Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Awe Inspiring, Extraordinary, Erudite Kids
Using complex language, including rich descriptors, is necessary for mastery of the CCSS Standards. This lesson is a great lesson in using adjectives to enrich speaking and writing. Included are a video demonstration and printable...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Speaking, Listening and Writing Compound Contrasting Sentences
Young scholars will be answering text-dependent questions in which they will have to describe the differences between the different characters, settings, and major events in our stories using complex contrasting sentences. The students...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Location
Common Core standards specify the requirement for children to use frequently occurring prepositions. Mastering this standard will help students formulate compound sentences as they go up in grade levels. In this lesson, students will use...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: 3 & 4 Syllables Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate three or four syllables in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Ive, Or, Ence Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ive", "or", and "ence" patterns. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Old, Olt, Ow Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "old", "olt", and "ow" to form words with the long /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Speaking and Listening in Content Area Learning
Oral language development facilitates print literacy. In this article, we focus on the ways in which teachers can ensure students' speaking and listening skills are developed. We provide a review of effective classroom routines,...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: Vocabulary
Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension. Readers cannot understand what they are reading without knowing what most of the words mean. As children learn to read more advanced texts, they must learn the meaning of new words that are not...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Who's at the Door? Use Images to Find Out!
Young scholars will use words acquired through reading to describe images (with adjectives) that demonstrate an understanding of characters in a story. The teacher will read Miss Nelson is Back which has great descriptors and will hold a...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: With Prompting and Support, Ask and Answer Questions
Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Common Core standard of asking and answering questions about unknown words in nonfiction texts.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Helping Young Children Express Themselves
We know that communication is central to the learning process. Communication can be specifically linked to the expanding skills of listening and speaking, as children connect to the reading and writing behaviors that characterize early...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: First Grade
First graders write many times a day to express their interests - they are writing with a purpose through stories, letters, and lists. In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip...
Auburn University
Auburn University: How Children Learn to Read Words
How do children really learn to read words? This resource offers insight into this complicated but exciting journey of putting sounds and words together to learn the joy of reading. Come and discover more.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Interventions for Reading: Repeated Readings
This is a lesson for repeated readings including directions, materials needed, procedures, and evaluation. The goal is to increase young scholars' reading fluency and, therefore, their reading comprehension.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Intevention for Reading: Peer Tutoring in Sight Words
This is a lesson for peer tutoring of sight words including training, materials needed, procedures, and evaluation. The goal is to increase learners' sight word vocabulary and, therefore, their reading comprehension.
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Second Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to one hundred second grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read
Choose to read and/or listen to 15 different books on members of the community, animals, and the President. Review vocabulary at the end of each book.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Oh, Messy Cheetos!
In this instructional activity, sentence fluency is the focus. The mentor text entitled Mrs. Wishy Washy is used to help students explore how using repetition techniques can enhance the meaning of a story. After reading the text,...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Noun Inspired Animal Reports
In this lesson students will complete a report regarding an animal for science class. Vocabulary, nouns and verbs can be incorporated cross-curricularly.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Guest Readers
Mix up reading time by having your own learners transform into guest readers. Have students act out the book, read, or show illustrations.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sentence Scramblers
A great exercise to help students practice reading fluency by using sentence strips and games.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Racetrack Sentences
In this lesson, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race, written by Stan Berenstain, is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them....
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Action Packed Zoo Sentences
In this lesson, If I Ran the Zoo, written by Dr. Seuss, is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Desert Theme
For this lesson, Brooke Bessesen's picture book, Look Who Lives in the Desert!: Bouncing and Pouncing, Hiding and Gliding, Sleeping and Creeping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the...