English Language Arts — Kindergarten

Three Little Kittens

Students will experience the joys of acting out the story using simple props. Students will enjoy eating pie, and completing a bubble map and class graph.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.

Surprise box descriptions

Students will learn to give oral definitions and descriptions. Each student will take a turn describing the contents of a plastic egg with a category plus attribute format. Other members in the group will have an opportunity to guess the contents of the egg after listening to the description.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

By Susan Karcher.

"Luscious lollipops" and other adjectives

The students will become familiar with adjectives by reading Ruth Heller's book Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives. They will also be able to use adjectives to describe an object in their own writing.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

By Pat DeMello.

Frosty friends

Students will draw snowmen using various tools in the illustration component of their program. Our students use KidWorks2 by Davidson but others may be used instead. They will then write original stories to accompany their illustrations.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)

By Linda Baker.

Resources on the web

Using children's natural curiosity to lead to descriptive writing

Inspired by the book It Starts with an A, this ReadWriteThink lesson invites kindergarten students to turn their curiosity and guesswork into a class book, complete with illustrated objects and descriptive language. Students can share this... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Sentence quest: Using parts of speech to write descriptive sentences

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students learn the criteria for a sentence by manipulating word cards, then collaborate to write and illustrate complete, descriptive sentences. Finally, students work in groups using descriptive words and phrases to... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Guess what's in the bag: A language-based activity

This ReadWriteThink lesson gives students opportunities to interact and play with language. Students will use their imagination to describe hidden objects, listen to clues, and tap prior knowledge while playing the game &;What's in the Bag.” This... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Going on a shape hunt: Integrating math and literacy

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to shapes through appropriate children's books and many different learning modalities. They then learn shape names, locate shapes in their environment, practice spelling out the names of items and shapes... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics)

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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

Descriptive writing and the 100th day of school

Students practice their descriptive writing skills and counting in this lesson for the 100th day of school. The teacher engages students in a brainstorming activity where they think of the type of items that could be placed in a bottle 100 times. Then students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

The big green monster teaches phonics in reading and writing

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink students begin with a shared reading of the story, Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley. After the shared reading, students engage in a paired reading of the online version to build fluency and word... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Adjective Monster

In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. Students read the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley. They are... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Mathematics)

Provided by: ArtsEdge