Kindergarten and Primary English Language Arts Lesson Plans 85 to 200
- Alphabet
Box - In this lesson, students can see and touch items that represent
the words they have been learning.
- A
Story in Sequence - Remembering the order in which events happen is
a large part of any story. In the following lesson, students will be challenged
to make pictures that show the events of their own stories.
- All
My Feelings - A reading and writing lesson for individual small group
instruction where students use personal experiences to describe five different
feelings.
- Proper
Nouns - Given a sentence, the students will correctly locate and circle
a proper noun that is not .
- Questioning
Comprehension - The students will make predictions based on the book's
illustrations and portions of the stories.
- Reading
and Recall - Reading and recall of an event in the story.
- Reading
with Blend Concepts - The students are expected to blend 2-4 phonemes
using words identified in the text.
- Reading
Words With Long A - The student will be able to read words with a
long /a/ followed by a consonant and a silent /e/.
- Remember
Me ABC Game - To know the letters of the alphabet and match upper
and lower case letters together, so that they are able to write using
lower case letters.
- Researching
Animals - This lesson will also teach the children about researching
topics which is a good skill for later on.
- Reviewing
Letters of the Alphabet - The learner will develop and apply enabling
strategies and skills to read and write.
- Rhyming
Words Journal - The learner will use naming words and rhyming words
to create a daily journal.
- Santa
Claus Story - To complete a book that each child in the classroom
has contributed to and made their own.
- Santa
Clause - Upon completion of the lesson, the student will be able to
examine a story with comprehension and be able to re-tell their story
to the class.
- Sentence
Sequencing/#15/Pennies - Students will cut out words in a sentence
strip, place them in the correct order and glue them onto their worksheet.
- Sentence
Structure - Remind students of prior lesson when we talked about sentences
and made silly sentences with our word cards.
- Sequencing
A Story - Students will understand that sequencing means remembering
directions or the events of a story from the beginning to the end.
- Sequencing
Through Song - Students will review Halloween vocabulary and will
learn the sequence and step by step process of making a Jack-O-Lantern.
- Sequencing
Writing Ideas - Students will gather and organize ideas and information
to write for an intended purpose.
- Shapes
Are All Around Us - How can we illustrate basic shape differences?
- Short-Vowel
Sounds - TLW read and be able to identify words that have short-vowel
sounds.
- Short
e Vowel Sounds - Students will read the list of short e words and
select the word that explains the picture.
- Signs
are for Reading - The students will be able to recognize Street Signs
and Store Signs through pictures in the story and discussion in small
and large groups.
- Sounds
Like Homonyms - The students will understand what Homonyms are and
give specific examples.
- Spelling
Review - A basic review technique.
- Step
Into Someone Else's Shoes - The students will be able to relate to
details from the story to come up with a skit in which bullying occurs
as well as a plan for how to deal with bullying.
- Story
Sequencing-The Very Hungry - Story sequencing and retelling activity
of the book "A Very Hungry Caterpillar".
- Teaching
Information Literacy - Students will blend onsets and rimes in one-syllable
words.
- Teaching
Word Endings - To show students proper sentence structure and context
using correct endings on past tense and present and future tense.
- Teasing
and Bullying - The students will explore and learn ways that others
may react to people with speech impediments.
- The
Alphabet and Letters - Becoming fluent in letter recognition helps
children to become more familiar and at ease with the alphabet.
- The
C Generalization - Students will be able to tell the difference between
the two c sounds.
- The
Rhyming Train Game - The goal of this lesson is to have the students
describe words that rhyme.
- The
Rooms In a House - They match the pictures that is related to each
room, read the words,and copy them using the tactile sense.
- The
Tools For Telling Time - Students will identify the tools needed to
tell time and be able to tell time to the hour on a digital and analog
clock. analog clock digital clock hour hand minute hand.
- Theme
5 Family Time - TLWD knowledge of phonics by identiflying contractions
and the words they stand for.
- Three
Little Kittens - The students will work together to discuss and summarize
stories.
- Vowel
Diphthongs - I will explain that some vowels make a special sound
when they are next to each other and these vowels cannot be sounded out
individually.
- Wacky
Tales - The student will feel that they, the student, created their
own story.
- What
Do You Do in Your Freetime? - Understanding how to make an interrogative
sentence to get personal information from others and applying it freely
to real conversation.
- Why
Am I Different? - Students will work together to discover how they
are different from each other and what qualities make them unique.
- Word
Family Race - To create word family flip books of words by adding
initial letters to rhymes.
- Word
Learning Strategy - The learner will identify vocabulary words taken
from the reading selection, Thunder and Lightning.
- Word
Sort/Homophones - To match homophones that have the same meaning and
pronunciation.
- Writing
Activity: Leave Frogs Alone - Children will write a 'story' in response
to a picture of a little boy releasing a frog back into a pond.
- Writing
to Teach - Students will write a three page paper on a topic of their
choice.
- Alphabet
Round-Up - Most kids are familiar with Alpha-bits cereal. In this
lesson, students actually get to play with their food, while learning
to spell. Spelling never tasted so good!
- Bean
Bag Nouns - The following lesson incorporates movement with learning.
Students strive to remember and name the different types of nouns depending
on which space their bean bag lands on.
- Bendaroo
Spelling - Bendaroo's are almost like a pipe cleaner, but waxy and
sticky. This would be a good lesson for the beginning of the year.
- Block
Relay - This spelling relay is a great activity that will get students
up and moving as they review their spelling words within a friendly competition.
- Bubblegum
Blends - As students progress and become more confident with consonants,
they will begin blending them together. This lesson will bring their attention
to which consonants make up the blends within the new words they have
been learning.
- Bubbles
Everywhere - To use sensory details to write sentences about things
students have experienced.
- Busy
Bee Vowels - By participating in the following activity, students
will begin to recognize the letters that make the short vowel sounds they
have been hearing and saying in class.
- Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom - The student will be able to use flannel board pieces
to re-tell the story of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
- Chicken
Soup with Rice - "I told you once, I told you twice, all seasons of
the year are nice for eating Chicken Soup with Rice." Kids love poetry,
and they will enjoy learning the poems in this book throughout the year.
- Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs - In this activity, students imagine what
they would like to have fall from the sky every day and describe what
happens when too much of it falls at once.
- Collaborative
Writing - This lesson introduces children to the writing process through
collaborative writing. After listening to a recording of jungle sounds
and reading Where The Wild Things Are, students will develop a jungle
story of their own.
- Compound
Word Train - What do you get when you combine the words "box" and
"car"? A compound word train, of course! Students will work together to
create compound words by using the boxcars they have made.
- Correct
or Incorrect Flag - Capitalization and punctuation are the subjects
of the following lesson. Students will be asked to recall what they have
learned when they are shown sentences that are written both correctly
and incorrectly.
- Describing
Words: An Introduction to Adjectives - Your students' memory and creativity
will be tested as they try not to break the chain of adjectives in the
following lesson.
- Draw
My Adjective - Students will identify action verbs, use actions to
identify action verbs, creatively use what they know about action verbs
to guess what verb is being used.
- Eric
Carle - This lesson is a basic study of Eric Carle's work. The students
study his drawings and stories and look for similarities and differences
in the works.
- Finger
painting Words - Be prepared for a messy good time, as students squish
and slosh their way through the spelling word list!
- First
Letter Bingo - The student will be able to identify the first letter
of the word that names a picture shown by the teacher.
- Fishing
for Phonics - The game in the following lesson is a lot of fun and
a long-time favorite with kids. It's a great motivator for students to
learn phonics sounds.
- Four
Corners and a Wall: Matching Vowel Sounds - This lesson gets students
up and moving. It is designed to assist in helping students practice their
long and short vowel sounds as their vocabulary continues to build.
- Hot
Potato Words - The student will be able to name the definition that
matches a given word.
- Jumping
Syllables - The following activity is an excellent way to learn the
concept of syllables, by helping students visualize the structure of words.
It's also a great way of burning saved up energy!
- Jump
and Twirl Spelling - Why be boring? This lesson will help students
get rid of some pent up energy by incorporating physical activity and
friendly competition into their usual spelling lesson!
- Making
a Class Book - Students will cherish the memories of their school
days for years to come, after this class project!
- Mirroring
Verbs - Get ready for Mime Time! Students will take turns pantomiming
verbs in the following lesson. Can their "mirror" keep up?
- Paper
Bag Report - This book report uses the paper bag as part of the report.
Students draw scenes from the book on each side of the paper bag and use
them to give a presentation about their book.
- Phonics
Challenge - This game challenges students to plan ahead and to try
to make the most words with their team. This activity encourages more
advanced reading and spelling students to help those who are struggling.
The whole team works together to be successful.
- Picture
Vocabulary Review - The student will be able to make a study book
by drawing pictures that match the vocabulary words that are listed.
- Plates
of Word Families - Students will have a lot to digest as they filling
their plates with word families. This activity helps students see the
similarities between words. Many of the Dr. Seuss' books are a great way
to introduce students to word families.
- Predicting
Missing Words - Who better to grab students' attention with phonetic
word patterns, than Dr. Seuss? This lesson will help students begin to
recognize patterns so that they can better predict the words in a rhyming
sentence.
- Rhyming
Word Relay - It's time to rhyme! Students will enjoy this fast-paced
challenge to come up with more rhyming words than the opposing teams.
- Scavenger
Hunt - Listening for phonic sounds and recognizing which letters make
them is important for developing students' language and literary skills.
This lesson encourages students to think about how phonics is used in
their environment.
- Sight
Word Bingo - The student will be able to match words written on the
Bingo sheet with words shown by the teacher.
- Sight
Word Go Fish - Don't see any sight words? Go FISH! The following lesson
will play a big part in developing students' visual and language skills
by helping them memorize sight words.
- Rhyming
Dominoes - This is a non-competitive game that can be played by the
whole class. It is played with pictures instead of words, so even beginning
readers can play.
- The
"Vowel" Slide - Students will learn that every word must have a vowel.
- The
Yell of the Silent 'E' - Oh, that timid, yet supportive, silent letter
'e'� Students will get a better picture of the role that silent 'e' plays,
when they put themselves in its shoes.
- Two
Halves of an Egg - This is a great way for your students to "put two
and two together" using vocabulary words and their definitions.
- Understanding
Sentence Order - The students will be able to put sentences in order
to make sense.
- Spelling
Board - Who doesn't like building blocks? Students will be eager to
get their hands on these paper bricks to arrange them into different spelling
words and shapes.
- Stand
Up or Sit Down - This is a great activity that will not only allow
students to practice picking out the vowels and consonants in words, but
they also get to move!
- Textured
Alphabet - The student will be able to add items that start with the
correct sound to a cut out of that letter.
- Vocabulary
Charades - This will be a great way for students to burn off some
energy, while learning their vocabulary words. Students are encouraged
to work together and think of actions that will convey the meaning of
the words.
- Vocabulary
Concentration - The following lesson is a great way for student to
commit their vocabulary words to memory.
- Vowel
Posters - The student will be able to cut pictures out of magazines
and newspapers that match the vowel sound on the poster.
- Washing
Letters - The following letter recognition activity will give students
a better understanding of which uppercase and lowercase letters belong
together. It also helps them practice beginning sounds.
- Who's
My Match? - This lesson will have students thinking about the versatility
of vowels by recognizing and acknowledging the long and short sounds they
make.
- Write
a letter to a friend - This is a lesson based on the book, My Friend
Bear, by Jez Alborough. Each student writes a letter to a friend describing
the strengths of the friendship.
- You
Saw What on Mulberry Street? - The student will be able to add onto
a story being told by the class.