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Who? What? Where? When? - Story Elements
Second graders see how to identify and describe character, setting, and plot in various stories from picture books and story videos. They use picture books and story videos to practice identifying and describing the story elements.
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Blue Moon
Students explore information about the moon. In this trans-disciplinary instructional activity, students first listen to a picture book about the moon, then create an accompanying art project to illustrate a blue moon. Finally, the...
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Art, Literature, & Environment
High schoolers communicate their thoughts on the environment by creating picture books for middle school students. High schoolers include their thoughts on population, deforestation, water, energy, endangered species, and waste in their...
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The Missing Word
Students, after reading a short story, predict possible missing words by utilizing context clues and graphophonic clues. A picture book with several words covered up sets the scene for this lesson plan. They share their predictions in...
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Black History Project
Third graders explore and analyze about famous African-Americans by listening to four picture book biographies. They generate a list of 15 famous African-Americans and then create a survey to rank them according to importance of...
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Sharing Compliments- King Day
Students research Martin Luther King Jr. In this African-American history lesson, students read the book A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss how he was a philanthropist. Students use kind words towards each other...
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Harriet Tubman
Students investigate Harriet Tubman. In this African-American lesson, students read the book A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman and discuss how she was a conductor of the Underground Railroad. Students identify the leadership qualities she...
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Words Starting With Y
In this recognizing words beginning with the letter Y activity, students match the words with their pictures. Teachers choose black and white or colored options. Students match five answers.
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Walking by the Wall: A Virtual Trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Students study about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They express and share their thoughts and attitudes toward wars. They listen to a picture book about the Wall and read an introductory text about the Vietnam
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Lesson Plans for Sweet Dreams: How Animals Sleep
Students explore the sleeping patterns and sleeping habitats of animals. In this where animals sleep lesson, students research different animal species. Students also write and illustrate an animal picture book, make connections about...
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Silouettes of New York City
Second graders create a New York City silhouette. In this visual arts activity, 2nd graders view the picture book, Uptown, and identify the silhouettes. Students use construction paper, paint, and a flashlight to create artistic...
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LOOKING AT A CHARACTER
Second graders investigate self- and teacher-selected literature (e.g., picture books, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, poems, legends) from a variety of cultures. They re-enact and retell stories, songs, poems, plays, and other literary...
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Descriptive Writing
Student create descriptive writing pieces through the use of a picture book. In this descriptive writing lesson, students investigate images to emphasize the details in their writing.
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Dogfighting Lesson Two - Bite Prevention and Community
Students discover how to prevent dog bites by completing worksheets and watching a video. In this animal safety lesson, students view a video called Dogs, Cats and Big Kids, taking notes throughout. Students take a quiz and create a...
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Onomatopoeia Poems
Students write onomatopoeia poems. In this creative writing instructional activity, students listen to a picture book that introduces the concept of onomatopoeia. Students create their own list of words and write a short poem using...
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Bats About Stellaluna
Students, after listening to Janelle Cannon's picture book Stellaluna, explore a variety of living things through three distinct activities. They make a list of what they know and want to know about birds and bats. Orally and in writing...
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Zoom into Microscopy
Learners discover proper microscope use. In this microscopy lesson, students create picture books that show the detail of organisms as seen with the human eye, through a hand lens, and at each power of the microscope.
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Picture Dictionary
Students create picture dictionaries to encourage the development of letter-sound recognition. In this alphabet project, students cut out pictures from magazines and glue them onto tagboard, and then write the name of the picture below...
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Matching Words and Pictures
In this matching words and pictures worksheet, students enter the number for the word that matches each picture, checks the answers and goes to the next letter (from A to Z).
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Matching Word to Picture Beginning With M
For this matching word to picture beginning with M worksheet, students look at 6 pictures and 6 words beginning with M, then type the number for the ones that match, answers can be checked online.
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Matching Words and Pictures Beginning with S
In this matching words and pictures beginning with S worksheet, 2nd graders enter the number to match the picture with the word for 6 words beginning with S, then check answers online.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: A
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and match them to the appropriate words that begin with /a/. Students may submit their answers to be scored in this online interactive format.
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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: P
For this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and match them to the appropriate words that begin with the letter P. Students may submit their answers to be scored in this online interactive format.
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Writing for Advanced ESL Learners
Students complete many creative writing assignments in their advanced ESL class. In this creative writing lesson plan, students complete book reports, folktales, biographies, historical journal entries, and more.
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