LESSON PLANS
Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.
Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Try these five fun card making ideas this holiday season. Follow the instructions to make a giant reindeer card, cut out…
Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the book Hill of Fire by…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…
Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words in Hop on Pop with this fun game. This lesson plan for Dr. Seuss Day…
Students will learn about their school, the jobs people have, and the book, The Gingerbread Man.
WORKSHEETS
Share a story of adventure with your students. This printable teacher's guide for Chris Van Allsburg's The Wretched…
These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just one or all four. There…
Use a teaching guide that includes vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extension activities.
Take your students on a "walk" to find words that start with each letter in the alphabet.
REFERENCE
Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead pupils to studying autobiographies.
Strategy Name: Self-Assessment Scale Providing students with a set of criteria for assessing their learning…
Bring history, geography, and Native American culture together with this multi-layered and engaging activity — perfect…
Continue your study on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Animals Born Alive and Well with your…
Math can easily be incorporated and correlated to a unit of studies on plants. Here are some suggestions for you to try.
Spark students' imagination with the illustrations and mysterious captions in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of…
Discover the magic of Chris Van Allsburg's first children's book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. This printable teacher's…
Explore fantasy, reality, and the power of dreams with The Sweetest Fig, a children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. This…
Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.
GAMES AND APPS
Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.
Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music.
Share the history of Father's Day with your students and help them make presents for dads or other adult role models.