First graders discuss categorizing items into different groups. In this language arts lesson, 1st graders read a story, chart three categories from the book and describe examples from the book that fit in each category.

First graders identify opinions within a text. In this language arts instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the definition of opinion. Students identify words that signal opinions and work together to identify opinions within the text.

First graders explore rhyme through the use of poems. For this language arts lesson, 1st graders read poems and identify words that rhyme within the poem. Students circle the rhyming words within a poem as they listen.

First graders discuss reasonable predictions for the outcome of stories. In this language arts lesson, 1st graders discuss that good readers predict what will happen next in a story. Students read the given text and make predictions...

Use the title of a book to determine the main idea. Readers will view the cover of The Wedding and predict what the story will be about. Graphic organizers help chart important information and build new vocabulary. Other stories are...

First graders read a short story and answer questions based on what they read. The question set includes multiple choice and short answer questions.

Students identify onomatopoeia by identifying sound words in a book and drawing the animals that make those sounds. In this onomatopoeia lesson plan, students read the words as if they were the animal indicated.

Learners focus on plot and sequence as they read the story Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes. The entire class will follow along with the teacher as she reads and models her thinking about the plot of the story. When instruction...

First graders sort pictures of animals into categories. In this sorting lesson plan, learners use the book On The Farm to categorize their animals.

Leaners read the book Let's Make Tacos and draw a line from the sequence clue words to the step-by-step actions in the book. In order to complete this exercise, they use words such as first, next, last, after, and more. Excellent ideas...

Looking for a good lesson that teaches the skill of putting events in a story in the correct sequential order? This lesson could be for you! Learners read the story My Red Balloon and retell the story to a partner. They use text details...

Read the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar and put the events of the story in order. Each event is written on a sentence strip and while the teacher reads, listeners can arrange the strips inthe correct order. After reading, reshuffle the...

Use the pictures from Knuffle Bunny to determine setting with your class. Model your visualization and thinking process, asking questions to help your listeners determine time and place. After reading this story, go through other...

Here is a way for your charges to sort pictures of children into 2 groups and put a title for each group. In this classification lesson plan, learners explain why they chose to separate the children the way they did.

Introduce your class to the concept of comparing and contrasting with this lesson. After modeling a Venn diagram, help your learners find the similarities and differences between two pictures. They can then work on their own Venn...

First and second graders explore character as a story element. They  listen to the first part of the story First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg and observe the teacher modeling a compare and contrast characters activity. Learners...

How do you figure out the meaning of a word you don't know? Young readers develop skills to identifying missing words in a story using context clues. Picture clues are used to identify covered words in the story I Can’t Get My Turtle to...

Reading comprehension is the name of the game! After listening to the teacher model and share personal prior knowledge about small children and what they do with food, the class discusses how they too can use prior knowledge to...

How does the purpose of a fiction book differ from the purpose on a non-fiction text? Model for your young readers a scenario in which each kind of book might be useful or fun to read and show examples of each genre. A list of suggested...

Examine the book Stargazers by Gail Gibbons. Young readers will practice reading and interpreting information from diagrams in this informational text. They work together as a class on this skill and then move into independent...

What is the main idea? Interest your young readers with this fun introductory instructional activity! After selecting several items from a paper bag, the teacher leads learners to determine the big idea for those items. This concept is...

Help young readers find the setting in the story. They will review what a setting is with a modeled example by the teacher. After reading The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson and completing a practice sheet,...

Learn how to apply visual and meaning cues to reading unknown words. Readers will explore what to do when they come to a word they do not know as they watch the teacher model the use of these cues and then participate in guided and...

First graders use cues to identify unknown words. They will learn strategies to assist them in decoding while reading.  Then they discuss how to listen to themselves read in order to decide whether or not the word makes sense in the...