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Research Project
Young scholars research and discuss the history and traditions of Groundhog Day, facts about groundhogs, and find pictures of groundhogs using the Internet. They draw pictures and write stories about ground hogs.
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Help Others
Students share the value of helping others through reading and art activities. In this Clifford and the Big Storm lesson plan, students read the story, discuss courage, and create a gallery of heroes.
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Shadows
First graders measure how a shadow changes over the course of a day. They write about what they would do if they lost their shadow, and make silhouettes of themselves. Students make up a shadow dance and read stories about shadows.
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Soil Samples
Students complete experiments in which they test the amount of humus in soil samples. They record their data and discuss the results. They write a story about soils to end the lesson.
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Four Animal Legs at Sunset
First graders listen to the book, 1, 2, 3, To The Zoo, and focus on the one-to-one correspondence while counting the animals and other objects in the story. They create page number four in their number books.
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Students read The Emperor's New Clothes. In this language arts lesson, students reconstruct the story. Students play a game to recall words they heard in the story. Students discuss how the story might end.
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The Little Engine That Could
Young scholars read the story The Little Engine That Could and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, and more. For this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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"The Selfish Crocodile"
Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile...
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Character Education-Honesty
First graders learn the importance of honesty as they practice problem solving, listening, and sequencing skills. The lesson uses the story, " Too Many Tamales."
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Mud Tortillas
First graders read a story entitled, "Mud Tortillas." After reviewing the book, 1st graders predict what will happen. They review methods and strategies for decoding unfamiliar words. A Venn diagram is created for students to compare...
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Reduce and Respect!
Students examine how to reduce trash to help the environment. In this environment instructional activity, students listen to the story, The Wartville Wizard, before thinking about how they can reduce trash. They decide why it is...
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Caps For Sale
Learners read the story Caps For Sale and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, answer short answer questions, and more. For this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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Each Peach Plum Pear
First graders listen to the story, Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg, then give appropriate responses to questions asked about the story. They investigate what compound words by participateing in a variety of activities.
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Who's Inside the Mitten?
Pupils read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.
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Kama's Lei
Pupils read a book entitled "Kama's Lei" and "El Lei De Kama." They discuss the meaning of the word "lei" and predict what may happen int he story. Students explore strategies for decoding unfamiliar words. They explore the sequence of...
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Silent Sam
Learners engage in a lesson plan to investigate the children's book Silent Sam and they strengthen the skills reading with expression, concept of print, and recognizing the correct sequence of a story. They practice reading narrative...
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Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass
Students read the story Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and...
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I'm Heading To the Rodeo
First graders read a realistic fiction book entitled "I'm Heading To The Rodeo." They predict what may happen in the story from observing the picture. After reading the book, 1st graders discuss the story and connect it with their own...
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Library Lion
Students explore the book, "Library Lion," by Michelle Knudsen. In this literary lesson, students read and discuss the book, then complete associated activities, such as a "lion hunt," lion craft, and finger puppets. Other associated...
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Going West
Young scholars examine the lives of early pioneers who traveled west for better opportunities. They listen to story "Josafina and the Story Quilt", and discuss hardships encountered by traveling families. Students then complete research...
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Ruby's Whistle
Students investigate the children's book "Ruby's Whistle" in order to practice skills of reading comprehension. They make connections with the text while reading that include sight word recognition, putting together contractions, and...
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Rainforest Introduction
First graders explore world geography by completing a KWL chart. In this rainforest research lesson, 1st graders read a fictional story discussing a boy who lives in the rainforest. Students analyze the story, identify the plot and...
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Fact or Fantasy Writing
First graders see that some written text is for pleasure and enjoyment while some is for relaying information. They get to experience both types during the lesson. They brainstorm ideas for a story about a new kid in school to write about.
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Everybody Wears Braids
Students use picture clues, patterned sentences, number words and gain knowledge of what sentences that end with a question mark look like after reading, "Everybody Wears Braids." They connect the title to their lives and make a...
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