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Nursery Rhymes
Young scholars recall details of nursery rhyme read by teacher, identify main characters, and demonstrate knowledge of poem by creating concept map about story that includes title, clip art, and changes in font and color.
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Open Your Eyes Wide-Shut
Students improve their language skills through 11 activities. In this language skills lesson, students listen to picture books, answer questions about elements of a story, enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills, use 5 W questions,...
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Come On, Rain!
Students read and analyze the story. In this language arts lesson, students read Come on, Rain! and examine how mood and tone are created, the use of figurative language and the characteristics of the genre. Students research the...
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Where in the World is Flat Stanley?
Second graders analyze the proper form of a friendly letter and send flat Stanley letters all over the United States. In this letter writing lesson, 2nd graders read the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and create their own Flat...
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6 Traits: Voice
Students explore the trait of voice. In this language arts instructional activity, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Students view a video and practice writing.
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Movie Analysis
Fourth graders discuss main concept, supporting details, plot, setting, major events, problems, conflicts, and resolution in two short stories. They apply these terms to a movie of their choice. They compare analysis of movies to...
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Dragonwings
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the literature study of Dragonwings. They write about the story from the perspective of a reader that is well informed towards the last chapters. Students also find target vocabulary...
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What is Manga?
Students research graphic novels. For this manga lesson, students work in small groups as the read graphic novels in literature circle format.
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Ants Have Feelings, Too!
Students consider how they show respect for others. In this service learning lesson, students listen and respond to literature from different perspectives.
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The Teacher is Missing
Students create a set of class rules. In this literature lesson, students listen to the story "Miss Nelson is Missing". After listening to the story, students brainstorm and develop a set of class rules.
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Does It Looks All Right to Me?
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students examine the accomplishments of Civil Rights leaders' as works of philanthropy. Students read literature regarding diversity and study the Selma...
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Reading Pattern Books
Students investigate pattern books. In this literature lesson, students read the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and use echo and choral reading strategies. Students identify the pattern in the text and write about the...
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Jubal's Wish
Students discuss the story "Jubal's Wish." For this literature lesson, students take turns making predictions about what will happen next in the story and state their own wish by taking turns as well.
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Enemy Pie
Students complete activities with the book Enemy Pie by Derek Munson. In this literature lesson, students answer questions before and during the reading. They describe how the main character's feelings changed.
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Hooway for Wodney Wat
Students examine speech difficulties by reading a children's book in class. In this children's literature lesson, students read the story Hooway for Wodney the Wat, and analyze the characters, story and the bullying that takes place....
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A Weekend With Wendell
Students complete activities with the story A Weekend With Wendell by Kevin Henkes. In this literature instructional activity, students listen to the story and answer comprehension questions. They compare this story and its...
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Students make connections with the book Because of Winn-Dixie through writing. In this writing lesson plan, students pretend to be the main character and write a letter to her mother, using very descriptive language. Students...
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The Impact of Islamic Culture on the Arts of the Renaissance
Eighth graders examine the linguistic and cultural impact of the Arabic language and Islamic culture on the Spanish language. They analyze and label maps, listen to and differentiate between Spanish and Arabic music, and compare and...
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Books Quiz 1
In this books quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 20 questions about books and authors. Answers and links to additional activities are included.
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The Life and Lines of Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers had various twists and turns in his life that make for a great quiz! Fairly long questions are complex and detailed. Contains a lot of biographical information and a little bit of information about his poems.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Sahara, Vanishing Cultures
Students read Sahara, Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study nomadic cultures. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Visual Arts, Literary Arts, and Performing Arts: Their Connection and Place in America's Minority Culture
Students explore the rich, varied, and full artistic culture of each of these three minority groups, Native Americans, Chicanos, and African Americans. They explore art through dance, music, literature, and many other different mediums....
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Trouble with Trolls
Second graders read Trouble with Trolls. In this author/illustrator instructional activity, 2nd graders read a story and discuss their favorite parts. Students make predictions and connections to the book.
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America in Film and Fiction
Students begin the activity by reading a book on film study. After watching the movie "Citizen Kane", they work together to identify the issues concerning the United States before World War II. As a class, they discuss how the ideas...