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Role Playing for Fluency
Students explore the benefits of rereading a story to increase their oral reading speed, fluency, and comprehension. They work with a partner reading the story "What Will the Seal Eat?" They time and encourage each other in each...
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Sunshine Math-3
In this math problem solving learning exercise, students examine and solve 8 math word problems that require them to use problem solving skills.
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Different Ways to Add
In this adding practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems using any method they wish.
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Winter Wonderland
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the lesson, they can play the...
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Climbing the Mountain of Fluency!
Students work to improve their reading fluency. They read and reread sentence strips to improve their speed and accuracy. They complete timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They...
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"Movement Qualities" Dance Lesson Plan
Students examine how dance steps can be done with different qualities. students perform their dance movement pattern with their choice of movement qualities.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page
Fourth graders create and solve word problems using the boxscores from the sports section of the newspaper. The role play the sport, define abbreviations used and examine the fundamentals of scoring the sport.
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Child Survival Stories: Hope To Cope
Students brainstorm a list of the various scenerios going on their family life at home. In groups, they read about different perspectives on survival and identify ones they could use in their own lives. They share their own experiences...
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Finding Yourself Through Autobiography
Students read the writings of individuals whom they know and admire. They see that writing about themselves is worthwhile and important and helps them become better writers. They share their own life experiences, write about personal...
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Tempera/chalk painting
Third graders investigate and accurately interpret with cupporting evidence the artwork of Claude Monet. They choose what they will paint. Students draw a rough draft on paper. They produce interseting looking "brush strokes", where...
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Ready, Set, Read
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students complete an initial read of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed assessment of their...
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Reading to Learn
Students participate in a lesson that reinforces reading skills. Specifically, this lesson focuses on the skill of summarization. This strategy teaches students how to better comprehend written text.
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Story Subtraction
In this story problems worksheet, students solve 5 word problems in which two and three digit numbers are subtracted. There will be regrouping.
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Then What Happened?
Students complete activities about the story "Diary of a Worm", by Doreen Cronin. In this reading comprehension lesson, students make predictions and apply prior knowledge about the topic of the story. They actively listen as the book is...
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Problem Solving Practice: Use a Picture
In this problem solving learning exercise, students use given pictures to solve 4 word problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Put on a Happy Face!
Students explore using recycled materials. In this ecology/art instructional activity, students use recycled materials to create a Halloween mask. Students view folk art made of natural and available resources, and discuss possible...
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The Use of Is and Are - Subject/Verb Agreement
In this grammar worksheet set, students answer 68 questions on 5 pages in which they identify the proper use of the verbs is and are. They ensure that there is subject/verb agreement in each sentence by either choosing is or are, or...
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Adjective Clauses Quiz
For this adjective clause worksheet, learners fill in blanks in a set of 20 sentences, using who, whom, or which. Worksheet is labeled as a quiz, but may be used for practice.
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Touch and Feel Box
Students investigate their sense of touch to help become more descriptive with their observations. In this sensory lesson, students reach inside a box to feel an object then guess what it is. Students then use both senses of touch and...
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Inferences i: Pretest
In this inferences instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about inferences after reading passages. Students answer 6 questions total.
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Noun and Pronoun Review
In this noun and pronoun worksheet, students define related words, replace words with specific nouns, identify common and proper nouns, classify pronouns and fill in blanks to complete sentences.
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Where Are All the Fish?
Students identify the problems that marine life is facing today. In this marine science lesson, students explain how Marine Protected Areas can help the ocean and the fish. They brainstorm ways to help in the conservation effort.
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Picnic Fun
In this addition equations worksheet, students read each word problem and use the numbers to write an addition equation. Students then solve the equations.
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Batter Up
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete three timed assessments...