This lesson introduces learners to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students learn this strategy through the "meeting of the minds" technique that teaches them to act out opposing views of two or more characters.

Contains plans for three lessons to improve reading comprehension using a visualizing strategy called sketch-to-stretch. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...

Third graders will learn the importance questioning has on comprehension of a text. Students will use sticky notes and an interactive reading notebook while working with an informational text.

This lesson uses graphic organizers to engage students in reading comprehension strategies for informational text in science. Venn Diagram, Hierarchy, Time Line, Cluster Diagram, and Flow Chart reproducible pages are included with the...

This two-day lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Joy Cowley's Wishy-Washy Day and Audrey Wood's book, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Students will participate in making predictions, sequencing, and...

This lesson models an information-gathering process for primary learners as they listen to and look at resources, seeking information pertinent to the questions on an information wheel. Guiding the listening, looking, and learning...

This lesson focuses on helping your audience listen better by offering strategies such as read feedback cues, employ strategies for maintaining audience focus, use strategies to maximize audience understanding, build credibility, and...

A lesson plan in which students complete a graphic organizer to record prior knowledge before reading, ask questions while reading, and summarize a text after reading. Materials are included. [PDF]

This lesson plan engages students in listening and viewing comprehension strategies to help them learn about the phases of the moon. Students will use a specialized graphic organizer to draw and describe observed moon phases. A sheet...

This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Joy Cowley's book, Greedy Cat's Breakfast. Students will participate in making food glyphs of their favorite breakfast foods. Students will use the glyphs to...

This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Margaret Wise Brown's book, The Important Book. Students will make their own Important Thing About a Family book.

During this lesson, students will use close reading strategies to analyze aspects of the setting in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. [7:57] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity

This online lesson supports the language development and reading comprehension of kindergarten through second graders. Through the use of an innovative "Text talk," strategy, students will explain, develop, and expand upon story ideas....

A lesson plan in which students read a text and create questions using the words provided on word cards. Materials are included.

A geometry lesson that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages young scholars in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive lesson that considers students with diverse learning styles. Math concepts...

During this lesson plan, learners will learn the difference between estimation and guessing. Knowing how to estimate is an essential skill that will help students determine approximate totals as well as check the reasonableness of their...