Where Do They Live?

  Looking for a short reading activity to do with your young learners? Discuss animals and their life expectancy with Beth Braddock’s How Long Do Animals Live?. Simple comprehension questions are provided, and there’s a short writing...

Introduce your learners to the book Where Are We Going? Provide them with a short synopsis of the story, and read it aloud. Use the suggested questions to gauge reading comprehension, and present a final post-reading question to your...

Young readers learn how to use the features of informational texts, such as the contents page and chapter title, to help them in reading these kinds of texts. In this lesson plan, they practice this strategy while reading the...

Is a rock living? How about lima beans? You'll find everything you need for an interactive sorting activity exploring living and non-living things. 

With What Do You See at the Pond?, young readers explore pond life and practice reading strategies. Learners first make predictions and then read the simple story independently. After a second read-through with a partner, kids come...

Mount Everest and the Appalachian Mountains are just two features that formed from converging plates. Watch a video that explains and models this phenomenon.

Young scientists grab their measuring tapes, rulers, and yard sticks as they see how big Arctic animals really are. To conceptualize the trait of height or length, each small group will measure out the entire length of an arctic animal....

First and second graders read a book about where animals live. In this guided reading lesson, a picture walk activity introduces the book. Difficult words are reviewed before reading and comprehension questions are answered after...

Primary learners grasp sequence of events by discussing morning routines and reviewing the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They explore the necessity of correct order of events. As a class, create a story with a beginning, middle, and...

Barbara Joosse approaches an age-old question through an equally traditional culture in her story Mama, Do You Love Me?, which helps budding readers explore Native American vocabulary in context. Here you'll find instruction to teach the...