Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Butterfly Metamorphosis: This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); By Laura Byers.

Gardens all around: Students learn to appreciate the plants and animals that make their homes in the gardens of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Bambi Heavner.

Healthy foods = super kids: This lesson focuses on how the foods we eat affect our bodies in both beneficial and harmful ways. Students will learn that grains provide energy; vegetables are needed for healthy skin, hair and eyes; fruits help the body heal, milk builds strong bones and teeth; meat builds muscle and gives strength; and sweets, fats, and oils are high in calories and give few vitamins and minerals and do little to help our bodies grow.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, and English Language Development); By Phyllis Bass and Rubetta Carr.

Native American Investigation (Visit): The children will review the environment of the Canadian Northwest Territory and the American Southwest Territory. They will experience art from those two areas through a museum visit and slides. They will recognize that art is derived from indigenous materials and represent this through journal writings and illustrations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); By amy yost.

"To Be Or Not To Be A Noun": This lesson teaches students to categorize nouns as persons, places, or things. This lesson also teaches children to distinguish nouns from other words in phrases and sentences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Tasha Christian.

Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who: This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development); By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

Aesop and Anase: Animal fables and trickster tales: Students become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

An alternative to testing: Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster: Students build on the idea of a vocabulary parade presented in Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster in order to create vocabulary lists about a recent unit of study. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

As slippery as an eel: An ocean unit exploring simile and metaphor: Students explore simile and metaphor in fiction and nonfiction ocean books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Building a matrix for Leo Lionni books: An author study: Students listen to books by author Leo Lionni and create and organizing information on a large matrix which depicts the main elements of that day's story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Choosing one word: Summarizing Shel Silverstein's “Sick”: This lesson uses Shel Silverstein's poem “Sick” to challenge emergent readers to select the most important word in a text and to justify their selection. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Comparing fiction and nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood" text sets: In this lesson, students explore similarities and differences among various versions of “Little Red Riding Hood.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community: Students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Draw a math story: From the concrete to the symbolic: Models math story writing and gives students an opportunity to write addition and subtraction stories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Fact or fiction: Learning about worms using diary of a worm: Students develop strategies for differentiating fact from fiction in other books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

From stop signs to the golden arches: Environmental print: Students will help collect examples of environmental print, sort and classify these examples for inclusion in class books, and spend time reading the books as individuals, in pairs, or in groups. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Giant story problems: Reading comprehension through math problem solving: Students use drawings, equations, and written responses to solve single story problems with enlarged print. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Our community: Creating ABC books as assessment: In this lesson that focuses on community, students collect vocabulary words and key concepts in order to create alphabet books as they study classroom content. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Pioneer America: Legendary westerners: Students study legendary westerners during the period of westward expansion in U.S. history. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Reading everywhere with Dr. Seuss: Students see places where they can read and enjoy books, such as on a trip to Grandma's, at the pool, or at the doctor's office. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE