Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Be the sentence: An interactive language arts activity: Students take on the roles of different words and punctuation and work collaboratively to create a complete sentence using correct parts of speech, word order, and punctuation. Students progress from simple sentences to more complex sentences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Character Education - Honesty: This lesson will focus on two character education traits - honesty and friendship. During this lesson the students will conduct a character analysis and link prior knowledge to help understand the story.

Summary of story:
Horace the main character tells a fib when he finds a toy truck and claims it as his own. His conscience bothers him but the toy is too irrestible to admit the truth. He experiences turmoil from holding on to his terrible secret. He lies to his teacher, mother, and even the doctor (he pretends to be sick). Walter is the owner of the truck and he knows Horace has it. Walter writes Horace a get-well letter. Read the story to find out how the story ends.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By LaTina Robinson.

Features of Print: In this lesson, the teacher introduces the concept of gathering information from chapter headings, bold type and other organizational features of print (such as tables of contents) in non-fiction texts in print and online.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); By Gail Goodling, Susan Lovett, and Sue Versenyi.

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.

Mumbling Together: "Mumbling together" is a strategy students can use to edit their own writing and develop an ear for correct language. Students learn to proofread by reading their first drafts aloud to identify left-out words and other errors.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Stop That Run-On!: Run-on sentences inhibit understanding and weaken someone's writing. In this lesson, students will learn to identify run-on sentences and how to fix them. They will then apply those skills to their own writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

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

Alphabetizing with original stories: In this lesson, students write original stories using alphabetical order. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 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

Get Writing with "Weekend News!": Students write about their weekends, using skills they have learned in writing workshop. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

It's okay to be different: Teaching diversity with Todd Parr: This lesson for first and second graders uses Todd Parr's picture book It's Okay to Be Different to help students understand what diversity means and how it applies to them. (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

Teaching about story structure using fairy tales: In this lesson, teachers use fairy tales from Once Upon a Golden Apple by Jean Little and Maggie De Vries to explore the concept of the beginning, middle and end of stories by building students' background knowledge and guiding them through the writing process. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Teaching audience through interactive writing: Students work together to create an invitation letter for a group of their peers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using web-based bookmarks to conduct Internet research: In this lesson, students mimic the poetic form of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and then use Internet bookmarks, created by the teacher, to research and write about a specific topic. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

What's the difference? Beginning writers compare e-mail with letter writing: Students explore the differences between e-mail and letter writing by contrasting and identifying different forms, and experimenting with their own e-mail and letter compositions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Write right back: Recognizing readers' needs and expectations for e-mail replies: In this lesson students explore issues of reply format and content with audience needs and expectations in mind. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE