Curated OER
Hear No Evil
Students explore the function of the ears. For this sense of hearing lesson, students read the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear and discuss the things the Polar Bear heard. Students construct simple musical instruments and...
Curated OER
Little Red Hen
Students thresh wheat. In this comprehension and comparison instructional activity, students read the Little Red Hen and retell the story based on the beginning, middle and end. Students get a wheat stem, predict the number of seeds in...
Curated OER
Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs
Second graders read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. In this Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs lesson, 2nd graders are given a list of words from the story to write with. Students write their own story with the words, then the...
Curated OER
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Learners create and write mini books. In this Dr. Seuss lesson, students bring in their favorite Dr. Seuss book, share why it is their favorite with the class and write a paragraph explaining why they like it. Learners create...
Curated OER
Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary Slides
Students identify vocabulary words in Where the Red Fern Grows. In this vocabulary lesson, students view an included PowerPoint presentation on vocabulary words from each chapter in the novel. Students identify and use the vocabulary in...
Curated OER
Web of Predators and Prey
Students investigate the food chain by researching the Internet. In this ecosystem lesson, students view the video "Competitor and Predator" and read a book from the series "The Magic School Bus." Students utilize a worksheet...
Curated OER
Sequencing / Story Events
Students read a story and use sentence strips to order story events. For this sequencing lesson, students learn new vocabulary words centered around the story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, preview the story, make predictions...
Curated OER
Freckle Juice
Students identify and define vocabulary words in the book, Freckle Juice. In this vocabulary lesson, students read the text and define the words "formula," "reflection," and "remover." Students use an online dictionary to define the...
Curated OER
Dr. Seuss
Students read books by the same author and compare what they find. In this Dr. Seuss lesson, students learn about Dr. Seuss' writing style, listen for the rhyme scheme in his stories, and create a KWL chart on Dr. Seuss. ...
Curated OER
Eating the Food Pyramid
Students explore the concept of the Food Guide Pyramid. In this nutrition lesson plan, students discuss healthy eating habits after reading the book entitled Gregory, the Terrible Eater. Students then work in groups finding...
Curated OER
The Very Busy Spider
Students determine the best habitat for spiders. In this spider lesson, students listen to a reading of Eric Carle's, The Very Busy Spider. They discuss the spider's habitat before visiting the schoolyard to look for spiders in their...
Curated OER
Mixing Colors with "Little Blue and Little Yellow"
Students mix colors to make new colors. In this color mixing lesson, students listen to Leo Lionni's Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune, before retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the story. They watch as the teacher mixes food coloring...
Curated OER
Bat Quest
Young scholars research bats. In this bat lesson, students read the story of Sellaluna to spark interest in bats. Young scholars use graphic organizers to collect information from the story. Students scan and post their...
Curated OER
Narrative Pantomime: The Great Kapok Tree
Students pantomime the story of The Great Kapok Tree for younger students. In this The Great Kapok Tree lesson, students warm up with a game before volunteering for parts in the story. Students practice acting out the story in...
Curated OER
Circle Justice—Lesson 1: The Anger Within
Students examine the emotion of anger through the poem 'A Poison Tree'. In this poetry analysis activity, students identify and decode unfamiliar vocabulary they encounter, engage in groups discussions and complete several writing...
Curated OER
English Exercise: Animals Exercises for Kindergarten Students
In this Winnie the Pooh themed interactive activity, students choose between "it or they" using drop down menus in 8 examples. They choose which character is missing in each of 5 rows and name the animal each of 5 characters represents...
Curated OER
Identifying Setting and Completing a Story Map
Second graders complete a story map for Frog and Toad Are Friends. In this making inferences lesson students find specific details from the book to complete their story map. They map one chapter at a time.
Curated OER
The Dance of the Butterfly
Students explore butterfly life cycles and movement. In this integrated fine arts and biology life cycle instructional activity, students listen to the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and identify the related life...
Curated OER
Frog and Toad Are Friends
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...
Curated OER
Lesson 2: Fiction
What makes a book fiction or nonfiction? Kindergartners discover ways to find out if a book is real or made up. They examine a fictional picture book as a group and decide what clues help them decide. There is an independent worksheet...
Curated OER
Picture Clues and Repeated Text
Kids read The Grouchy Ladybug and predict what the outcome will be based on picture clues and repeated text. Next, they draw their predictions. A great way to use both prediction and context clue skills in your kindergarten class.
Curated OER
Lesson 3: Character Values
A value is something a person or character thinks is right or good; it's also a characteristic of a fairy tale. Learners discuss how fairy tale characters often have or exemplify a specific value. They compare the values found in The...
Curated OER
Revising Predictions
Second graders read the story Two Bad Ants and predict what will happen to them next in the story. In this predictions lesson plan, 2nd graders re-evaluate their predictions as they read on.
Curated OER
Identifying Plot Conflicts
Fifth graders determine plot conflicts. For this plot conflicts lesson students read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Students search for 'Character vs. Character' and 'Character vs. Self' conflicts within the story.
Other popular searches
- Children's Literature Books
- Fantasy Childrens Literature
- Childrens Literature Orphans
- Childrens Literature in Math
- Literature Childrens
- Childrens Literature Genre
- Diverse Childrens Literature
- Fantasy Children's Literature