Lessons and Activities

What's the Cause?

This lesson for first graders introduces the cause and effect skill in reading.

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 21, 2011

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

oo sound spelled oo, ue, ew, & ou

Students will become familiar with the different oo sounds in many words.

• 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:

  Apr. 9, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek

Holes booklet

Students make a booklet about the book Holes as they read the book.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 14, 2011

Posted by:

ajb_cjs

MMLB'd: Not Just Another Adverb Lesson

This lesson on adverbs has been revised to incorporate Quality Content Criteria that make an interactive lesson great!

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 6, 2011

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Jeopardy Game

This Jeopardy style game will help students review the novel before a test.

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jul. 3, 2010

Posted by:

kelseycrippen 

I Know YOU TOO, SUE! (Sounds of "oo")

This lesson is for first graders and introduces 6 vowel patterns that all say "oo."

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Apr. 3, 2011

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

Use -er With a Pair and -est for All the Rest!

This lesson for first grade is useful after teaching the concept of comparative and superlative adjectives.

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 22, 2011

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

Drawing Conclusions with Animals

This lesson accompanies the story "Amazing Animals" by Gwendolyn Hooks. Students differentiate between statements from the story and draw conclusions based on the facts.

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Vocabulary

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Mar. 22, 2011

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

Sentences, Questions, and Exclamations

This is part two of the "Sentence Structure Introduction" lesson already posted. Students review and identify simple sentences, questions, and exclamations. Please note that the lesson is created in Studio 7!

• Grade Level(s):

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

• Subjects:

  Reading & Language Arts

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Sep. 29, 2010

Posted by:

teepeesmommy   

Words with the /aw/ sound

In this lesson students will get many chances to work on words with the /aw/ sound spelled aw, au, al, a, and o.

• 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:

  Apr. 2, 2011

Posted by:

alissabocek