Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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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, Computer Technology Skills, and English Language Development); By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.

Integrating the Internet Into the Curriculum: Jan Brett Author Study: Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By Barb Thorson.

Similes: "The Talking Eggs" by Robert San Souci is used to introduce and illustrate an author's use of language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. Students will draw a picture to show what this author meant, create similes to describe themselves, and finally use a simile in their next story in Writer's Workshop.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 English Language Arts); By jennifer lettieri.

Three Billy Goats Gruff: Students will examine language in three different versions of the traditional "Gruff" tale. These will be compared and contrasted through Venn diagrams. Each text will be introduced, examined, and contrasted in a different lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Sandra Doyle.

The Very Hungry Teacher: After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. They will use a flow map for pre-writing. Students will write a rough draft that will be revised and edited with a partner and a teacher.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Kelly Zumwalt.

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

Authentic writing experiences and math problem-solving using shopping lists: Students use problem-solving skills to stay within their budgets as they choose items they plan to buy and create personal shopping lists. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Book buddy biographies: Intermediate and primary students working together: Students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy. Each child is the author, illustrator, and editor. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); 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

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

Deeper reading response: A template for teachers: Details the five expressive and performative engagements for responding to text, as identified by Lawrence R. Sipe. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dog gone job!: Students watch a video of a workers at a kennel and talk about the types of jobs that they saw. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

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

A journal for Corduroy: Responding to literature: This lesson from ReadWriteThink leads first-grade students to reflect on and respond to literature through journal writing. Students read books in the Corduroy record their own adventures with Corduroy, share their stories with the class, and create a class book using the computer. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Learning centers: From shared to independent practice: Provides a framework for using a shared reading experience to introduce independent literacy learning centers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Literature circles with primary students using self-selected reading: Presents a structured guideline for helping students learn to think about the books they read, and to ask questions about books shared by other students. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Note writing in the primary classroom: Invites students to write short everyday notes, to remind, plan, request, or compliment, providing many natural opportunities for meaningful writing and lots of practice in encoding/decoding written text. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

An owl in the woods: Illustrations in the book Owl Moon serve as the inspiration for an arts exploration in which students create a watercolor painting. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

Poetry portfolios: Using poetry to teach reading and writing: Supports students' exploration of language and writing skills as they read and dissect poetry. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE