LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Resources created by Genevieve Kiser

Three Cool Kids
After reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley, students will discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution. The teacher will record using the Inspiration software what students say, making a web that shows the different elements of the story.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
By Genevieve Kiser.
Animal adjectives
Students will describe animals as they review nouns and verbs associated with these animals. They will learn to use adjectives as they describe the animals. They will use this knowledge to write their stories about animals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.
Animals on the move
Students will choose an animal, draw the animal, write a sentence naming their animal and write a sentence about what their animal can do using inventive as well as conventional spelling.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.