Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Animals undercover: Students will learn about the different animal coverings using the inquiry method. They will learn about how the covering is used for protection and to control body temperatures.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science); By Anne Ellis.

Beary Good Facts About Beary Books - Lesson 1 of 4: Students will begin to differentiate between fiction and non-fiction as general genres. This is the first lesson of four. The library media schedule allows 35 minutes for the Kinders to have a lesson and choose books to take out. Therefore activities will reflect the short length of time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Floanna Long.

Birds by inquiry: Students will make observations of bird pictures to note the similarities and differences in one animal group. They will note especially the beaks, feet, wings and feathers of different types of birds. The life cycle of birds will be explored.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science); By Anne Allen.

Here Comes the Circus: Boys and girls of all ages love the Circus. This is a lesson from an integrated unit. In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Kindergarten level words from the Dolch Word List.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Penny Stafford.

Look and listen: Exploring the five senses: This group of shared reading lessons is based on the book Look by Jillian Cutting. They are designed to be used as a part of an integrated classroom unit on the five senses.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science); By Lisa Wallace.

My Favorite Women/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 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Floanna Long.

Story Sequencing: This multi-faceted lesson teaches students how to sequence stories. It reinforces the following concepts: first, last, before, after, left, right. This lesson can also focus on carryover of articulation skills to answering questions as well as story telling.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Michele Christon.

To eat or not to eat: After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, students will sort the foods the caterpillar ate by foods they need or don't need for their body.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, Social Studies, and Mathematics); By Karlyn Sugg.

Active Reading Using The Enormous Watermelon: Students engage in word recognition activities using character names and high-frequency words from the predictable texts of nursery rhymes and the big book The Enormous Watermelon. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Click, clack, moo: Reading word family words: Teachers use Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin to teach students word identification strategies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating a wall story: Students create a wall story as a means of retelling a story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community: Students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating question and answer books through guided research: Focuses on a “learn by doing” series of reading and writing activities designed to teach research strategies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Diagram it! Identifying, comparing, and writing about nonfiction texts: Students explore a variety of nonfiction books and compare them to fiction. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–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

Integrating Language Arts Using "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie": This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses Laura Joffe Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to combine word-skill work with prediction and sequencing practice. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Junie B. Jones introduces literacy mystery boxes: Students discuss the text Junie B., First Grader (at last!) with a partner, and then individually record key events from the story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Learning centers: From shared to independent practice: Provides a framework for using a shared reading experience to introduce independent literacy learning centers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Living the dream: 100 acts of kindness: Students study Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he believed in, then apply those lessons to a month-long project. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts and Guidance); 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