Lerner Publishing
Living or Nonliving
It's alive! Or is it? Through a series of shared readings, whole class activities, and independent exercises children explore the difference between living and non-living things, creating a pair of printable books to demonstrate their...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Solar System Book
Young astronomers travel through the solar system in the pages of this printable book. With clear pictures and simple sentence structure, this is a perfect resource for exploring the planets in the early elementary grade levels.
Blogger
Help with Reading
Children's education doesn't have to end when they leave the classroom. Support parents with imporving their children's reading comprehension skills at home with this list of guiding questions.
Earth Day Network
Healthy Earth, Sick Earth
Earth is sick and needs our help! Read the children's book Planet Earth Gets Well to explain the various problems facing the planet, discussing what young conservationists can do to heal the planet along the way. A great Earth Day...
Learning to Give
Humphrey The Lost Whale
The children's book Humphrey the Lost Whale tells an amazing tale of a community joining together for a common cause. Read this book with your class, making connections between the events in the story and personal experiences of young...
Curated OER
Reading Readiness Worksheet 2
Get ready to read with the words book, chair, hat, bike, and dog. Each of the five words is used to complete five simple sentences. Learners will write the word that fits best on the spaces provided.
Curated OER
See, Say, Write and Read
In this simple writing activity, students will read and write the words see, girl, and boy. Then students will complete two simple sentences about the boy and girl.
Curated OER
This Little Pig
First graders study basic information about swine. They write and identify vocabulary words relating to the subject. They write a recipe for "Pigs in a Blanket," using canned crescent rolls and small sausages. They trade recipes and...
Curated OER
Identifying Facts and Forming Opinions
Kirsten Hall's animal books provide learners with an opportunity to practice forming statements of opinions and factual statements. Using sentence starters such as "I learned. . ." and "I think. . ." class members craft sentences cite a...
Curated OER
Pictures and Photographs
Young scholars write the facts that they learned from the photographs in the book All About Cats and Kittens. In this pictures and photographs lesson plan, students present their fact to the class and add it to the chart.
Curated OER
Reading Readiness
Get those first graders ready to read with the words monkey, long, jump, and read! They use each of the mentioned words to complete each of the four fun sentences. They read the sentences, determine which word fits best in each, and then...
Curated OER
Amazing Animals
What do the words dog, drink, play, and sitting have in common? They are the words that little ones will use as they read and complete four different sentences. They can use and color the helpful images related to each sentence after...
Curated OER
Mighty Earth Movers
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Peeking At Pumpkins
Students listen to a read aloud about the life cycle of the pumpkin and discuss the process. They complete a life cycle booklet.
Curated OER
See, Say, Write, and Read
In this reading skills worksheets, students use the pictures to help them identify the words see, in, bunny, and hat. Students then read the 3 sentences that use pictures in the sentences.
Curated OER
See, Say, Write, and Read
In this reading and writing worksheet, 1st graders identify the words, print them on the lines, and then read 3 sentences that include pictures to help with each sentence.
Curated OER
Betsy Bear Does a Trick
Help your youngsters develop an understanding of sequence and order of events in a story, with this fun simple tale about Betsy the Bear and her tricks. They will cut out images of Betsy and match them to the correct description and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Story: Stepping From Pictures to Writing
Help young students move from drawing pictures into writing simple stories. Good plan for having students put pictures in sequential order and teaching them about sequential order.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag
Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Who Writes the Story? Who Does the Illustrations?
Students will learn to identify the author and illustrator on the cover of the book and orally define their role. Pictures and video of the lesson in action are included.
Read Works
Read Works: Lesson 2: Using Pictures to Support the Main Idea
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will peruse the pictures of an informational text to predict the topic of the book.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Go, Dog, Go!
Students will read the story and describe the picture details of the illustrations in relation to the text and write about one of the story events. "Go, Dog, Go!" contains illustrations that are very elaborate and crazy while the text is...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Plant Life Cycle Introduction
Sequencing is an important skill for kindergarten learners. This lesson plan uses nonfiction texts to allow students to make a real-life connection to the skill of sequencing and learn about the plant cycle at the same time! Included are...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Arctic vs. Antarctic
Students will be able to identify similarities and differences between two texts about the polar habitats by using a Venn diagram. Included in this lesson are guided questions to use while reading, a printable Venn Diagram, and pictures...