Reading & Writing Lesson Plans

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Preschool

• Learning Colors
  Students will have a worksheet where they will draw a circle and fill it in with the color that they see beside the...
• Learning About Farm Animals
  You will read a book about farm animals and talk about the different animals. Then, you will have the students draw some pictures of farm animals. After that, you can label the animals. This lesson...
• Learning About Books
  You will take a book and talk about the title, the author, and what the author might want readers to know. ...
• Writing
  Children should be able to write at least their First name, by the end of the school year....

Kindergarten

• Learning Letters
  This lesson plan is on teaching kindergarten children the alphabet. I will give different suggestions on how to teach students the...
• Finding the Missing Letters and Sequencing
  Students will have two worksheets. Worksheet One - Students will find the missing letters. Worksheet Two - Students will put the letters of the alphabet in order. I have written the letters...
• Locating Words
  Students will learn to find words in an article from a word list. They will also write the words that are on the...
• Capital Letters and Small Letters
  For this lesson, students will write the small letter that goes with the capital...
• Learning the Alphabet
  Students will write the letter that comes after each given...

Elementary School

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• Visualizing Stories
  Students will draw a picture of the story their teacher reads to...
• 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...
• 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...
• Spelling with Vowels
  THEY SHOULD SPELL WORDS WITH VOWELS AND PICK THE WORDS OUT OF THE BOX AND FILL THE LETTERS IN THE MISSING...
• 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. ...

Middle School

• Your Future Occupation
  This lesson could be used with fourth and fifth grade students as well as with middle school. Have students think about their future occupation and write a story with them as the main character in a...
• Creative Outline for Your Short Story or Book
  This is a lesson on writing an outline for a short story or book idea that students would like to write. Students will also write a short...
• Learning About Evaluation
  Students will have a non-fiction assignment for homework. They will write two papers on two different topics and hand them in the next class period. Their names should be on their papers. The...
• Learning About Editing
  Students will write a short story in any genre for their homework assignment. After that, they will bring their stories to class the next day. They will exchange their stories and learn about...
• Compare and Contrast Two Books
  Students will read two books and write a comparison and contrast paper on their views of the two books. They can discuss a specific element of fiction such as plot, theme, characters, or...
• How to Take Notes
  Students will learn how to take notes while they are reading their...
• How to Write a Summary of a Book
  Students will read a book and learn how to write a summary of a fiction book. This lesson will take about an hour to discuss what to do and to choose a book. Then, students can read their book...
• Writing A Character Sketch
  In this lesson, the students will write a character...

High School

• Descriptive Words
  This lesson is on descriptive words. Students will rewrite the sentences given in the worksheet and use descriptive words, so readers can visualize what the character is...
• Writing A Short Story
  In this lesson, students will write a short story set in the time and place that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles. They will use their own detective and assistant and write...
• Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings
  In this lesson, the students will read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and then they will look up information about the places the author used in his book. They will write...
• Writing A Book Review of the Hobbit
  In this lesson, the students will write a book review of The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkien. You might need to explain to the students about writing book reviews before they begin writing...
• Literary Analysis of the Minister's Black Veil
  In this lesson, the students will write a literary analysis of the short story, The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne You will need to explain to the students about writing a literary...
• The Fellowship of the Ring by J.r.r. Tolkien
  The students are to read The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. They need to take notes of the plot as the read the book. After that, they will write a summary of the...
• Comparing the Hobbit and the Fellowship of the Ring
  The students will read The Hobbit, if they haven't read it, and The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. They will write a comparison of the two books. They can select characters, plot, theme,...
• Describing Hobbits
  Students will read The Fellowship of the Ring and take notes while they read, so they can write a description of the hobbits. In the prologue, there is a good description that students can use as...
• Persuasive Writing - the Fellowship of the Ring
  In this lesson, the students will read The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R.R. Tolkien and will write a scene featuring Gandalf and Bilbo. Gandalf tries to persuade Bilbo to give him the magical gold...
• Comparing Themes
  In this lesson, the students will read The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring and write an essay comparing the themes in the two books....
• And then There Were None by Agatha Christie
  Students will read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. After they finished reading the book, they will write a summary of the plot. They need to focus on the characters, setting, and plot....
• Literary Analysis - and then There Were None
  In this lesson, the students will write a literary analysis of the book, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. You will need to explain to the students about writing a literary analysis before...
• Descriptive Paper - and then There Were None
  The students will read the book, And Then there Were None by Agatha Christie. While you read, you will take notes on the different characters. They will write a descriptive paper of the characters...
• Persuasive Letter - and then There Were None
  In this lesson, the students will read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and will write a persuasive letter to someone about coming to their island. The only thing they cannot mention in...
• Writing A Short Story with a Persuasive Letter
  In this lesson, the students will use their persuasive letter they wrote in relation to And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. The letter was inviting someone to come to their island. The...
• Book Review: and then There Were None
  In this lesson, the students will write a book review of And Then there Were None by Agatha Christie. You might need to explain to the students about writing book reviews before they begin their...
• Time Line Events - the Hound of the Baskervilles
  In this lesson, the students will read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then construct a time line that shows the main events and when the events happened in sequential...
• Writing a Book Review of the Hound of the Baskervilles
  In this lesson, the students will write a book review of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. You might need to explain to the students about writing book reviews before they...
• Writing Exercise for the Hobbit by J.r.r. Tolkien
  The students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. As they read the book, they will locate a section of the book they find interesting and find the topic sentence and supporting sentences in that...
• Comparing or Contrasting Two Books
  The students will read two books of their choice and compare or contrast the two books. One or both of the books can be what they've read already. The books they choose should be in the same genre...
• Third Set of Essay Questions on the Hobbit
  The students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. As they read the book, they will take notes so they will be prepared to answer the essay questions in this lesson. They will read chapters...
• Second Set of Essay Questions on the Hobbit
  The students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. As they read the book, they will take notes so they will be prepared to answer the essay questions in this lesson. They will read chapters seven...
• First Set of Essay Questions on the Hobbit
  The students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. As they read the book, they will take notes so they will be prepared to answer the essay questions in this lesson. They will read this book in...
• The Hobbit by J.r.r. Tolkien
  The students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. As they read the book, they will select the main character, Bilbo Baggins, and one other character such as Smaug, who is evil, and compare and...
• Essay Questions on Fahrenheit 451
  The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they will take notes so they will be prepared to answer the questions that I have included in this lesson plan. The...
• Finding Topic and Supporting Sentences
  The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they will locate a section of the book they find interesting and find the topic sentence and supporting sentences in...
• Comparing and Contrasting Characters
  The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they will choose two characters from the book and compare and contrast those characters. ...
• Identifying Figurative Language
  The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they will write down different examples of figurative language such as similes, metaphors, and...
• Making Predictions
  The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Before they read the whole book, they will read Part One and write a short paragraph of what they think might happen in the next part. Then,...
• Understanding Types of Writing
  In this lesson, students will learn about the following types of writing: narrative, expository, technical, persuasive, or descriptive writing. After they have learned the different types of...
• Journal Writing Idea - Seasons
  This lesson plan is a journal writing idea for students. It's about keeping a journal on seasons and what the students experienced in the different...
• How to Write a Persuasive Paper
  Students will learn how to write a persuasive paper. They will choose a topic that I have listed in this lesson plan, or they can choose a different topic. They will write for or against the topic...