Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing: A Lesson Plan on Beginnings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners rewrite the beginning of a story. For this writing lesson, students read stories from Spooky South by S.E. Schlosser in order to gain exposure to different ways to begin a story. Then, learners chose one of the three techniques...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slim Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Beginning readers study the short /i/ sound. First they determine how the mouth moves when they say the target words in a tongue twister. They complete letterbox activities by making words with the short /i/ before reading What Is It and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Romeo And Juliet: Act III Reading And Study Guide

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 7 vocabulary words, define 4 literary terms, and respond to 32 short answer questions pertaining to Act III of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beginning and Ending Sounds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the beginning and ending sounds of words. In this phonological awareness lesson, 1st graders use picture cards for one syllable words and pronounce each word. Students match other picture cards with the same...
Lesson Plan
Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Create a Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Do your learners have a connection to their natural environment? Create neighborhood maps together with your little learners. The lesson starts as the class talks about where they live and what their homes look like. They review their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading and Study Guide: Romeo and Juliet Act III

For Students 8th - 11th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms, find examples of literary term usage, and answer comprehension questions based on Romeo and Juliet, Act III.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flat Stanley Guided Reading

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to their teacher read the book, "Flat Stanley". They relate the activities in the book to activities in their own life. They can also create their own pictures of Stanley.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Book Club Discussion: Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars read and discuss Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. Students are guided to analyze the text through consideration of the author's use of 6 literary devices. Young scholars also evaluate the text according to their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading distance on maps

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete worksheets on reading the distance on maps in miles or kilometers. For this maps lesson plan, 8th graders use a calculator and ruler.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cloze Word Story

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a cloze word story test. In this listening skills lesson, 5th graders listen to a story and follow along with their own copy. Students listen to the story a second time and fill in the missing words as they go.
Lesson Plan
Maine Content Literacy Project

Introduction to Literacy Criticism

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As learners continue to examine a short story of their choice, they take some time to look at analysis completed by others on the same story. In the eleventh lesson in a series of fourteen, pupils explore various sites for literary...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Study Guide: Of Mice and Men Chapters 5-6

For Students 8th - 10th
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Of Mice and Men. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

If You Take a Mouse to School Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
The book If You Take a Mouse to School is sweet, enjoyable, and so fun to read. Little learners hear the tale of Mr. Mouse and all the trouble he causes. They discuss the book as a large group and then split up into smaller groups to use...
Lesson Plan
Institute for Humane Education

Magazine Scheme: Are We Here?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What messages are relayed through magazines? How do magazines shape ideas about people? Scholars analyze a group of magazines focused on teen girls and women. After completing reading comprehension advertisement questioning and group...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientific Methods and Inquiry Skills

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct a mystery bag experiment and use the scientific method and inquiry skills to solve the mystery. They discuss how to make scientific "guesses," and in small groups use their five senses to try and figure out what...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Monster Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Challenge language arts learners with a crossword puzzle that focuses on vocabulary words from Walter Dean Myers' Monster. After kids read the clues at the bottom of the page, they complete the puzzle with their newly defined words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students play an Around the World game in order to read Dolch words. In this Dolch words lesson plan, the teacher holds up a Dolch word card and the first student to say the word moves on. This is played in pairs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Directionality of Reading the English Language - School/Home Links

For Students K - 1st
In this literacy worksheet, students working with a home learning partner, read the story, "Numbers." They follow along as the learning partner points to each word as it is read. They repeat each line after it is read to them.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading English School-Home Links

For Students 1st
In this literacy worksheet, 1st graders practice reading a story as their home learning partner points to the words. They examine the directionality of reading the English language.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Vocabulary Definition Test

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading vocabulary test worksheet, students identify the 5 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 5 sentences that include the 5 specified vocabulary words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Vocabulary Definition Test Week 6

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading vocabulary test worksheet, students identify the 5 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 5 sentences that include the 5 specified vocabulary words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Vocabulary Definition Test : Week 1

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading vocabulary test worksheet, students identify the 28 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 4 sentences that include the 4 specified vocabulary words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Vocabulary Definition Test Week 3

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading vocabulary test worksheet, students identify the 7 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 4 sentences that include the 4 specified vocabulary words.
Worksheet
Starfall

Zac The Rat

For Students K - 2nd
For this literacy learning exercise, students cut out the pictures with the phrases that are in random order. Then they create the book in the right order.