Students identify words that contain the s sound - comparing the sound to a hissing snake. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the s sound. They then practice writing s's, and listen for the s sounds in words the teacher...

Students recognize the short /e/ sound in spoken and written words. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes words with the short /e/ sound. They then listen to the story "Red Gets Fed" and identify the words in the story with the...

Students explore the short /o/ sound using tongue twisters. They identify the /o/ sound in spoken language and recognize the /o/ in written words. Students practice writing the letter o. They spell words with the /o/ sound and they read...

Learners examine the /O/ phoneme by examining words and reciting a tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 'O' on their dry erase boards. While they listen to a read aloud of "Bo and Rose" they form the /O/ with their mouths...

Review sight words with readers. They will look over their sight words and come up with sentences for each of them. They also review the alphabet and identify unfamiliar words.

The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...

Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...

Provide the building blocks to a strong education with a packet about sight words. Kids work on the words little, we, do, and all with tracing and matching activities, as well as games and flash cards.

Jackie Robinson was more than a baseball star, he was a prominent activist. The thought-provoking resource focuses on the life and achievements of Jackie Robinson, from his baseball career to his civic participation. Academics listen and...

How did the struggle for Civil Rights during the 1950s transform American society and politics? Why are American schools integrated today? Class members explore these essential questions by examining a series of primary and secondary...

Don't be left out in the cold, ensure young learners are prepared for the winter weather with this clothing activity. After introducing them to different clothing items using the provided picture cards, students sing a song before...

Students experience The Fish Counting Rhyme. In this counting lesson plan, students practice counting while listening to The Fish Counting Rhyme.

Learners focus on the diagraph of sh. They recognize this in both the written and spoken word. To introduce this lesson, the teacher asks if anyone's mom or dad has told them shhhh, when they were trying to get them to quiet down. ...

Students identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through listening and matching activities. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...

Students participate in an emerging literacy lesson in order to focus on the skill of phonemic awareness. The letter "a" is the phoneme that is chosen for letter and sound recognition in the lesson.

First graders practice short vowel sounds. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the short vowel sounds, then guides students through practicing the sounds and making words. Students complete a worksheet for independent...

Students solve a name puzzle, write their name six times, and identify their name on their envelope.

Learners discuss tolerance. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students read the book A Very Special Critter by Gina Mayer and discuss the character's disability. Learners role play how to be tolerant of a new student with a disability.

First graders are consonants or vowels. If a vowel is called out the vowels try to run to the base line and the consonants chase them and try to tag them. If a consonant is called out, the consonants run to their base line chased by the...

Students experiment with recycling paper. In this paper recycling lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they dissolve newspaper in water and cornstarch to make new pieces of paper. They add color or flowers to the new paper to...

Young scholars participate in a teacher led math "trick." The teacher "reads the mind of the students. The answer to the problem is always 4, and by following the directions, the teacher can guess that young scholars are thinking of...

Students review the alphabet and numbers using flash cards. They work in pairs to list words and numbers from newspaper headlines or sales ads on a piece of paper then they read each others list and shre it with the class.

First graders demonstrate their ability to read with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension through phonemic awareness. They use a color-coding system to master the long and short vowel sounds and develop their skills in listening and...

Students write letters of the alphabet and explore how decorated letters can be used to convey stories or symbolic ideas. In this decorating alphabet lesson plan, students create an “illuminated” alphabet in which each letter conveys...