Elementary School Lesson Plans
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Art
- Being Thankful
- This lesson plan can be used the week of Thanksgiving.
Students will draw a large circle and then smaller circles and lines pointing to the large circle. Inside the large circle, they will write the word Thankful. Inside the smaller circles, they will write different things they are thankful for.
- Christmas Felt Scene
- In this lesson, students will make a Christmas Scene out of felt. They will cut out patterns and glue the patterns on white construction paper.
- Christmas Scene and Paragraph
- In this lesson, students will draw a Christmas Scene and then write a paragraph about the scene.
- Christmas Trees
- Students will have a Christmas Tree pattern on white construction paper, and then they will draw Christmas balls on the trees and write mother, father, brother's name, sister's name, and pets. This is for their immediate family. They can also draw on other decorations and presents below the tree.
- Making a Word Book
- This lesson plan can combine art and writing. The students will create a cover for their word book. The word book will consist of new words that they come across in their reading or what they hear from people.
- Making Pencil Containers
- Students will make pencil containers
- Safety Safari Poster
- Teacher will create a safety hazard list and discuss personal safety with students.
- Thanksgiving Mural
- This lesson plan should be for fourth and fifth grade students.
Students will draw a mural of the history of Thanksgiving. They will start with the first Thanksgiving and work up to the present day. Use the main facts of various years.
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Computer
- A Fun Alternate Way to Teach Children Keyboarding1
- This lesson plan floor game teaches young children the keyboard using mnemonics, rather than mindless repetition, to help them remember key locations
- A Fun Alternate Way to Teach Children Keyboarding2
- This lesson plan floor game teaches young children the keyboard using mnemonics, rather than mindless repetition, to help them remember key locations
- Historical Fiction - Thanksgiving
- This lesson plan is for fourth and fifth grade students. They will search for the beginning facts of Thanksgiving and write a fiction story with them as the main character and what happened to them during this period of history.
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Geography
- Learning About the Globe
- In this lesson, you will teach different terms so that students will increase their geography skills.
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Language
- Adding Punctuation
- Students will have sentences where they will put in the correct punctuation.
- Alphabetizing Animals
- Students will have a list of animal words that they will write in alphabetical order.
This lesson plan is for third through fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Fruit
- This lesson is on alphabetizing Fruit. It is for third through fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Vegetables
- This lesson is on alphabetizing vegetables.
It is for third to fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with A and B
- This lesson consists of words beginning with A and B. It has two parts. Students will write the words in alphabetical order.
This is for fourth and fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with C and D
- This lesson consists of words beginning with C and D. It has two parts. Students will write the words in alphabetical order.
This is for fourth and fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with G and H
- Students will have a worksheet consisting of words beginning with the letter G and H. They are to put words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for third through fith grade. You can also use it for special education students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with I and J
- Students will have a worksheet consisting of words beginning with the letters I and J. They are to put words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade. You can also use this lesson for special education students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with L and M
- This lesson consists of two parts. Part One consists of words that begin with L.
Part two consists of words that begin with M.
Students will put the words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for fourth through fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning With N and O
- Students will have a worksheet consisting of words beginning with the letter N and O. They are to put words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for third through fith grade. It can also be used for special education students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with T and U
- Students will learn to put words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words Beginning with V and W
- Students will learn to put words in alphabetical order.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Alphabetizing Words with E and F
- This lesson consists of words beginning with E and F. It has two parts. Students will write the words in alphabetical order.
This is for fourth and fifth grade students.
- Animal Words
- This is a worksheet on animals. Students will fill in the missing letters to name the animal. The first letter is given.
- Building Your Vocabulary
- Students will read a book and write down any words that they do not understand. They will also look up the words in a dictionary and write down the definition and a sentence for each word.
This lesson plan is for grades four through five.
- Choosing the Right Words
- In this lesson, students will choose the right word in sentences.
This lesson would be for third through fifth graders.
- Completing a Christmas Story
- In this lesson, students will finish writing a Christmas story that I have included in this lesson. This story is a fantasy.
- Correcting Run-On Sentences
- In this lesson, students will learn about run-on sentences
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Daily Language Exercises - Seasons
- This lesson plan contains five daily language exercises for students for one week.
- Find the Misspelled Words
- Students will have twenty groups of words. They are to choose the misspelled word in each group.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Finding Errors
- This lesson has a worksheet where students will look at the sentences and correct the mistakes.
This lesson is for fourth and fifth grade students.
- Finding Prepositional Phrases
- In this lesson, students will find the prepositional phrases in the sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Finding the Pronouns
- In this lesson, students will find the pronouns in the sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Finding the Scrambled Words
- This lesson contains sentences with words that have scrambled letters. Students will locate the words and unscrambled the letters to form words. This will help students edit their own work, too.
- Finding the Subject
- In this lesson, students will find the subject in the sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Finding the Verbs
- In this lesson, students will find the verbs in the sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Forming Words
- This lesson has two parts. Part One is putting compound words together. Part Two is putting the first part of a word listed in Column A with the last part of the word listed in Column B.
- Grouping Fruits and Vegetables
- This lesson is on grouping fruits and vegetables.
This lesson is for fourth grade through fifth grade.
- Identifying Complete and Incomplete Sentences
- In this lesson, students will identify the sentences that are complete or incomplete. They will rewrite the incomplete sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
- Learning About Contractions
- This lesson will have a worksheet where students will write the words that stand for the contractions.
This is for third to fifth grade students.
- Learning About Homonyms
- This lesson consists of homonyms that students have had difficulty in learning such as hear/here, their/there, or to/too/two.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Learning About Homonyms
- In this lesson, students will write the homonym for the words listed in the worksheet.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Learning About Sentence Structure
- Students will learn about nouns, subjects, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. They will also learn how to write sentences by adding adjectives and adverbs.
This lesson plan would be more for third grade through fifth grade.
- Learning About The Dictionary
- This lesson is about the dictionary. Students will have a worksheet of different words. There are two parts to this lesson.
Part One - Students will find the word that belongs in between the two words listed.
Part Two - Students will find the word that doesn't belong in between the two words listed.
This lesson is for fourth to fifth grade students.
- Missing Vowels
- In this lesson plan, the students are to fill in the blanks with the missing vowels. Then, they will write sentences using the words.
- Mystery Words - Part One
- This is lesson contains a worksheet on mystery words. Students will solve the mystery words by the clues that are given.
- Mystery Words - Part Two - School Terms
- This is another worksheet on mystery words. Students will solve the mystery words by the clues that are given.
- Nouns and Pronouns
- This lesson is on nouns and pronouns. Students will learn the difference between an common noun and a proper noun. They will also learn about pronouns.
Worksheets are also included in this lesson for teachers to copy and give their students.
- Occupations - Matching Exercise
- Students will have a list of occupations. They will match the occupation to the transportation they use, the equipment they use, or building they have.
This exercise is for third through fifth grade students.
- Parts of Speech Museum
- This activity will allow the students to apply their knowledge of the basic parts of speech while learning them. The students will create display boards that show visual and written examples of the different parts of speech. The museum consists of project boards with pictures and descriptions for each of the five parts of speech.
- Past and Present Verb Tenses
- Students will write the present tense for the list of verbs.
This lesson plan is for third grade through fifth grade.
- Punctuation Marks
- This lesson is about punctuation marks. Students will have a worksheet with the different punctuation marks. They are to write a definition and a sentence for each one.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Spelling Words Puzzle I
- This lesson contains a worksheet of spelling words that have missing letters. Students have to fill in the missing letters.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students.
- Spelling Words Puzzle II
- This lesson contains a worksheet of spelling words that have missing letters. Students have to fill in the missing letters.
This lesson is for second and third grade students.
- Spelling Worksheet -
- This lesson plan is over the rules of "ei" and "ie." Students will have a worksheet to do.
- Teaching English
- Are you looking for an interesting way to teach English? If you are, then this lesson is for you.
First you draw a circle in the middle. Then, you draw lines out in different directions from the center circle to smaller circles. There are different ways you can use this exercise.
I have seen teachers in school use this diagram to teach reading. I came up with other ways to use this diagram such as: compound words, prefixes and suffixes, nouns and pronouns, and other examples.
- Troublesome Word Pairs
- This lesson is on troublesome word pairs. Students have trouble understanding different word pairs such as their/there. This lesson will help students learn to distinguish between the words in each word pair. You also need to give worksheets to help increase their learning skills.
- Understanding and Identifying Verbs
- This lesson is on verbs. Students will learn about action verbs, linking verbs, and passive verbs. They will also identify verbs in sentences.
- Understanding Prepositions
- In this lesson, students will find the prepositions in the sentences.
This lesson is for third through fifth graders.
This lesson needs to be completed before the lesson on prepositional phrases.
- Understanding Simple and Complete Predicates
- This lesson covers simple and complete predicates. I have explained the difference and have given examples and exercises for you to use with your students.
- Understanding Simple and Compound Subjects
- This lesson is on simple and compound subjects. Students will learn to identify a simple subject and a compound subject. I have explain simple and compound subjects, and I have exercises for students to do.
- Which One Doesn't Belong?
- Students will have twenty groups of words. They are to choose the word that doesn't belong in the group.
This lesson is for seond through third grade students.
- Writing Complete Sentences
- In this lesson, students will write complete sentences.
This lesson is for third to fifth grade students.
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Literature
- Cooperation Through Puppet Shows
- Children will learn a story they want to turn into a puppet show, make their own puppets, and prepare and perform the show, working in small groups.
- The Hidden Treasure
- Students will read the short story, The Hidden Treasure and answer the questions about the story. They should answer the questions without looking at the story so they can develop reading comprehension.
This lesson would be good for 3rd to 4th grade students.
- Timmy's Christmas Presents
- Students will read the short story, Timmy's Christmas Presents and answer the questions about the story. They should answer the questions without looking at the story so they can develop reading comprehension.
This lesson will be good for 3rd to 4th grade students. You can also use this short story in December for Christmas.
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Mathematics
- Adding Shapes
- Students will have a worksheet on shapes to complete.
This lesson is for third to fourth grade students.
- Basic Math Review Test
- This lesson contains a math test that you can give to students. This test consists of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
- Beginning Multiplication Worksheet - Part Four
- In this lesson, students will have a worksheet of beginning multiplication problems. The problems are multiplying by sevens, eights and nines.
- Beginning Multiplication Worksheet - Part Two
- In this lesson, students will have a worksheet of beginning multiplication problems. The problems are multiplying by threes and fours.
- Beginning Multiplication Worksheet - Part One
- In this lesson, students will have a worksheet of beginning multiplication problems. The problems are multiplying by ones and twos.
- Beginning Multiplication Worksheet - Part Three
- In this lesson, students will have a worksheet of beginning multiplication problems. The problems are multiplying by fives and sixes.
- Combining Coins
- In this lesson, students will group the amounts of coins into the smallest number of coins.
This lesson is for 3rd through 5th grade students.
- Comparing Numbers
- This lesson is about comparing numbers. Students will have a worksheet where they will tell if the numbers are greater, smaller, or equal.
This lesson is for third through fifth grade students. It can also be used for special education students.
- Finding Identical Numbers
- This lesson is on finding identical numbers from a list of numbers.
- Finding Patterns
- This lesson is about patterns. Students will look at the patterns in the worksheet and write the following pattern. They will also tell how they determined the pattern.
This lesson is for fourth and fifth grade students.
- Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal To
- This lesson is on Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal To and the signs you use in each equation. Students will have a worksheet to do.
- M&M Fractions
- This activity provides a fun and tangiable way for students to learn baisc fractions and be able to have a fun treat as a reward as well. The students will use the M&Ms to understand fractions.
- Matching Coins and Amounts
- In this lesson, students will match the different coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. They will have a worksheet on this concept so they can match the coins in Column A to the amount in Column B.
- Math - Word Problems
- This lesson plan contains math word problems for students to read and solve.
- Math Problems - Feet and Inches
- This lesson plan contains math problems on measurements (feet and inches)for students to solve.
- Shapes - Matching Exercise
- Students will match the words of shapes to the number of sides.
- Understanding Coins - Counting
- In this lesson, students will learn about the different coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. They will have a worksheet on this concept so they can count the coins.
- Worksheet - Telling Time
- This lesson contains a worksheet on time. You can use this for a math lesson.
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Music
- Grouping Musical Instruments
- Students will learn about musical instruments and group them into these categories: percussion, strings, woodwinds, and brass.
- Learning Musical Terms
- In this lesson, you will teach students musical terms. I have included a study sheet on the different terms. You will need to draw symbols on the board for these terms.
- Learning the Piano Keyboard
- In this lesson you will teach the students the piano keyboard. I have a study sheet and worksheet included in this lesson.
- Musical Alphabet - Skipping Down
- In this lesson, you will teach the students skipping down. You can also review stepping up, skipping up, and stepping down.
I have provided a study sheet for you to use and worksheets for students to do.
- Musical Alphabet - Skipping Up
- This lesson covers the musical alphabet - A B C D E F G.
Also, you will teach students about skipping up. I have included worksheets for students to do so they will understand skipping up.
- Musical Alphabet - Stepping Down
- In this lesson, students will learn about the musical alphabet and stepping down. You will have a study sheet and worksheets for the students.
- The Musical Alphabet - Stepping Up
- This lesson is on the musical alphabet. Students will learn about stepping up. I have study sheets and worksheets for you to use with your students.
- Unscramble the Letters - Music Terms
- In this lesson, you will give the students the worksheet on music terms. They are to unscramble the letters and then write the meaning of each term.
- Unscramble the Musical Instruments
- Students will unscramble the musical instruments words.
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Other
- Christmas Words - Worksheet
- In this lesson, students will have a worksheet of Christmas terms that they will unscramble to make words.
- Developing Memory Skills
- This lesson is about developing memory skills. You will gather items and put them in a box. You will use these items in the exercise that I have included in this lesson.
- Finding Words - Thanksgiving Worksheet
- In this lesson, students will find words in the following phrase: Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful.
- Resolving Situations
- In this lesson, students will read about two situations. In each situation, the characters experience some type of problem.
Students will write out how they would resolve the situation if they experienced the same thing in their lives.
- Spur of the Moment Act
- In this lesson, you will tell a pair of students what they are to do on the spur of the moment. The other students will try and guess what the students are doing.
- Thanksgiving Worksheet
- This lesson is for third to fifth grade students. Students will unscramble the words listed in the worksheet.
- Unscramble the Letters
- This is a puzzle where students will unscramble letters of familiar words. Then, they will write sentences using each of these words.
- Where Do I Belong? - Part One
- This lesson is to help children learn how to organize books on the library bookshelves. The students have a worksheet of different numbers and letters, and they have to place the numbers and letters in the correct place.
- Where Do I Belong? - Part Two
- This lesson is to help children learn how to organize books on the library bookshelves.
The students will sit at the tables. Each student has four books that they need to place in the correct order by looking at the library label. The labels will have numbers or letters.
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Physical Education
- Basketball Relays
- In this lesson, students will have basketball relays with the basketball.
- Shooting Baskets - Relay Game
- In this lesson, students will need a basketball and divide into two teams. They will shoot baskets. The first team to complete their round wins the game.
- Zombie Tag
- "Zombie Tag"- 1/2 of class are Zombies who must Walk, arms extended and legs stiff. Others, within a confined space may run, but once tagged they too become Zoobies. Continue until all are caught. Play again, reversing starting roles.
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Reading & Writing
- Avoiding Run-ons
- This worksheet will help students avoid run on sentences. The directions are to look at the run on sentence, and on the lines under it, write how the sentence should sound.
- Daily Edit - Lori's New Puppy
- This daily editing lesson plan is a short story that I wrote. There are ten Daily Edits for you to give the students. One Daily Edit for each day.
- Elements of Fiction
- This lesson plan explains the elements of fiction. Students will learn about themes, settings, characters, plots, and point of view. By understanding these elements, students will understand the stories or books they read.
- Journal Writing Idea - Pets
- This lesson plan consists of a journal writing idea about pets. This ideas is to help students start a journal and what can happen as a result of keeping a journal.
- Reading Comprehension Exercise
- You will read a genre fiction story or a non-fiction story. As you read a page, you will stop and ask questions to see if the students remember what you read.
- SPELLING WITH VOWELS
- THEY SHOULD SPELL WORDS WITH VOWELS AND PICK THE WORDS OUT OF THE BOX AND FILL THE LETTERS IN THE MISSING LETTERS
- Understanding Fantasy Fiction
- This lesson plan is for fourth and grade students. They will learn about fantasy fiction, and then they will write their own fantasy fiction story.
- Understanding Realistic Fiction
- This lesson is for fourth and fifth grade students. They will learn about the genre, Realistic Fiction, and then they will write a short story in that genre.
- Understanding Science Fiction
- This lesson plan is for fourth and grade students. They will learn about science fiction, and then they will write their own science fiction story.
- Visualizing Stories
- Students will draw a picture of the story their teacher reads to them.
- Writing A Book Review
- Students will read a book a book of their choice and take notes while they read. Then, they will write a book review about the book they read.
This is for fourth through fifth grade students.
- Writing A Fable - Pets
- This lesson should be used with fourth and fifth grade students. It can also be used for middle school.
Students will learn about fables and write their own fable using one of their pets (if they have one) or make up a pet and name.
A fable is using an animal as the main character and have the animal take on human characteristics.
For example, I wrote a book using my newest dog, Crissy LeeAnn, as the main character, and she told about her experience as she first entered her new home with my and my other dogs. Crissy LeeAnn is a terrier/chihuahua and is three years old.
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Science
- Caring for School Pets - Hamsters
- Students will learn about caring for pets such as hamsters. Teachers have pets in their classrooms, so children need to learn how to care for pets. I will focus on hamsters.
- Classifying Dog Breeds
- Students will classify dogs into different groups such as small breeds, medium breeds, and large breeds.
This lesson is for fourth and fifth grade students. It can also be used for sixth grade students.
- Creating a Plant Cell Journal
- In this lesson, students will create a journal on plant cells.
This lesson is for fifth grade students.
- Dinosaurs - Eoraptor
- In this lesson, you will teach students to identify Eoraptor by showing them pictures of the dinosaur and explaining details about it.
- Learning About Bears
- This lesson is about bears. You will teach the students the basic facts about bears.
This lesson is for fourth and fifth graders.
- Learning About Hurricanes
- Students will write an essay on hurricanes. This is for fifth graders for a science paper.
- Learning About Sounds
- This lesson will teach students about sound. They will hear different sounds, and then they will say which sounds they heard. This will develop auditory skills.
You will use this lesson as a science project when you teach students about sounds.
- Learning about Trees
- This lesson is about trees. Students will draw a tree and label the different parts such as root, truck, branch, leaves, and twigs.
This lesson is for fourth to fifth graders. It can be given to sixth graders, too.
- Taking Care of Pets
- In this lesson, you can talk to the students about taking care of pets.
You can also have a veterinarian come to the classroom to talk to the students, or you can set up a time where you can take a field trip to the veterinarian's office.
- Understanding Seasons
- This lesson is helping children learn about the different seasons: fall, winter, spring, and summer. They will have activities to do for this lesson.
- Unscramble the Letters - Mammals
- In this lesson, you will have a worksheet for students to unscramble words of mammals such as kangaroos, bats, apes, rabbits, and other mammals.
- Weather Journal
- Students will write a journal about the different kinds of weather. For example, they can include hurricanes, tornadoes, sleet, snow, and other types of weather. This is for fifth grade students.
- Writing an Essay - The Circulatory System
- In this lesson, students will write an essay on the circulatory system.
This lesson is for fifth graders.
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Social Studies
- Developing a Relationship with Senior Citizens
- The purpose of this lesson is to help elementary school children develop relationships with their elders and recognize the importance of geneology.
- Learning About Honesty
- In this lesson, you will teach the students about a character skill - honesty. You will have them read a short story I wrote and answer questions over the story. Then, you will discuss the story.
- Solving Your Problems
- This lesson is on solving your problems. Students will have different confrontations in their lives at home or at school. They need to learn how to handle their problems in the right way.
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Special Education
- Alphabetizing Words
- This lesson is on teaching students how to alphabetize words. They do this by looking at the first letter of each word in the group. Then, they will write the words in alphabetical order.
- Learning Opposite Words
- This lesson is on teaching words that are opposite from other words. Then, the students can write sentences for these words.
- Making Words
- This lesson is on learning new words. Students will come up with letters by using two letters. For example, _____ an = Tan. They will put one or two letters in blank to make new words.
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