Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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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.

My favorite women: My Great Aunt Arizona: These three (or four) 45-minute lessons will introduce kindergarteners and first graders to Women's History Month. The students listen to the story of author Gloria Houston's great-aunt, Arizona Houston Hughes. During and following the listening and viewing experiences, the students will discuss their experiences with women in their own history who are helping them become good citizens and grow up well.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Floanna Long.

Make that chocolate sundae!: The student will write detailed directions for making and eating a chocolate sundae. S/he will then create and eat a sundae.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); By Landa Latta.

Getting in order: "Jack and the Beanstalk": The students will read "Jack and the Beanstalk" as a group and create flip books to illustrate and sequence the main events.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); By Leslie Robinson1.

Fairy tales: Another point of view: This lesson is on comparing and contrasting (alike and different) two different versions of The Three Little Pigs. Students will use the original fairy tale The Three Little Pigs previously learned in the lesson Fairy Tales and compare it to the story The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. This story gives the wolf's point of view.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Theater Arts Education); By Audra Penrod and Vivian Lages.

Fairy tales: This lesson will begin a unit on fairy tales for young learners. It will begin with assessing what first graders know about fairy tales. Children will learn about the original version of The Three Little Pigs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Audra Penrod and Vivian Lages.

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.

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.

Using children's natural curiosity to lead to descriptive writing: Inspired by the book It Starts with an A, this ReadWriteThink lesson invites kindergarten students to turn their curiosity and guesswork into a class book, complete with illustrated objects and descriptive language. Students can share this... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Sentence quest: Using parts of speech to write descriptive sentences: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students learn the criteria for a sentence by manipulating word cards, then collaborate to write and illustrate complete, descriptive sentences. Finally, students work in groups using descriptive words and phrases to... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Guess what's in the bag: A language-based activity: This ReadWriteThink lesson gives students opportunities to interact and play with language. Students will use their imagination to describe hidden objects, listen to clues, and tap prior knowledge while playing the game &;What's in the Bag.” This... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Going on a shape hunt: Integrating math and literacy: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to shapes through appropriate children's books and many different learning modalities. They then learn shape names, locate shapes in their environment, practice spelling out the names of items and shapes... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Get Writing with "Weekend News!": In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students write about their weekends, using skills they have learned in writing workshop. Following the writing, students self-assess their work based on criteria developed in the classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Descriptive writing and the 100th day of school: Students practice their descriptive writing skills and counting in this lesson for the 100th day of school. The teacher engages students in a brainstorming activity where they think of the type of items that could be placed in a bottle 100 times. Then students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Comparing Tales through Performance: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students identify the similarities and differences between a traditional and a contemporary version of The Three Little Pigs. Students act out scenes from each of the stories and are assessed based on how well they... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Adjective Monster: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. Students read the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley. They are... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Mathematics); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Action ABC's: Learning vocabulary with verbs: In this lesson that reviews the definition of a verb, teachers engage students in introductory game that activates prior knowledge about parts of speech. Students work in collaborative groups to make lists of verbs that begin with each letter from the alphabet.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink