Students play reading comprehension games. In this guided reading lesson plan, students play a comprehension game made by the teacher. Students may play the game before or after reading the story. 

Learners recreate characters from the story, "The Fairytale Cake." In this fairy tale characterization lesson plan, students first listen to fairy tales read aloud. They then use play dough and plastic bowls as pretend "cakes and icing",...

For this quiz on genre and subgenre worksheet, 9th graders match 12 definitions to terms, then answer 3 multiple choice questions identifying genres.

Students explore surrealism through the artwork of Hieronymus Bosch. For this surrealism lesson, students understand the characteristics of the art of Bosch and create an original artwork and poem to go with it.

In this genre and subgenre worksheet, students complete multiple choice and matching problems about genres and subgenres. Students complete 15 questions total.

Students study the lives of the Abenaki before contact with Europeans and how their lives changed after contact with the Europeans.

Students recount details from the book Johnny Appleseed to create their own pop-up book about his life.

Fourth graders read and analyze Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, and participate in problem solving activity similar to television show, Survivor. Eight lessons on one page.

In this current events activity, learners analyze political cartoons that feature literary allusion and pop culture. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.

Students read or hear about famous African Americans to learn about the ways in which they exemplify one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Second graders identify: why the Pilgrims came to America; how they adjusted to life in America; what impact the Native Americans had on the survival of the Pilgrims; and what events brought about the First Thanksgiving.

Students participate in pre-reading activities, journal keeping, vocabulary lists and other reading comprehension boosters. These activities can be applied to many genres.

Students brainstorm words that have the prefix re-. In this prefix instructional activity, students discuss the meaning of the word prefix, define the meaning of the prefix re- and list words with the prefix on the board, discussing the...

Fourth graders recall lizards from the text and report their important traits. The teacher adds the information to the map. They watch the map expand while it organizes all of the lizards and their characteristics.

Fifth graders define ethical terms (love, honor, heroism) and defend their definitions.

In this Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha book review worksheet, students respond to the Islam text - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha by completing an in-depth review. The review should be written to reveal personal opinions for or against the book in an...

In this unit of lessons, students examine solid waste and recycling. They examine the relationship between Native Americans and land. They also decorate bags in which they discover the concept of decomposition.

Third graders utilize technology to access, analyze, interpret and communicate information about Earth Day.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teach retelling a story using plot elements through explanation, guided practice, and independent practice as students develop the skill. The text, My Red Balloon by Eve Bunting, must be provided by the...

Read a short story by Kate Chopin titled "The Story of an Hour." Review the elements of a narrative and the point of view of the narrator. Then, create the final product of the module, a narrative written from a different point of view.

This lesson engages students in story retelling to Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. Students will participate in interactive storytelling as they write sentences and illustrate pictures about seed travel.

Awesome site with hundreds of stories by published and unpublished authors to encourage reading stories together and out loud. Each story also has a section titled "What's it all about" which gives background information along with...

This is a language arts lesson concentrating on point of view and narrative writing. Using the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, students practice retelling part of a story from another point of view.