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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 2nd
Students examine the story, "Charlotte's Web" in the nine lessons of this unit. As the students progress through the book, they will explore the story plot, setting, character, and the value of friendship.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magnetism: Magnet, Magnet, Where are you?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study the characteristics of magnets including polarity, and the concepts of attraction and repulsion. They examine how magnets are used industry.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Pictures to Promote Conversation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students initiate and sustain a conversation of three or more exchanges on a topic while exploring a collection of large photographs pertaining to that topic. The teacher creates a comfortable setting and provide a variety of books...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Title Match-Up

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to a game in which each card they receive will have half of a book title on it. They find the person who has the other half of the title and they sit down in a circle. Students when whisper what they know...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Primary Content Area: Psychology/Counseling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of a friendship in order to better understand the characteristics that are common to all of them. The use of literature is used in order to provide context for the instructional activity.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Read, Write, and Analyze Poetry (Haiku and Free Verse Poetry)

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on poetry; it defines free verse and haiku, explains how to write each, and provides examples. It offers a slideshow which provides tips for beginners on how to read poetry, how to identify types of poetry, and how...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Playground Fun: Storybooks and Poems

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students will learn to recognize storybooks and poems and identify their differences with this interactive tutorial.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Noun Poem Reproducible [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
A three page pdf includes notes for the teacher and reproducible pages for students. A poem to help students identify nouns and a fun "Mad Lib" type exercise are included.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with identifying genre of books and various texts. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial. .
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Numerous activities, games, quizzes, lessons, and PowerPoint presentations are provided for the topic of "figurative language" in writing. Students will have numerous exposures to examples. Students will also be able to practice...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Paradox (English Iii Reading)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Source: Paradoxes, James Guppy, Flickr Paradox is a type of figurative language that A Handbook to Literature defines as "a statement that while seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well-founded or true." You will find...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Let's Find Out About Money

For Students K - 1st
In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Irony, Sarcasm, Paradox (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to identify and explain the purposes of irony and paradox in poetry. Both of these poetic devices are ways of saying one thing and meaning...