Contains plans for one 60-minute lesson that teaches about a reading strategy called Character Perspective Charting. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to...

Contains plans for six lessons that use the book "The Bully" by Paul Langan to teach learners how to deal with and deter bullying. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

A great resource for teachers introducing the concepts of "letters" and "words" to early elementary students. Uses the names of the students themselves as a starting place in learning these concepts. Great site.

Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.

The focus of the instruction of identification strategies in this lesson plan is the book "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type." Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

This online lesson supports the language development and reading comprehension of kindergarten through second graders. Through the use of an innovative "Text talk," strategy, students will explain, develop, and expand upon story ideas....

A lesson plan based on a study unit of earthworms, using the inquiry model to integrate scientific processes with literacy practices. Instruction plans, related resources, and standards are included.

Questions about weather clear up when learners use what they learned from their books to create a presentation to share with the rest of the class.

In this activity, students will examine the ways in which a magazine cover's headlines and graphics express the main ideas of its articles. They will then use an interactive tool to create covers that summarize chapters of informational...

A lesson plan in which younger learners draw on prior experiences that made them happy or sad, build two-sided masks, work with Venn diagrams, and connect personally with the emotions conveyed by poems in The Way I Feel by Janan Cain...