Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Growing readers and writers with help from Mother Goose: This ReadWriteThink lesson will help children grow as readers and writers using the familiar words and characters of nursery rhymes. Children will be encouraged to connect the characters with letters of the alphabet, letting them serve as hooks to help... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

From “Little House” to my house: Exploring history and family roles: In this lesson, students learn about historical fiction, memoirs, pioneer life in the United States, and family roles by reading a picture book adaptation of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. After a read-aloud,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

The frog beyond the fairy tale character: Searching informational texts: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students consider their prior knowledge about frogs by predicting whether eight statements are true or false. Students verify their predictions through the guided use of the website The Somewhat Amusing World of... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Fairy tales around the world: This EDSITEment unit is a series of lessons in which students will become familiar with fairy tales. They will read and learn to understand fairy tales so that they can better comprehend the structures of literature as well as for the sake of the wonder,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: EDSITEment

Diagram it! Identifying, comparing, and writing about nonfiction texts: This ReadWriteThink lesson introduces second-grade students to different types of nonfiction writing. Students explore a variety of nonfiction books and compare them to fiction. Students also learn about different categories of nonfiction writing and practice... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Deeper reading response: A template for teachers: Interacting with and responding to various texts is an important foundation to build in the primary years of a child's education. This lesson from ReadWriteThink details the five expressive and performative engagements for responding to text, as identified... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Creating question and answer books through guided research: This ReadWriteThink lesson focuses on a “learn by doing” series of reading and writing activities designed to teach research strategies. The activity uses KWL charts and interactive writing as key components of organizing information. One topic... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students write simple cinquain poetry of their own as a follow-up to a subject they have been exploring in class. Cinquain (pronounced “cin-kain”) is a five-line poetic form, using a wavelike syllable count... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

A bear of a poem: Composing and performing found poetry: Following a read-aloud of one of the Berenstain Bears books, the teacher challenges students to extract words from the text in order to create a collaborative class poem, which students perform for an audience. This lesson... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Aesop and Anase: Animal fables and trickster tales: In this lesson from EDSITEment, students will become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions. They will explore how folktales employ animals in different ways to portray human strengths and weaknesses and how this wisdom... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: EDSITEment

Adventures in nonfiction: A guided inquiry journey: The activities in this ReadWriteThink lesson provide a foundation for using nonfiction resources for developing and answering questions about gathered information. Using a wide variety of nonfiction literature, students learn to sort and categorize books... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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