Lessons and Activities

Literary Element Review

A review game I used with my students to help them review literary terms for an upcoming novel we were reading. They loved it!

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 24, 2010

Posted by:

acieri

LOSER Activities

Six task cards with activities based on the book, Loser, by Jerry Spinelli

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Literature

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 30, 2010

Posted by:

rwelsh

Miss Rumphius- a lesson with a focus on continents

Many thanks to Jesus Cital for his globe flash file! This lesson features the book of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. It has lots of hyperlinks to interactive map and continent skills. It also is linked to a site with wildfloweres

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  May. 6, 2010

Posted by:

nbonewitz 

Sayings and Phrases

Every culture has some sayings and phrases that can be difficult for outsiders to understand. Here are some examples of some common English sayings and phrases and their meaning.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 4 | Age 10

• Subjects:

  Literature

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Aug. 9, 2010

Posted by:

sforsyth

Poetic Devices

Students will identify poetic devices used in Gwendolyn Brooks's poem, We Real Cool. Students then identify devices in poetry that the teacher has selected an placed in stacks around the room. The lesson includes a link where they can go for definitions of devices.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Literature

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Oct. 15, 2010

Posted by:

campbellc 

Comic Creator

Students will create a comic strip based on a book that was read, focusing on six key components of the story.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jul. 14, 2011

Posted by:

tlake

Scavenger Hunt - Mimio Notebook and Gallery

Students learn how to navigate mimio notebook and gallery by following instructions and checking their answers.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Hr. Ed. | Age 19+

• Subjects:

  Tools

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Aug. 6, 2011

Posted by:

Yoli Gonzales

How to Write a Limerick

A lesson introducing limericks and teaching students how to write their own limerick poem.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  Reading

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Oct. 21, 2011

Posted by:

wrangler

Opening Routines - December

Attendance, Lunch Count, Morning Work, Homework, Daily Routine, Helper of the Day, Calendar, Weather & Seasons, Counting to 100th Day, Counting with Patterns, & Rewards

• Grade Level(s):

  Pre-K | Age 5, Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11

• Subjects:

  World Languages

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Nov. 15, 2011

Posted by:

angelacrescenzo 

James and the Giant Peach Ch 20-23

This ink file covers Chapters 20 -23 in the novel James and the Giant Peach

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9

• Subjects:

  Writing

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 12, 2012

Posted by:

rachel23peterson