A lesson plan in which students read a list of wards from a passage three times and then take turns reading the passage while focusing on speed and accuracy.

A lesson plan in which students play a game to cover words on a game board by making inferences. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which young scholars read a text and highlight the most important details. Materials are included. [PDF]

Contains plans for four lessons that teach about the fallacies used in advertising such as bandwagon appeal, hasty generalizations, red herrings, emotional appeals, and more. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...

Contains plans for four lessons that are adaptable to many texts that students may be reading. Students analyze the text for literary elements such as characters, setting, figures of speech, and themes, and then publish their findings in...

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to describe a character or compare and contrast two characters from the story. Materials are included. [PDF]

A lesson plan in which students sort words based on the meanings of their affixes: before, one who, state or qualify of, and wrongly. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which young scholars play a memory game by matching affixes with their meanings. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which young scholars work with a partner to write facts and opinions on different word cards. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students identify a word on a word pyramid based on clues about its syllables and phonemes. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students build words with syllable cards. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students play a game moving around the game board by counting syllables in words. Materials are included.

In this comprehensive unit, students launch their learning about birds by using informational texts. As students read these texts, they build background knowledge and develop their skills as readers of informational texts. Included are...

This lesson plan teaches letter-writing format by using literature and shared writing. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

Contains plans for three lessons that teach students how to write comparison contrast essays after modeling the form to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...

During these three days of lessons, 2nd graders will learn about weather from the nonfiction text by asking questions, and focusing on the text features of the book.

In this lesson, 2nd graders will learn about the components of a balanced diet. Students will analyze charts and then self-report their own foods in categories. Several fiction and nonfiction books are listed as additional resources.

Second graders will view background information on the Underground Railroad in Ohio and will read and discuss primary source letters and sermons by Rev. John Rankin on slavery.

This instructional activity engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patricia Polacco's book, My Rotten, Red-Headed, Older Brother. Students will analyze the story's characters and create thought bubbles associated...

In this lesson plan the teacher reads a book to students and explore money.