Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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The Bear Who Wouldn't Sleep: Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By Donna Kauffman.

Collecting Family Stories: Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By Amy Honeycutt, Chris Furry, and Diana Hicks.

A Geometric 'Field Trip': Students conduct a 'field trip' around the school (inside and out) looking for examples of geometric shapes. They record their findings using a digital camera and present their findings in a multimedia presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Computer Technology Skills); By Mary Rizzo.

Hello Friend! Writing a Friendly Letter: Students will apply their knowledge of a friendly letter to compose a letter to send to their pen pals. Students will then type up their letters using the Kidspiration program.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Kelly Norton.

Read It Backwards: One editing technique that writers can use to help them catch their own spelling errors is "Read It Backwards." In this lesson, students will learn a procedure for identifying and correcting the spelling of misspelled words.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Red-eyed Tree Frog Hyperstudio: Students will read The Red-eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley then plan and put together a Hyperstudio which retells the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Jody Shaughnessy.

Tarantulas: Students will read Tarantula by Jenny Feely. Then they will summarize what they have learned about tarantulas by writing descriptive words or phrases on a graphic organizer. Finally, using the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe (or other similiar drawing program), students will write sentences about tarantulas and make an illustration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Jody Shaughnessy.

Word Bank: The Word Bank provides students with a classroom resource for "researching" the correct spelling of words that students want or need to use in their writing on a daily basis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Word closet: Word Closets give students an additional classroom resource for “researching” the correct spelling of words to use in their daily writing. Word Closets are particularly focused toward concept words, season words, and favorite words that students like to use in their writing but may need help with spelling.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

3, 2, 1...Blast off! Vocabulary instruction using a virtual trip to the moon: Students learn new vocabulary by taking a virtual field trip to the moon. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Action ABC's: Learning vocabulary with verbs: Students review the definition of a verb and then expand their vocabulary by using verbs they already know in sentences. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Descriptive writing and the 100th day of school: Students write descriptions of 100th day bottles they create at home. Then students write clues about their bottles for a guessing game, practice descriptive writing, and create a class book. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dr. Seuss's sound words: Playing with phonics and spelling: By focusing on sound words in Dr. Seuss stories, students develop spelling strategies that help them move from phonemes, the sounds they make, to graphemes, the written representations of those sounds. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

From “Little House” to my house: Exploring history and family roles: This lesson for first and second grade students features two read-aloud sessions of a picture book adaptation of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 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

Going on a shape hunt: Integrating math and literacy: Students learn shape names, locate shapes in their environment, practice spelling out the names of items and shapes they locate, and reflect, in writing, on the process. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Growing readers and writers with help from Mother Goose: Children connect characters with letters of the alphabet, letting them serve as hooks to help children remember the letters and their sounds and use that knowledge in their writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

I wonder: Writing scientific explanations with students: In this lesson, students are encouraged to ask questions about a specific topic, choose a particular question to explore in detail, and research the question using a variety of resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 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

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