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The Princess and the Pizza Lesson Plan
I use The Princess and the Pizza as part of a unit on "fractured fairy tales." Students enjoy hearing about the other related tales as they crop...Lesson Plan
Grades 2-3
Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 4-6
Students learn folktale, folklore, and myth genres.Lesson Plan
Grades 4-6
Alphabet Mystery Lesson Plan
Alphabet Mystery is a fun way for students to become more engaged in learning the alphabet. In this lesson, students will "identify upper- and...Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-K
Literature Analysis
Students will discuss literature with their peers, identifying the character, plot, and setting of the book and analyzing them.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-K
Heartland Lesson Plan
Heartland is used to help my students write with more descriptive words and imagery. Students usually enjoy looking at the illustrations in...Lesson Plan
Grades 3-4
Help Others: Lesson plan based on Clifford The Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell
Woof! Woof!: This lesson's focus is to share with children the value of helping others through fun reading and art activities.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-2
The Rag Coat Lesson Plan
The Rag Coat is a nice title to begin a dialog about the needs of people. Students loved helping to fold and sort the clothes, as well as counting...Lesson Plan
Grades K-4
Advertising Books
Students will be given many ways to share their favorite books with their classmates through a book recommendation board, peer recommendations,...Lesson Plan
Grades 3-5
Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9
Students compare and contrast the different genres of folktales and myths.Lesson Plan
Grades 7-9
An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly
An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly is filled with useful information that enriches a study of butterflies. In this lesson,...Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-2
Best Friends for Frances Lesson Plan
Best Friends for Frances is a classic that is great for generating conversations around friendship. Students love filling their baskets with...Lesson Plan
Grades K-1
Adolescent Issues Unit Introduction
Prompt your students to think about problems that teenagers typically experience, in addition to issues in their own lives and the lives of friends...Lesson Plan
Grades 9-12
The Worm Family Lesson Plan
The Worm Family is a peppy way to kick off a worm-based composting program. Students enjoy seeing their food scraps disappear as the worms convert...Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-5
Heckedy Peg Lesson Plan
The illustrations in Heckedy Peg are simply gorgeous. Don Wood infuses each page with light and depicts the characters in interesting points...Lesson Plan
Grades K-2
Hermeneutics: Teaching Students Author's Purpose
Students learn how to examine sources. Gives the teacher an opportunity to guide the students through such examination with light literature.Lesson Plan
Grades 3-5