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Rain, ice, steam: Using reading to support inquiry about the water cycle: This unit of study allows students to discover the repetitive cycle of water. Read-alouds introduce the topic of rain and hands-on experiments and classroom centers teach students about the water cycle and how it functions. After introducing the topic of... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Science); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Persuasive writing: What can writing in family message journals do for students?: This ReadWriteThink lesson shows children how they can use daily journal communication with families to serve their needs. By involving children in writing several messages with varied purposes, each related to school activities, this lesson helps students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Our community: Creating ABC books as assessment: Students study the theme of community and collect vocabulary words and key concepts from areas they study in class. Using this information, they create alphabet books that relate each letter of the alphabet with a fact, keyword, or phrase from the unit... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

New takes on old tales: In this Xpeditions activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. Related activities for parents to do with their children are also found on this page. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–7 English Language Arts); Provided by: Xpeditions

Launching family message journals: This lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces Family Message Journals, a tool for encouraging family involvement and supporting writing to reflect and learn. First and second graders are led into composing through demonstration, guided writing, and finally... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); 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

Family message journals teach many purposes for writing: This lesson from ReadWriteThink describes the use of Family Message Journals. Family Message Journals are tools for learning, thinking, and self-expression. By writing several messages with varied purposes, students begin to experience that journal writing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Draw a story: Stepping from pictures to writing: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students draw a series of pictures that tell a simple story that includes character action, problem and solution. They 'read' their story to others, transcribe it into writing, and create an accordion book with the drawings... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Draw a math story: From the concrete to the symbolic: This ReadWriteThink activity begins with the reading aloud of several math-oriented stories, identifies key mathematical vocabulary terms, models math story writing, and then gives students an opportunity to write addition and subtraction stories. Students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Completing the circle: The craft of circular plot structure: In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students explore the organizing structure and writer's craft of picture books. They then identify, explore, and apply the elements of circle plot structures to their own stories. This lesson uses an interactive Circle... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Collaborative stories 2: Revising: This lesson from ReadWriteThink engages students in a group-revising activity. Students demonstrate reading comprehension skills by suggesting revisions to a collaborative story draft. The emphasis of this activity is on revising for content, rather than... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Collaborative stories 1: Prewriting and drafting: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students engage in prewriting activities that include writing the beginning of a story and brainstorming ideas using an online, interactive story map. Students will then write a collaborative story on chart paper, adding... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Collaborating on a class book: Exploring before-during-after sequences: In this ReadWriteThink classroom project, students and the teacher produce a class book through a group-writing activity focusing on a basic before-during-after sequence of events. In this case, the book focuses on the carving of the class jack-o-lantern,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Book buddy biographies: Intermediate and primary students working together: This lesson from ReadWriteThink has students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy, and each child is the author, illustrator, and editor. Book Buddies is a program which pairs up a child from a primary class and a child from an intermediate... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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