Students read an article about teenage pregnancy and the story, "A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love," making notes about how the pregnant teens are characterized. They then compare and contrast the views of pregnant teens in...

High schoolers examine weather maps. They examine icons and map symbols. Students explore vocabulary words related to weather. High schoolers analyze and evaluate information provided on the weather map.

Students discuss their goals and the steps needed to achieve their goals. They list the internal and external forces that may help or hinder their goals. Students prioritize the forces that hinder and/or help them to achieve their goals.

Students discuss past decisions they have made and decisions they are currently faced with. They discuss the steps of the decision-making process and practice using them to solve real life problems.

Students construct a letter about a classroom issue as a class. They then write a letter individually that requests information, file a complaint or complement, or write a letter to the editor/legislator.

Pupils practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....

Students use the real life situation of reading a medicine bottle to increase phonemic awareness and reading comprehension as a result. The oral pronunciation of sounds is the focus of the lesson. Reteaching may be needed for some...

Students practice cononant sounds within reading passages. They articulate the /ng/ sounds and identify their placement in words. Working with a partner, they read a passage aloud and listen for correct pronunciation of sounds.

Students comprehend how to produce these pronuciation features, recognize the various blends of initial /s/, hear the sounds, produce them correctly when thinking about it, and practice correct pronunciation to be comprehended by others.

Students comprehend how to produce this pronunciation feature, notice the spellings, hear the sounds, produce them correctly when thinking about it, and practice correct pronunciation to be comprehended by others. They work with a...

Students discuss the use of connectors and sequence words. They discuss common story endings and beginnings. Students brainstorm ideas for a creative story and compose a story for the rest of the class.

Fourth graders explore the language of procedural text forms. They respond to the meanings and ideas in procedural text and write their own procedural text for making a kite. Students record their kite flying experience using digital...

Students read the book "Caps for Sale." Students model reading a sentence and using one color cap and the color word (written in its color). They match the color word (written in its color) to the correct color hat.

Students identify and describe the various parts of the body therefore, practicing English vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. They discuss the various body parts, some of the inner organs and also, their functions. Finally,...

Students assess a variety of reading strategies to properly develop a list of grocery words. They draw conclusions about environmental print by matching labels to sentences. Real-life words utilized weekly becomes an asset to the...

High schoolers practice reading a national and local weather map. Using this information, they work together to make predictions about the weather for the next few days. They discuss the use of symbols and maps as a class and discuss...

Learners explore different strategies for reading with a purpose utilizing information before, during and after reading selections. They find out about a topic of interest and then find a text that contains that interest and analyze that...

Second graders identify the founder of the Girl Scouts Juliette Low. They name reasons as to why clubs are created and brainstorm a list of other clubs they know about. They read the story "The Green Leaf Club News" and discuss why she...

Eighth graders assess different ways that significant individuals and events influenced economic, social and political systems in the United States after 1880. They experience a Navajo code talker's dictionary to create and decode messages.

Sixth graders explore the life of Maya Lin and analyze the impact of her architectural philosophy on her work. They trace the history of the Vietnam Memorial from its conception by Maya Lin, to the present day. A time line is created of...

Seventh graders trace and analyze the life of Doctor Mae C. Jemison and the circumstances that enabled Dr. Jemison to achieve her goal of becoming an astronaut. They explore the role of NASA in the development of America's Space Shuttle...

Students complete a Know / Want to Know / Learned chart about India. They locate India on a map and read facts about India. They access the Internet and view a slide show about India. They read "One Grain of Rice" in the Scott Foresman...

Tenth graders research the life and literature of Leo Tolstoy. Through reading and research, 10th graders identify key events in the author's life. They explore the major themes of his writing and complete a research project. Reading...

Learners analyze a case study. In this child development lesson, students read case studies on children who are isolated and their development. Learners break into groups, read the case study, and summarize their thoughts. Students then...