characters using personal...