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Can you Top That?
Students make connections between their own experiences and the story, "get" the author's message and be able to discuss it with other readers, and apply their reading skills and strategies. They predict what happens in the story,...
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Inferences/Opinions
Fourth graders practice making inferences and forming opinions. For this reading strategy lesson, 4th graders listen to the book Woodsong by Gary Pauisen. They make predictions about the story before beginning and discuss the story...
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From Seeds to Plants
Second graders review the process of plant reproduction and the role of seeds in that process. The students dissect a seed, analyze their finds, collect and record data, and make predictions about seed germination and plant growth.
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Chinatown Adventure
Learners read "Chinatown Adventure" by Laura E. Williams. They read about what the girl and her mother do when they go on their Chinatown adventure, make predictions about the ending, and compare their predictions with what actually...
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Using a Thermometer
First graders use their senses to formulate questions and make predictions to determine what is in the "Wonder Bag". They hold pieces of ice and examine while listing descriptors on a chart and then take their own temperature using an...
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School Newspaper
Students analyze the different parts of a school newspaper. In this newspaper lesson, students complete a semantic web activity for newspapers and explore a newspaper in groups. Students create a write a report for the information....
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Air Pressure and Wind
Fourth graders explore weather by reading weather measurement text. In this barometer lesson, 4th graders discuss ways weather is measured on Earth and how these measurements lead to predictions. Students read assigned text, discuss...
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Blending with Frog and Toad
Students apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections by reading and interpreting a variety of literary words. They then make predictions about the story and identify blends within the English language.
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Cleaning Day
Students read "Cleaning Day" by D. H. Figueredo. They predict what they would expect to see the father and child on the cover of the book doing, confirm their predictions after reading the story, and reflect on the relationship between...
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CHICKEN LICKEN
Second graders examine the cover of the book, CHICKEN LICKEN and make predictions about what will happen in the story. They read the book understanding that is a cautionary tale. They read the story again focusing on the repeated refrains.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Part 2
Students recognize synonyms and antonyms. In this reading strategies activity, students use the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett to make predictions, and correctly recognize synonyms and antonyms.
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Two Owl Eyes
First graders listen to the story, Olivia Counts, and demonstrate counting to ten. They make predictions, and recognize the day and night sky. They add page number 2 to their counting books.
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Past and Present Tense
Students make predictions about the coming up chapter in their book. Students are introduced to new vocabulary words and definition for this new chapter. Students create a table where they can input the new vocabulary word, definition...
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Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth
Young scholars listen to Anne Rockwell's picture book biography of Sojourner Truth
to learn about this famous abolitionist/feminist as well as slave life in New York. Students make predictions about the book as it is read aloud. Young...
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Astronomy and the Cold War: How the United States Used the Moon to Target the Soviet Union
Students examine how astronomical observations were used to help target sites in the Soviet Union during Cold War and why such targeting was needed. Students then make predictions and observations of same astronomical events for their...
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Ecosystem I
Students classify and label biotic and a-biotic factors in ecosystems. They define population and make predictions about population size in a given area. They describe the a-biotic factors' importance and impact on the other elements...
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The Foot Book
Students use estimation and measurement skills to make predictions and solve problems about length. They also analyze data presented to calculate ratios and percents.
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Buried Treasures
Students, in teams, generate and research questions about Canada's receding glaciers. They then hold a 'press conference' in which each team provides answers for questions in their area of research. Finally, they pool their information...
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Does the Supreme Court Affect Teens?: A Survey of Court Cases
Students read and restate the Ten Amendements of the Bill of Rights. They analyze Supreme Court cases using the Bill of Rights. Students make predictions about how the Supreme Court might have deicided each case. They evaluate how the...
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Cliffhangers
Fourth graders identify the cliffhanger at the end of chapter 3 of Marvin and the Meanest Girl and predict what will happen next. In this cliffhanger lesson plan, 4th graders finish reading the book once they have made their predictions.
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Sherlock Holmes: Teaching English Through Detective Fiction
Middle schoolers read examples of mysteries and detective fiction. With a focus on Sherlock Holmes, they are introduced to the techniques for reading properly. In groups, they define new vocabulary, make predictions and summarize the...
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How Germs Spread
Fourth graders investigate how germs spread in this lesson. They listen to "The Flea's Sneeze" by Lynn Downey and make predictions on why the hog began sneezing. They then conduct an experiment using flour and paper cups demonstrating...
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String Instruments and Pitch
Students make predictions and explore how pitch is altered in string instruments. In this acoustic science lesson, students learn the types and parts of string instruments and create their own. They listen to classical music and identify...
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Tracking Your Favorite Web Sites
Ninth graders track the hit count on their favorite web sites. In this Algebra I instructional activity, 9th graders record the number of hits on their favorite web site for twenty days. Students explore the data to determine...