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J. Paul Getty Museum Education Staff
Students will examine a manuscript page from a Flemish bestiary and discuss how it was used to teach ideas about Christianity. For this Christianity lesson plan students study the given manuscript and then compare the stories from the...
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Vocabulary Building - Brainstorming
Learners learn new vocabulary words in ways that are fun and enriching. They brainstorm lists of words to be used in sentences, stories, or conversations.
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Creating and Acting Mammal Stories
Fifth graders write and perform stories on mammals. They review the parts of a narrative story and write stories. They rehearse their stories and present them to the class. They make mammal cookies after their peformance.
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What Can Be Blue?
In this reading worksheet, students inspect 6 pictures and read the sentence accompanying them. Example: "Tricycles can be blue." Students color each picture a shade of blue.
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Down By the Bay
In this "Down by the Bay" worksheet, students read the poem, respond to 8 short answer question, review 16 sight words, and color and arrange the 14 pictures in chronological order.
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Adventure To the Unknown----Shark Beneath the Reef
Students use the internet to access background information for their slide presentation based on the story- Shark Beneath the Reef.
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Introduction to the Dictionary
First graders explore how to use a dictionary. They discuss how the dictionary is organized and how to locate words in the dictionary and students use the dictionary to locate words.
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Fluency is Freedom!
Students read orally in groups of two to increase reading speed and fluency in this lesson. They read provided books which emphasize the short vowel sounds. The pairs time each others reading and offer encouragement and support as they...
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Sneaky Slimy Snake
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /s/ phoneme. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word in each pair containing the /s/...
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Present Perfect
In this literacy worksheet students write the correct forms of verbs to make each sentence complete in the correct tense for the 48 questions.
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Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Picture Cards
In this alphabet awareness worksheet, students match twenty seven picture cards to twenty seven word cards for mastery of memory retention.
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Little House in the Big Woods Vocabulary: Chapter 7
In this Little House in the Big Woods worksheet, learners write the number of the correct vocabulary word on the line before its provided definition. All five words can be found in Chapter 7 of Little House in the Big Woods.
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Using Commas to Write Lists
In this commas in lists learning exercise, students examine 3 labeled pictures and the name of someone who bought the items. Students write a sentence with commas in a list. Students then insert commas in 10 sentences with lists. There...
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'A/Magic E' Word Search
In this phonics word search worksheet, students find the hidden 'a/magic e' words in the word search table. Students may use the word bank to assist them in their search.
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Vivid Words
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read the vivid words and their definitions in the word box. Students then write a word from the word box that correctly completes each sentence.
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Plural Nouns: 3
In this plural noun instructional activity, students form the plural of 9 nouns by adding "s" or "es." Nouns appear in a word box, 1 example is given.
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Word Choice: To, Too, Two
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and complete them with one of the word choice options of to, too, or two.
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Beginning Analogies 10
For this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and select the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?
In this grouping words worksheet, students explore word meanings. Students are given ten sets of four words and are to determine which word doesn't belong in the group.
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Plural Nouns
In this plural noun worksheet, students write the plural form of 20 given nouns. A reference web site for additional activities is provided.
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What is a Community?
Young scholars explore the characteristics of their community. In this communities lesson plan, students read Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story and discuss how the community came together to solve a problem. Young scholars identify...
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Ocean Life Mural
How many oceans can you name? First, have learners try to name as many oceans as they can, and then have them locate and identify the oceans on a world map. They create a recognizable ocean animal using poster board and tissue paper....