Anchors away! Scholars take a look at the Group Work anchor chart to prepare for the excerpt four, The Fight with Covey, analysis. The Excerpt 4 Analysis note catcher guides the group as they carry out their analyses. The class...

Make a match! Scholars play a matching game after looking at excerpt five from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Learners match types of figurative language with example sentences, and add to their powerful language word wall...

Jackie Robinson left a legacy beyond the field. Readers look at pages 58-63 of Promises to Keep and summarize Robinson's legacy. They then form and opinion about the legacy and support it with evidence. Working with partners, class...

Students examine how to become more efficient readers by practicing repeated readings. They listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading before working with a partner to read assigned sentences a number of times. They...

Pupils complete a crossword about nutrition by reading the clues and typing in the correct words. In this nutrition lesson plan, students have either a breakfast, food safety, fiber, lunch, or fruits and veggies crossword to choose from.

Students practice their map skills. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use a map of the United States and identify the location of several natural wonders included in the book The Bunyans by Audrey Wood.

Students create a model of the Mayflower. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in dramatic play while reenacting the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Students listen as the instructor reads On the Mayflower by Kate Waters.

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.

Students practice recognizing sight words by playing a word card game. In this snatch a card activity, students read at least 10 dolch words, play a mixing the word cards game, and read rotating cards.

Pupils study how imagery affects their comprehension of stories. They participate in a guided journey of The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. They compare the information from the book and their guided journey.

Students are introduced to the library as a resource to obtain reading material. After a review of the way to correct reading mistakes, students travel to the school library to select a book according to their reading level. They...

Students read Dolch words and use them in their own sentences. In this sight words lesson, students read sentences from their teacher and identify the Dolch words needed to complete the sentences from a list. Students then write Dolch...

Learners practice sight words. In this dolch word lesson, students use dolch word cards to form grammatically correct sentences.

Second graders, with hearing disability, practice vocabulary building strategies. In this vocabulary strategy lesson, a student practices sight words using word cards. The student verbalizes a sentence with the new words while the...

Middle schoolers examine the most common symbols of Canada and explain their importance. In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the beaver, maple leaf, and Inuksuk and discuss why Canada feels these are representative symbols...

Students participate in various activities using the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. In this reading fluency lesson, students read the story and then practice comprehension, fluency, and writing. An estimation activity...

Learners build connections between census information and community decision-making by reading a reader's theater script. In this reader's theater instructional activity, students practice reading fluently and learn about the government....

Students explore visualizing stories by completing a graphic organizer. In this reading strategy lesson, students read the story Pecos Bill by Steven Kellog and identify the setting, main characters and their interpretations. Students...

Fourth graders explore the issue of slavery. In this African American history lesson, 4th graders visit a website to take a virtual journey on the Underground Railroad. Additionally, students read various suggested slave narratives....

Fourth graders participate in think-pair-share reading strategy in this lesson. They identify their purpose for reading as well as purposes for reading fiction/nonfiction. They list and discuss several prereading activities, and then...

Students practice their reading skills. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article titled "We Can Eat Smarter," and then use the reading strategy described to note confusing passages and revisit them. 

Students consider fluency and speed of reading. In this speed limits lesson, students discuss the importance of speed when reading and how the rate affects comprehension and listening skills. Teacher models think aloud as a strategy.

Students explore reading comprehension by completing a graphic organizer. In this journalism technique lesson, students discuss important questions they can ask about stories they read to improve comprehension. Students identify keywords...

Third graders use the strategies in Reciprocal Teaching: predicting, clarifying, questioning, summarizing, and visualizing. They utilize these reading strategies when reading "Eddie Miranda Looks at New York."