One important aspect of the common core is to prepare students to be able to participate in conversations and contribute accurate and relevant information. For this lesson, students listening skills will evolve as they translate verbal...

Step by step, this video lesson [4:34] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...

A 7-lesson unit where learners critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they have learned. The...

Links to 10 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.4.5b: Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.

Contains plans for seven lessons that teach learners to use more expressive synonyms in their written and oral language. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains printable resources for the lessons as...

In this lesson, learners use multiple sources to learn the meanings of science words, collaborating to create useful resources for learning and retaining science vocabulary.

Contains plans for a minilesson that teaches about proper dialogue format while writing, specifically paragraphing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

Links to 75 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to...

Step by step, this video lesson [2:41] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...

This lesson allows learners to compare and contrast print text structure with that of an online site. Students work together and use worksheets in comprehending the informational text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research...

In this lesson plan, students will consider Character in Place: Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" for the Common Core. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.

This instructional activity focuses on building credibility by properly integrating source materials. It discusses three ways of improving credibility through integration, provides an example, and a practice exercise. SL.9-10.2 eval...

This instructional activity is a workshop for writers. This idea was taken from the Ralph Fletcher book: What a Writer Needs. Students create a character, either real or fictional, and place that character in a scene in order to write...

A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to purpose: persuade, inform, entertain, and explain. Materials are included. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6

Contains plans for one 50-minute lesson that teaches about using dialogue tags like "he said" or "she answered." In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites...

Contains plans for one 60-minute activity that teaches about a reading strategy called Character Perspective Charting. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to...

Contains plans for two 50-minute lessons that teach about the comparison/contrast organizational pattern. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...

Interesting instructional activity which stresses the importance of connotation in writing by examining car names. Students participate in an interactive instructional activity in which they learn the value of connotation and begin to...

This unit uses first- and second-hand accounts to explore the life of Ruby Bridges and revolves around the book "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. This detailed lesson includes a full literacy unit, tips for small group and independent...

First graders will engage in a shared reading of "Mr. C's Dinner" so that we can build a foundation for understanding what it takes to make good predictions and inferences.

Students will read an article by Byron Loosle on the meaning of Native American symbols and compare that to a video clip of an actual Native American explaining the symbols. There is a difference of opinion and students will weigh both...

This lesson explains how the central angle can be used to determine the area of a sector and presents several practice problems. Includes answers and a short quiz. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Finding the Area of a Sector Using the...

This lesson explains the steps for how to find the equation for an ellipse given its foci and vertices. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Finding The Equation For An Ellipse."