Learners use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. In this contractions lesson plan, students hang the caterpillars around the room and practice the contractions for a few minutes each day.

Students explore contractions and compound words by playing a whole-class game. In this reading lesson plan, students define compound words and contractions, and describe how they are formed. The game format should make this an exciting,...

Second graders complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Frog and Toad are Friends. In this reading lesson plan, 2nd graders complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short...

Fourth graders put elbow macaroni where commas and quotation marks are supposed to be in sentences. In this punctuation lesson plan, 4th graders use the pasta to define where punctuation is missing in sentence strips.

Middle schoolers take a closer look at the geographic theme of place. In this geography skills lesson, students research their city and create murals that highlight its history, residents, landmarks, and resources.

Second graders read the story, "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit," as part of a unit on appearances. After reading with partners, they write their own stories that include elements about some forms of matter from their science studies. Students...

Students research Dan Wagoner and apply his choreographic ideas in "Plod" to dance study. For this art lesson, students discuss Dan Wagoner. Students select four shapes from "Plod" and connect in a dance.

Students identify and categorize apostrophes. They create maps of the solar system and write simple sentences using apostrophes that describe each planet's characteristics.

Third graders write an autobiography and use pictures of themselves from past and present to illustrate it. They take pictures with a digital camera, scan pictures, and add them to a document.

Students read "Green Eggs and Ham" in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and visit a storymaker website. Students create and type a three scene story using characters from Dr. Seuss's books and share their story with the class.