This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.

Learning from others is a huge part of getting better at something, including writing! In this lesson, students will study works by nonfiction authors to enhance their own nonfiction writing.

Are you ready to teach your kindergarteners about the super sneaky silent E? Use an engaging picture sort and catchy song to teach your students how to recognize and read words that contain silent E.

Your students will love playing the game, “Race to the Farm” while also practicing how to decode and pronounce words that contain R-controlled vowel combinations.

This fun art-inspired lesson will give your students a chance to dive into a study of the five senses.

Making flash cards is something done by students of all ages. Help your kids develop good study habits with this lesson plan, which will teach them how to use flash cards and a dictionary to learn new vocabulary.

To celebrate Black History Month, students will spend time studying Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as they practice important comprehension skills through journaling and art.

Students will have a blast as they engage in interactive projects to learn about the characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural communities. This lesson will help them develop both their writing and social-studies skills.

Students will build relationships and reading skills with this fun partner-themed lesson.

High order thinking skills are critical skills for students of all ages. In this lesson, your students will create word problems about money.

Pick up the phoneme and practice! In this lesson, your students will practice their sense of sound-symbol relationship to develop solid spelling and reading skills.

It's all about me! In this lesson, students will identify character traits in a story and decide if they have the same traits. This lesson incorporates literature, writing, comparison skills, and social skills.

In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension skills after reading “The Paper Bag Princess” together as a class. Afterward, students will role-play, make inferences, and use summarization to strengthen literacy skills.

Take a walk together! In this lesson, your students will practice their listening and comprehension skills while walking in different ways.

Young students like order and categorization. They’ll get both along with reading skills practice in this Thanksgiving-themed alphabetizing lesson!

Help your students improve their language skills by identifying the short A sound and decoding words.

Students will practice generating ideas for future stories while also working on their word spacing skills!

Your students will love using real life experiences while developing their writing skills in this fun lesson.

Double-digit trouble? No problem! Your students will practice their decomposing and regrouping skills in this lesson.

Use a sweet treat to help students do hands-on math! Students will practice their addition skills in this yummy activity.

Get those bodies moving and make some patterns. This lesson uses fine and gross motor skills to teach your students about AB patterns.

Students will be jumping with joy after this lesson that helps them practice their subtraction skills with physical activity.

This five senses inspired lesson will get your students excited about using their observation skills as they go on a classroom scavenger hunt!

In this beginning lesson on numbers, ELs will practice their counting skills using tactile supports and an engaging read-aloud!

Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills by creating nonfiction text summaries in this introductory lesson.

Your students will use sight words and drawings to practice their writing skills as they become experts at writing sentences.

By sorting and categorizing different objects, young learners will build important foundational skills. Your students will enjoy playing with different toys and competing some fun worksheets.

Help your students with their color identification skills with this lesson that has them match the color to a written name.

Discussing community with your class? Your students will practice their painting skills while making the places they love in their neighborhood.

This simple review helps first-graders familiarize themselves with common words. By building their vocabulary, they'll simultaneously improve their reading skills.