Anansi the spider teaches young readers the importance of sharing with others in this fun African folktale. Offering clear illustrations and repetitive structure, this printable book is ideal for developing children's reading fluency.

Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color....

Social stories are technically written devices used to assist children with autism in handling social situations. Print or use this social story on an electronic device to prepare your student with autism for the 4th of July. Bright...

Everybody feels angry sometimes, and it can be hard to know how to handle such a big emotion. This story was written with a learner with autism in mind. It provides clear guidelines the child can follow when he is feeling upset or angry....

Kindergartenrs explore English by analyzing images in a picture book. This lesson on the parts of speech calls for young learners to view a picture book in class and describe characters, settings and objects with adjectives. Then, as a...

Students complete various activities based on books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to a number of books written by Curtis and Cornell, then complete worksheets by finding...

Jan Brett, the author of many beloved children's books, is well worth a study. Try out this winter-themed unit, which covers areas of language arts as well as art, math, science, and social studies.

Kindergarteners identify the long vowel sound /ai/ in speech and writing. The whole class shares the book, Daisy the Snail, then brainstorms as many /ai/ words as they can. The class constructs a word wall with the /ai/ words.

Students cut out pictures and put them into sequential order including the captions that match to the pictures. In pairs, they role-play calling the Fire and Rescue Service using the Big Book and complete the "Who Said What?" worksheet....

Elementary learners explore fiction storytelling through partcipating in a survey. They identify the characters, themes and plot of the Harry Potter series while discussing their opinions in class. Learners conduct a survey about their...

Sixth graders complete lesson 5 of 15 about the book Esperanza Rising. For this Esperanza Rising lesson, 6th graders build on work done in the previous lesson. They complete response logs, and vocabulary posters. They investigate how...

Students complete guided reading activities for the book, Saturday At The New You I by Barbara e. Barber. They read about a young girl who visits her mother's beauty salon on Saturdays. They answer pre-reading questions and decide...

For this reading worksheet, students read a vocabulary controlled story about a girl named Fern who loves to surf. Students assemble the 8 page illustrated book, color the pictures and read the story.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. They spell different words containing the short /o/ sound using letter manipulatives, and with a partner read the book "Big Top." With their partner they count...

In this resource lesson, students use non-fiction books to research ocean animals. Students discover the many features of non-fiction books and how to use these features to help them conduct research. Students then categorize ocean...

Young scholars listen to a read aloud of "Hats, hats, hats," by Ann Morris focusing on the variety of hats. They play a file folder game categorizing hats from the book.

Students identify rhyming words from the book A Fly Went By by matching words written on index card with same endings, eliciting word when prompted by teacher, and by identifying rhyming words in the text.

Students review the concept of measuring length. In groups, they travel to various centers throughout the classroom. They experiment with using different objects to measure the length of items given to them by their teacher. They are...

Students participate in activities to determine their macro process and elaborative process abilities. During macro processes readers organize and summarize ideas as they read. They look at the big picture of the entire text as well as...

Learners explore the benefits and joys of reading. They review the reading comprehension strategy cross-checking. They then are introduced to the library and are encouraged to check out an independent book they would independently...

Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...

Learners will create a list of short vowel sound words and participate in computer phonics activities to practice. They will read an interactive storybook online. Next, they will complete words in order to better understand short vowel...

A fabulous plan on teaching basic concepts of measurement to young learners. Pupils use nonstandard units to measure length, practice using a ruler and a yardstick, compare the length of two objects, and perform estimations of length....

Young mathematicians put one foot in front of the other as they learn how to measure length in an elementary math lesson. Using paper cutouts of their own feet, children measure classroom objects as they discover the importance of...