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This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for the history of lynching in…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

African-American History

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Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Poetry

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Letter to My Favorite Author

After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to the author. Use this activity to celebrate…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips

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A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Poetry

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"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop

Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Counting Syllables in Words

Students will count the number of syllables in words with this hands-on activity.

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Phonics

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Exploring Comic Strips

Comic strips are a great way to encourage reading and writing and reinforce key story elements.

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Visual Arts

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The "I Remember" Poem

Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Metaphor Unit Poems

Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Literary Style and Techniques

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Readers Theatre

Readers Theatre is an oral reading activity that invites children to become the characters in favorite books and…

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Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Theater

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Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)

Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…

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Reading

Poetry

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Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Intermediate Question-Answer Relationships

Use a lesson that introduces the Question-Answer Relationship strategy to intermediate students. Students should be able…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

KWL Chart (Version 2)

This KWL Chart will help students organize what they know, want to know, and will learn by following a lesson. This…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Language Arts and Writing

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Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Poetry

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Further Expanding Questioning, Grandfather's Journey

Present this lesson plan for the strategy of asking questions before, during, and after reading using the book…

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Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators

Award and Prize Winners

Literature

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Visualizing: Follow the Drinking Gourd

Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story Follow the…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie

Students dramatize a section of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They reenact the part about Native…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Banned Books and Censorship

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BOOK GUIDES

Charlotte's Web Extension Activities

Charlotte's Web has been loved by generations of children! This is the tale of Charlotte the spider, and her efforts to…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Children's Book

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The Mayan Empire

Students learn about the architectural and cultural wonders of the Mayan Empire as they explore ancient Mayan cities and…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Ancient Civilizations

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Sequencing: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text Lyle, Lyle,…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Summarizing: Nate the Great

Use a lesson that is designed to establish primary students' skills in summarizing a story using the book, Nate the…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Asking Questions When Reading

In this lesson, the teacher will read The Wall by Eve Bunting with the purpose of focusing on asking important…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Comprehension

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Phonics Lesson

Phonics teaches students the systematic and predictable relationships between the letters (graphemes) of written…

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Phonics

Reading

Reading and Literature

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