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Hop on Pop - Short 'o'
Students practice the alphabetic significance of the letter /o/ along with its awareness of phonemes in spoken words. They assess on construction paper the phrase, "We like to hop on top of Pop who's on top of a hot rock" written on it...
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Tuck Everlasting
Students use a rubric given to them to answer questions about the novel Tuck Everlasting. They may have to find ten words that are new to them, complete a Venn Diagram, respond to given prompts or complete a survey. The students...
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Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse "Daisy Bo Peep"
Students watch an episode of Mickey Mouse's clubhouse, "Daisy Bo Peep". As a class, they are introduced to the proper words to describe location. They also identify the circle, square and triangle shapes and end the lesson by solving...
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The Clever Stick
Students read the book The Clever Stick and answer discussion questions about it. In this reading lesson, students read the given book, and participate in answering questions based on the book. There are also writing, drawing, and games...
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Traditions
Students study the vocabulary of philanthropy and the tradition in their community of altruism. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss traditions and philanthropy. They create a class dictionary of philanthropy terms and...
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Expressions of Frequency
Students practice discussing timely manners in a target language. In this foreign language lesson plan, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often. Students create a timeline illustrating how often they...
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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race
Learners practice reading. In this fluency building lesson plan, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another...
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"K" Letter Ideas
Students practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
Pupils complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then trace...
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I Am Special
Students conclude and acknowledge that each person is unique and special. In this I Am Special lesson plan, students compare their digital photograph to pictures of people in magazines to determine likenesses/differences. They describe...
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Wall to Peace: Deconstructing Divisions Among People and Cultures
Students analyze quotes and poetry related to relationships in society. In this civics activity, students participate in small group debate game and focus on communication skills that reinforce civil discussion. Students reflect and...
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Lesson Two: Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part Two)
Second graders find rhythm and rhyme in poetry. In this poetry lesson, 2nd graders listen to different poems to find the rhyming words. They play a memory game and try to find two words that rhyme.
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Writing Original Adventures About Imaginary Sidekicks
Young scholars explore storytelling by conceptualizing a story with classmates. In this publishing lesson, students identify the idea development process and discuss word choice when writing a story. Young scholars utilize a graphic...
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Valentine’s Day Unit: Writing & Literacy Center Activities
Students participate in Valentine's Day writing and literacy center activities. In this writing and literacy lesson plan, students develop Valentine's Day journals using recycled cards and small blank sheets of paper. They write...
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ABC Fun
First graders are introduced to the letters in the alphabet and how to correctly pronounce them. As a class, they identify the differences between the different letters and are read a story. They complete a Venn Diagram using all 26...
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Teaching Tip -Vocabulary procedure
Participants are introduced to a variety of procedures to teach vocabulary. They gain oral practice with creative adjectives. They offer various vocabulary presentations along with games and acting out the words.
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Bouncing and Dancing with B and D
Learners explore the differences between the letters b and d. They practice seeing the letters and hearing the sounds with words and tongue twisters. They practice letter formation for both letters and listen to the book, The...
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Homonym Baseball
Sixth graders are introduced to the characteristics of homonyms. In groups, they are given points in the baseball game when the homonyms are matched to the correct definition. To end the lesson, they practice spelling the different...
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A Separate Peace: Chapter 6 Reading and Study Guide
In this A Separate Peace study guide worksheet, students define 3 vocabulary words, provide examples of 1 literary term, and respond to 15 short answer questions regarding chapter 6 of the John Knowles novel.
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What Is a Pronoun?
In this grammar worksheet, students read the definition of and the proper usage of pronouns to replace nouns. They use the pronouns from the word box that can take the place of the noun or nouns in 10 sentences. They circle the pronouns...
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Baseball Vocabulary
Students review new vocabulary and verb conjugations. They are divided into two teams and simulate a game of baseball while practicing their new vocabulary. They are given the word in Spanish or English.
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123/ABC Hopscotch
Pupils practice alphabet recognition, alphabet sounds, and number readiness while playing a hopscotch type game.
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Reading: David Beckham
Learners read a story about David Beckham. They answer comprehension questions and study vocabulary words with the prefix un.
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Hit a Homerun with Reading Speed
Students review basic reading decoding/comprehension. They read passages and see how fast they can read the pages. In a baseball-like game, they try to read faster and faster. If they improve their fluency rate, they increase their...