Summer Reading Lessons and Activities

Three handouts differentiated for lower; middle and higher ability children to write a recount the story of "The Little Red Hen".

<p>Students become completely engaged in the Pete the Cat books by Erik Litwin. Use the books to teach a variety of skills. With this lesson, students will increase comprehension skills by...

Students work in the Reciprocal Teaching groups to discuss, evaluate, and comprehend the text. These students also have the opportunity to learn more about Michelangelo, present information about him orally and visually. Students learn the basic art of sculpting in Art, and learn more about how the United Nations is a leading organization developed after WWII in order to help resolve crisis between countries.This book provides many opportunities for integration across the curriculum. Aligned with Common Core Standards: RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4

In this unit students will compare and contrast multiple versions of Cinderella by different authors and from different cultures. The students will be asked to identify similarities in and...

This story is set in New Orleans in the 1930s. Sonny and his mother are scraping by to pay their rent. Mama works in a fish canning factory, and Sonny works for the coal man before school each...

Interactive ppt. of old MacDonald with sound effects; goes through animals like book. Printable book and Visual cue for choosing which animal to come next. Last ppt. file is an interactive...

This is a weeklong shared reading activity that integrates mathematic skills. After reading The Three Little Pigs, students create the houses and retell the story. Students also compare two...

When Carla brings weird sandwiches to school, her classmates have plenty to say about them. “That’s sick!” says Leslie. “That’s disgusting!” says Natie. But Carla thinks otherwise. “It’s unique....

Cat and Miss Mouse become involved in a round of uneasy hospitality when Miss Mouse accepts Cat’s dinner invitation. While Cat expects her to walk right into his trap, Miss Mouse outsmarts him by...

A 49-page collection of assignments; activities; and projects to build leadership; critical thinking; vocabulary; background knowledge and historical parallels associated with George Orwell's...

Spring Board curriculum converted to Powerpoint presentation anoted with lesson plans. Lessons double as presentation to guide class activities. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: RL.9-10.1,...

Hot-seating character tasks plus character grid worksheet.

This presentation defines dystopia; introduces The Handmaid's Tale and other dystopian fiction; and leads to a discussion of parallels between Atwood's world and our own.

NEW ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AS OF MAY 9:

My disability causes me some issues with both vision and motor, which makes anything involving the hands, which especially results in some very odd...