+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The alphabet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write words that the teacher spells out orally. In this alphabet lesson plan, the teacher signs the words to music and the students write them down.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Final Phoneme ll, ff, ss

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars apply word level skills through shared and guided reading.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Proofreading: theme 5 lesson 21

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation. Students correct 5 sentences total.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Proofreading: theme 5, lesson 22

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation. Students correct 5 sentences total.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Proofreading: theme 6 lesson 27

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation. Students correct 5 sentences total.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Proofreading: theme 6 lesson 28

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this daily proofreading learning exercise, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation. Students correct 5 sentences total.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Proofreading: theme 6 lesson 30

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation. Students correct 5 sentences total.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wheel of Pharaoh

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate ancient Egyptian civilization and its rulers. In this ancient history lesson, students simulate playing a game similar to Wheel of Fortune whereby students have to correctly guess all the letters that spell a word or...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sorting Out Homophones in Roald Dahl's

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of homophones.  In this homophone lesson plan, students use a selection from the book Matilda to review homophones.  Students use a web to identify homophones. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Categories Game: Ten Words

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students, in groups, create lists of vocabulary words related to a particular subject. They are given points for each correctly spelled word that matches a list written by the teacher.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Details and Observations IQ or the Eyes Have it

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study Chaucer as a master of details. Then, they create a short story linking unrelated details into a logical plot with a clear setting and established characters. This lesson has some excellent worksheets attached!
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Noun-mania

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study nouns and verbs. In this parts of speech lesson, students use laminated pattern letters and write out as many nouns to spell out the word "n-o-u-n." They then repeat the activity with verbs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Pairs

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students compare similar words that are often confused. In this Language arts lesson, students review meanings of words that are often confused. Students complete a worksheet and sentences to practice correct usage of these words.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cinderella Trilogy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students look at three different versions of the Cinderella story. In this comparative literature lesson, students read the Chinese version "Yeh-Shen", the Egyptian version "Rhodopis," and the Native American version "The Hidden One" of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create-A-Town Simulation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students design and construct a model town. For this community lesson, students will collaboratively build a small town from construction paper and toys.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shopping

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore shopping vocabulary. In this ELL speaking lesson, students guess words that would be on a shopping list, identify or define words related to shopping, take a shopping survey, and read related text aloud.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dark Days on the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore U.S. geography by researching agriculture. In this dust bowl lesson, students complete a cause and effect worksheet based upon the dust bowls that covered a large portion of Oklahoma and Texas in the early 1900's....
+
Lesson Plan
PBS

Using Variables in Simple Equations

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
A Cyberchase clip shows Hacker creating a game show that uses a variable to find out how much power is produced by a gleamer bug. Follow the video with a lesson about using variables to solve equations. Terrific handouts and assessments...
+
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of English

Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Scholars scour thematically aligned texts to gather a bank of words they can use in an original acrostic poem. 
+
Lesson Plan
National Geographic

Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Dora, Dora, Dora, Dora, Dora! This may be your little ones' best guess as to what it's like to be an explorer! Give them a deeper understanding with this compact examination. A four-minute video introduces them to Robert Ballard, the...
+
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Nutritional Challenges

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially for people with special dietary needs. After learning about standard nutritional needs for adults, learners take on the role of a dietician and work together to create a menu for one of the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Experiment in Unfair Treatment/Prejudice

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
A rigged spelling bee gives class members a chance to experience some of the feelings associated with unfair treatment. Team one is given easy words while team two is given difficult words. As teams realize the unfairness the instructor...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pair Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Practice thinking critically and editing by finding basic errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Partners read the stories What's Up? and Cold Water Clean. They look for and edit any mistakes they find. Worksheets are available...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Try a Money Bee for a "Change"

For Teachers K - 12th
Students take the spelling bee format and adapt it to provide practice in making change and work on their money skills. They simulate the process of making purchases with money and making change as necessary to complete the purchase.

Other popular searches