Students investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum lesson, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Students re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search, and create...

Students practice using quotation marks. In this writing skills instructional activity, students listen to a story, read quotations aloud, and use macaroni as quotation marks where they are needed in the provided sentences.

Students use reading strategies for Night of the Twister. In this reading strategies lesson, students name five major catastrophes and books about each. Students complete a vocabulary section, make inferences and predictions, read the...

Pupils read books by the author Patricia Polacco and complete different activities for the 4 books. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the books Babushka Baba Yaga, Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom, Pink and Say, and...

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

Students listen to the story The Very Busy Spider  and participate in an art activity related to the book. In this story inspired art lesson, students use a Very Busy Spider printable and cut out the spider's body  and connect...

Learners practice reading fluently and with expression. They explore different techniques for reading quickly when coming upon unknown words. They also participate in a paired reading activity in which they read "Make Way for...

Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. As a class they identify different expressions and emotions, then create expression cards. Students then discuss appropriate punctuation for the ends...

In this education dialogue worksheet, pupils read the dialogue aloud in pairs. Students read through 7 questions and complete online activities.

Second graders explore weather. In this weather lesson, 2nd graders read Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and participate in four supplemental science activities. Students participate in Internet research, create weather maps,...

Students listen for letter sounds.  In this phonics instructional activity, students read A Basket Full of Surprises, brainstorm items that start with the B sound, and complete a comprehension activity where they identify words with...

Students read to examine unusual weather conditions. In this reading comprehension lesson, students complete 4 activities, explore several websites, and read a story. Students will then answer comprehension questions.

Students use the Internet.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the story Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon and answer comprehension questions.  Students use the Internet to complete other activities associated with...

Fourth graders investigate how outlining can aid in comprehending text. For this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders outline an article they read in groups of two. Students take turns reading the article, identifying the main idea,...

Students read a chapter in a book.  For this reading comprehension lesson, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete a...

Students review a book.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students take a vocabulary and comprehension test.  Students complete a book review activity of the book Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days, complete a...

In this comprehensive reading comprehension lesson, young scholars complete an indepth look at the introductions and history of cell phones. Students research, analyze and determine the answers to twenty two questions regarding what a...

In this listening comprehension interactive worksheet, students listen to an audio story clip and complete the eight sentences with the appropriate word based on the story. The QuickTime software is required for this worksheet.

Students examine goats, and read a book based on their history. In this animal lesson, students discover the history of the goat, and complete several activities based on the students' knowledge of the animal.

Students engage in a reading comprehension lesson that focuses on specific sounds found in words. The lesson includes a variety of experiences that include games, a storybook, and literature response writing.

Students complete a cell biology lesson and a color lesson based on The Giver. In this biology and reading comprehension lesson set, students examine cells using microscopes. They look at the organelles and listen to How Much is a...

Students investigate the concept of reading comprehension while focusing upon the sequencing of a story. They read the story and use the cutouts included in the lesson to put the story in order. Students also engage in a class discussion.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the increasing of reading comprehension while practicing of rhyming words with the help of story cards. They also practice adding prefixes to vocabulary words and identify the new words.

Learners investigate animals that hatch from eggs. In this hatching animals lesson plan, students investigate which animals are born alive and which hatch from eggs. Learners read It Started As An Egg and practice reading comprehension...