Talk about nature and hiking while you read the story Camping. Make predictions and inferences, practice reading, look for textual clues, and discuss the plot of the story based on the questions listed. Connect to your learners' lives by...

After reading the story Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh, little ones make a mouse painting of their own. They discuss mixing colors, painting, and the story, then they "dance" with their fingers through puddles of paint. 

Readers identify main ideas and supporting details using informational texts. In this literacy lesson, they make predictions and read the text to find the main ideas. They use a table diagram to define the main idea and supporting...

Get the class ready for a lifetime of literacy by practicing high frequency words on a regular basis. Each slide contains one high frequency sight word for students to recite.

Mike is a 3rd-grader who dislikes reading and writing. In this case study, the teacher brings a book about "The Simpsons" (Mike's favorite show) for him to write a few responses. The case study has good ideas about eliminating the...

Pop a little interest into your next reading lesson with "Popcorn Words." Students will build reading fluency and automaticity when they read each word as it pops up on the screen. Tip: As they advance academically, switch out these...

Students create a book about themselves as new readers. In this site words lesson plan, students design a book after reading books about new readers and special individuals. 

Students, after reading the Three Bears, talk about finding a task that is "just right" for them and work at Literacy Centers.

Students develop literacy skills while reading. In this guided reading lesson, students read A Bug, A Bear, and A Boy, decode new vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions and make connections to the text through writing. 

Students develop literacy skills while reading a text. In this guided reading lesson, students read Where is Sam, answer questions, and make connections to the text. 

Learners develop literacy skills while reading. In this guided reading lesson, students read During the Day, answer comprehension questions, and decode new vocabulary. Learners also make a connection through writing. 

In this online interactive English instructional activity, students watch an embedded video about global warming, read a selection about the ozone layer, and then respond to 18 fill in the blank and short answer questions.  Students may...

In this English worksheet, students read "Violence Erupts Across Egypt," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

For this English worksheet, learners read "We Spend Half Our Time Daydreaming," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read "All 33 Chilean Miners Rescued," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read "Woolly Mammoths Extinct Due to Lack of Grass," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English activity, students read "High Heels Shorten Women's Leg Muscles," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read an article about Brazil v. Chile in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read an article about Slovakia v. Italy in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read an article about Portugal v. North Korea in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

In this English activity, students read an article about Brazil v. Cote d'Ivoire in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read an article about Slovenia v. USA in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

For this English worksheet, students read an article about South Africa v. Mexico in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.

In this English worksheet, students read "Susan Boyle to Star in Japanese Show," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.