CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.2.sl.2.5
Choose from a variety of courses, lesson plans, and resources aligned to the Common Core standard of creating audio recordings of stories or poems.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: "Sticky Note Reading" the Art of Questioning While Reading
Third graders will learn the importance questioning has on comprehension of a text. Students will use sticky notes and an interactive reading notebook while working with an informational text.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Finding Theme
The students will be able to determine the theme of a story by recalling key details that support the theme.
PBS
Pbs: Let's Go Luna!: Greetings From Around the World: Language Cards
Learn how to greet a friend in eight different languages
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Lookout Mountain Tunnel
Reproducible activity about drawing conclusions that provides a reading passage and comprehension questions. Also includes a link to a key at the bottom of the page.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject
Clear information about sentence subject, including definition, explanation of how to find subject, distinction between complete subject and simple subject, and other helpful points.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Developing Inferential Comprehension
This lesson plan uses the text "Granddaddy's Gift" in order to develop and improve comprehension, prediction, and discussion skills. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Quia
Quia: Main Ideas!
Read a short text and determine the main idea in this Battleship style learning game.
EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
TES Global
Blendspace: Main Idea
A learning module that includes six links to videos, images, and websites that reinforce the reading skill of finding the main idea.
TES Global
Blendspace: Main Idea
A learning module with six links to images and videos on finding the main idea of a text.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" by Tomie dePaola. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Missing Manatee
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Missing Manatee" by Cynthia C. DeFelice. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Notes From a Liar and Her Dog
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Notes from a Liar and her Dog" by Gennifer Choldenko. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Perloo the Bold
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Perloo the Bold" by Avi. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Remember the Ladies
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Remember the Ladies" by Cheryl Harness. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Well Wished
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Well Wished" by Franny Billingsley. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth?
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth?" by Elizabeth Levy. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Other
Project Happy Child: Mind Mapping
This British web site gives a basic overview, answers questions about mindmapping, and offers suggestions on this topic. Several books are recommended. Explore the links for more information.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cause and Effect
[Free Registration/Login Required] This elementary flipchart explains cause and effect within the context of literature discussion. Activotes provide student interaction and assessment.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Storyboard Frames
In this lesson plan students will be able to focus on the main events of a book by drawing a storyboard. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Concept Question Board
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one-page flipchart that has a template for Concept and Question set up as a divided board.
Other
I Buzzle: Group Discussion Activities
Group discussion activities help at several levels, may it be professional or personal. The following article will highlight the importance of these activities and provide you with examples. The activities described can help with warming...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Test
Answer fill in the blank, multiple choice, and true/false questions about story elements in this ten-question assessment.