ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing and Publishing Book Reviews
This lesson plan outlines classroom methods to teach both how to evaluate and how to write book reviews. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Some Animals Don't Do That!
In this lesson plan, Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers by Laura Numeroff, is used as a mentor text for to highlight the trait of idea development. The content focus of the lesson is to highlight what topics cannot do. Students generate a list of...
Other
Research Project Guide: A Handbook for Teachers and Students
This resource provides guided research teaching units for all levels of learners.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Introduction to the Research Process
In this scaffolded lesson, 1st graders will independently gather information about elephants and then compile this information with their peers. This lesson is part of a unit that will culminate with an expository writing assignment.
Education.com
Education.com: 1st Grade Reading & Writing Resources
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of first grade reading and writing resources contains lesson plans and worksheets that can be used during the research process.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Collaborative Illustrated Story
Students collaboratively create an illustrated story as a team by using Google Presentation.
abcteach
Abcteach: Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets give beginning writers the opportunity to practice their skills. In downloadable and printable PDF format (requires Adobe Reader).
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Playground Fun: Storybooks and Poems
Students will learn to recognize storybooks and poems and identify their differences with this interactive tutorial.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Publishing Time
In this lesson, young scholars will experience different types of publishing in order to strengthen their motivation and cultivate pride in their work. After utilizing the writing process, students will type out their writing on a...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Fiction and Nonfiction Sort [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which young scholars look at different books, write their titles, and sort them according to whether they are fiction or nonfiction. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Reading the Research
A lesson plan in which students review reference materials looking for answers to specific questions. Materials are included.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.2.w.3.7
Choose from a variety of lessons, courses, and teaching ideas to support the Common Core standard of participating in a shared research and writing project.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Writing
A collection of videos, articles for parents and for teachers, teaching strategies, webcasts for teachers, and research briefs on helping children develop their writing skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten
Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. In this article, he recommends some reasonable approaches, activities, and routines to help facilitate and teach writing in Kindergarten.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: It's a Process. Day 1 of 5
SWBAT collaborate in writing step by step directions for writing an informational paragraph.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Oral Language
A collection of videos, articles for parents and teachers, webcasts for teachesr, and research briefs on helping children develop their oral language skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing
An interactive tool to help teachers and parents learn more about writing. Here, writing samples from real kids provide examples and next-step guidance for students from pre-K to third grade.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 12: Growing Writers
Find video excerpts from this program on how to build students' writing skills. Includes links to recommended resources and transcripts for the videos.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Nonfiction
Provides advice for how to incorporate nonfiction into a reading program. Includes videos, links to downloadable 'adventure packs,' tip sheets for parent, a list of websites on nonfiction, and articles.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Keyboarding Zoo 2
The keyboarding zoo is back! This fun and educational activity will focus on uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as typing words and making short sentences using the period key and spacebar.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix:a Right Brained Writing Prompt: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter S
Students use the alliteration generator to spark an idea for an alliterative narrative using the letter "S" and focusing on word choice and playing with words. An online page and a word choice checklist are provided for students to type...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sequencing Retelling
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to the concept of story sequencing and are asked to sequence ideas within several story situations.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Steps in a Process Using Halloween
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to understand steps in a process by using Halloween examples (carving pumpkins).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: B or D?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-page flipchart designed to give primary students tools to use to distinguish between the letters b and d. Provides numerous opportunities for students to practice identification and automatic...