The Wonder Pets

Students explore animal characteristics by reading a fiction story in class. In this pet ownership lesson, students read the book Dance Mouse Dance and analyze the story, settings and characters. Students answer study questions about the...

Students explore animal life by reading a book about a guinea pig. For this pet ownership lesson, students read the story Moppet on the Run and discuss the responsibilities associated with having pets. Students explore animal vocabulary...

Students talk about what to do when a puppy comes to the door before they read the story book, Puppy at the Door.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students answer comprehension questions about the story and complete a small writing...

Very young learners color in a blackline master that shows seven common ocean creatures. They must also write the creature's names in boxes that appear on the right side of the instructional activity. A good activity for the little ones.

Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study. 

Students explore animal characteristics by reading a story in class. In this pet ownership lesson, students read the book The Pet Show and define the animals discussed in the book and their characteristics. Students explore animal...

Youngsters analyze a book discussing a child's fear on the first day of school. They discuss the characters in the book, The Teacher from the Black Lagoon. Then they discuss their own fears and uncertainties about starting a class with...

Students watch and discuss an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel" and examine the process of writing a friendly letter. They identify the five parts of a friendly letter, and write and exchange a letter with another student in...

In this long vowel worksheet, students follow directions and color words on and surrounding a picture of a porcupine that have different long vowel sounds.