Students combine the use of geographical information and writing. They write a story and create a visual aid to be used when presenting to the class. They move to different stations deciding which topic they want to further research. ...

Search a variety of sources to create a multimedia or book project about Japan. Learners use the independent investigation method to plan and conduct research about Japan. They use the information they discover to create a computer book...

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Fifth graders define words. They create a dichotomous key. After carefully examining pill bugs, 5th graders record observations. They compare and contrast habitats of pillbugs.

Sixth graders engage in a lesson in the area of Language Arts. They practice spelling words correctly to improve writing skills. They listen to instruction in order to spell and proofread words needed for meaningful writing.

Students focus on the correspondence i=/i/. They explore the sound and spelling of /i/ and discover vowels are used to spell all words in our vocabulary, so therefore it is important for students to understand the phoneme and grapheme of...

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...

Students engage in an emergent literacy instructional activity that focuses on phonemic awareness. For practice they become more comfortable with a short vowel phoneme, which can often be the most difficult to identify, by learning it in...

Students investigate the phoneme, a meaningful representation, and the letter symbol for /o/ (short o). This lesson helps students recognize the /o/ in spoken words and begin to spell words with the assistance of letter boxes. Students...

First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.

Students view the Olympic Games events in real-time via satellite feed, Olympic Games sites on the Internet, or CNN. They report results as soon as they happen and quickly edit their news flashes for correct spelling, grammar, and usage.

Students need to practice sight words to become proficient readers. So it is very important for children to learn common correspondences. The phoneme for the letter "e" is practiced in this lesson.

Students comprehend the basic language concept. They create as a class the word family for hat. They are told that they are going to see how many words they can come up with that rhyme with hat. Students are asked to come up with a...

First graders write words containing the "ow" sound and use those words to write sentences. In this simple language arts instructional activity, 1st graders view models of sentences written by their teacher which contain examples of the...

Students listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. They create words using the cluster ump.

Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness and they practice corresponding the letter "i" to its long or short sound. This type of recognition has been found to be essential to reading development.

Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing instructional activity, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.

Learners edit and improve their short stories by examining character description, dialogue, and plot elements. In peer editing groups they correct gramatical and spelling errors. they read aloud their new story drafts.

Students identify the /p/ sound in spoken words and recognize the letter symbol in this lesson. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the /p/ sound. They then listen to the story "Patos Jam" and "pop" open their hands when...

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...

First graders review i_e = /I/ and examine the i_e = /I/ correspondence by spelling and reading words. They make words using letterboxes while following a teacher led lesson. They complete a worksheet and read "Kite Day at Pine Lake."...

Students explore language fluency by identifying word segments. In this word structure lesson, students utilize words from their vocabulary lesson, dissect them into syllables and sound out their individual parts. Students participate in...

Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.

High schoolers engage in a research lesson to find out more information about tribal governments. The lesson includes guiding questions to help in the research process. They complete a chart of comparisons and contrasts of several indian...