Let’s start building numbers! Just as building skyscrapers is a visual representation of mathematics, students will use the visual representation of base-ten blocks to add—or build—onto a two-digit number.

As students re-read nonfiction texts, have them classify visual features and record learnings from the captions.

In this lesson, students use the visual of a blender to blend letters together to make smooth sounds they can identify independently.

What's your favorite fruit? In this lesson, your students will practice important skills by learning to interpret and present data in a visual form.

In this spring-inspired lesson plan, students’ understanding of subtraction will blossom. They will use spring-related counters and visual models to assist their subtraction skills.

Through visual and auditory activities, students will get to learn about characteristics of living and nonliving things and be able to classify them on their own.

Sometimes students struggle with comprehension, and it can be difficult to pinpoint where the breakdown occurs. Help your students make visual summaries on sticky notes in this lesson!

Using charts is a great way to see similarities, differences, and information. This visual lesson will help all students see what can be gained from nonfiction and fiction texts.

What kinds of homes do we live in? In this lesson, students will explore and describe different types of homes. By the end of this lesson, students will have created a visual of their own homes and write about them!

In this lesson, students will learn about how emotions change and will understand and discuss different feeling words for different emotions by associating emotions with colors, visuals, and a charades game.

In this lesson, students will create a set of instructions for navigating a life-size maze.

This lesson helps kindergartners express their emotions about moving to first grade. Featuring The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing, it gives young students ample time to introspect, write, and draw.

Help your class' creativity blossom with this lesson that has them make unique animals out of leaves and write about them.

This sweet, comprehensive lesson allows your students to count candy pieces and identify who has more, less, or an equal share. Young learners will have a great time while improving their math skills.

Who knew that sight words could be so handy? This super simple reading lesson is perfect for students who love arts and crafts. It combines a short project with fun sight word memorization activities.

A classic story, simple game, and color mixing will help your students learn their primary and secondary colors.

Rhyming, movement, coloring, cutting, and gluing will help your students learn about the letter M! In this lesson, your students will become familiar with the uppercase and lowercase versions of the letter.

Have students “cook” the right blends to make a fantastic word dish with beginning, middle, and ending letter sounds. In this lesson, your students will practice recognizing common CVC words.

What happens when you put two words together? Help your kindergarten students understand the concept of compound words using this ocean-themed lesson.

Help build your students subtraction skills by finding the unknown! This lesson will help your students understand the relationship between addition and subtraction, as students build towers to find unknown addends.

Use this helpful phonological awareness lesson to introduce or review the beginning and ending sounds in CVC words with your ELs. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Color it Out lesson plan.

Students will enjoy this fast-paced lesson as they incorporate acting, reading, and detective work while learning how to use context clues in fiction.

Preschool ELs will love practicing their observation and writing skills as they learn all about flowers in this fun hands-on lesson plan! Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the We Love Bees! lesson plan.

Help your students get comfortable with 2D shapes using this fun arts-inspired lesson plan!

Kindergarten ELs will love practicing their writing skills as they learn all about homes around the world in this fun hands-on lesson plan! It can be used on its own or as support for the What's in Your Community? lesson plan.

Get ready to teach students strategies for understanding new words! Students will practice strategies to read new words in nonfiction books. This lesson can be used alone or with the New Words, New Ideas: Reading Nonfiction lesson plan.

In this caterpillar-focused lesson plan, students will practice identifying words that begin with the letter C, while learning about the metamorphosis of a butterfly. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for your ELs.

In this fun literacy lesson, your ELs will get to review or learn all about the parts of a book! This can be a stand alone or support lesson for the lesson What We Like About Stories.

Preschoolers love to sing! In this fun, hands-on, art inspired lesson plan, your preschool ELs will practice retelling a story while using a well-loved song. Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Caps For Sale lesson plan.

ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.