Language Arts Lesson Plans

1. A View of Yourself Through Famous Writers- "This is an icebreaker activity where students have to research famous quotes that in some ways describe themselves."
2. All About Me- "Students will practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography."
3. All About Pigs- "Students will learn to spell and sound out the word pigs."
4. Author of the Week- The students will be able to relate the life of an author.
5. Baseball Vocabulary- Review of vocabulary and verb conjugations. Can be used from beginning levels through advanced.
6. Beowulf- "Students read and discuss Beowulf."
7. Beowulf as Hero, Grendel as Villain- "Students will read and respond to Beowulf by selecting music lyrics to represent Beowulf or Grendel."

1. The Big 6 Process- Students will apply the information problem solving model of The Big 6. The Big 6 is a six step process designed to enable a student to complete a task or assignment successfully.
2. Book Caterpillar- Make a caterpillar to display in the classroom or hallway showing each book that has been read. Parents can see the books the kids have been reading!
3. Building a Structure With Legos: Oral Communication and Process Analysis- "Students team up with a partner. They set up their work area so they are sitting back to back and cannot see each other's work space..."
4. Bunny Rabbit- "Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny."
5. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree- Use Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to review letters of alphabet once they are all taught.
6. Creating Effective Interviews- Students will be able to establish questions centered around the theme of this year's book.
7. Dinofours My Seeds Won't Grow- "Students will be able to identify what plants need to grow."
8. Fact or Fiction- Using the Clifford the Big Red Dog stories, students learn to distinguish fact from fiction.
9. Figurative Language- "This lesson focuses on identifying and creating similes, metaphors, and personification in literature and in students' own writing."
10. Figuring out double meaning phrases and situations- Students will be able to understand the double meaning situations in Amelia Bedelia Helps Out.
11. Hole Punch Names- Art activity for children to practice learning letters in their name, identification, etc.
12. I Am Here Today- "To help children learn the letters in their name and the order of the letters to make their name."
13. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie- "A fun follow up activity to sequence & retell the story."
14. Indispensable Listening Skills- "The purpose of this activity is to increase the students' ability to listen and to understand what is being read and/or told to them."
15. King Arthur's Family Tree- "This activity tracks the genealogy of the legendary king before his birth OR after."
16. Libby Bloom Teaching Guide- Teaching ideas, thematic links and interdisciplinary links for this book by Susan Rowan Masters.
17. Life in a Castle- Students will write a letter to a friend describing life in a castle.
18. Literature Board Games- "Students create board games based on materials they have read."
19. Make Me a Copy Please: A Project in Explaining and Following Directions- "Often times students are not able to communicate clearly what they would like to say. It is the purpose of this lesson to help student understand the need to be articulate and precise when explain steps to another student."
20. Mystery Pictures: Following Oral Directions- "To encourage students to focus on the importance of clear, oral communication."
21. Name Plaque-
22. Proofreading/Editing- "This lesson brings students' attention to the importance of proofreading and editing written work."
23. Rainbow Friends- Students will work cooperatively with one another to discover and respect the talents and gifts of each other.
24. Sense You Asked!- A cooperative group Writing Workshop lesson.
25. Sequencing- "This lesson provides a hands-on approach to sequencing and its importance."
26. Sequencing Monster- "To help students learn the English concept Sequencing. This is a fun activity for the children to get involved and actually see a sequencing event happen in their classroom."
27. Stump the Class- Students learn to categorize into and identify sections of the newspaper with this fun, group activity.
28. Superman: Modern Mythology- "The learner will demonstrate application of literature by applying ideas from a literary selection to a different contex."
29. Teamwork- "Students will be able to define teamwork. Students will work together to brainstorm 3/4 words that teamwork means to them. Students will develop three or four positive guidelines for working in a group together."
30. The Career Project- "Students develop goals, research, and form an oral presentation based on their desired career."
31. The Lifesaver Descriptive Writing Lesson- Students use descriptive writing and explore their senses while eating a Lifesaver.
32. The Other Tall Tales- "Students research tall tales, retell a tall tale, and write an orignal tall tale of their own."
33. TriBond- "These activities utilize the popular board game, TriBond, to build on students' skills in deductive reasoning, drawing conclusions, problem solving, reasoning, and listening. It also integrates as many subject areas as the teacher desires."
34. Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Perfect Pancakes- "Students will write a how-to essay using Perfect Pancakes by William Wise."
35. Where in the World is Camelot?- "The student will research and plot the various locations of the legendary Camelot."
36. Winning Review Wheel- "An assessment board game to be used in the Language Arts classroom. The game is versatile enough for reviewing any novel study."