Our Examples and Anecdotes lesson plan teaches students the differences between examples and anecdotes and how to identify and use them in text. Students also learn some of the potential problems of using anecdotes as evidence.
Our free downloadable PDF Fables lesson plan introduces the three key elements of fables, which are stories that use animal characteristics and are designed specifically to teach a lesson. Students are asked to engage their analytical and critical thinking skills as they hear and read fables, determine the moral for each, and explain the de
Our Fact and Opinion lesson plan teaches students the difference between a fact and an opinion and why it is important to be able to identify a fact vs. an opinion. Students practice writing their own facts and opinions as well.
Using our Identify Main Topic lesson students learn all about how to identify main topics in writing and why they are important. Students practice identifying the main topic and supporting details in various example texts.
With our Identifying and Sorting Syllables lesson plan, students learn how to count the number of syllables in a word and how to sort words by number of syllables. Students practice sounding out words to determine the number of syllables in order to sort them.
Our Identifying Inconsistent Spelling/Sounds lesson plan teaches students about inconsistent spelling/sounds of some common words. As a part of this lesson, students learn about diphthongs, silent letters, homophones, and more.
Our Informational Text lesson plan teaches students about non-fiction text and its features. Students learn how to interpret and comprehend informational texts such as history and social studies, science, and more.
Our Integrating Information lesson plan teaches students how to integrate and consolidate information for two sources. Students practice reading, listening to, and viewing information and then organizing, comparing and contrasting, and summarizing it.
With our Interpreting Information lesson plan, students learn how to better interpret visual, oral, and quantitative information. Students practice using their interpretive skills by answering questions about specific texts and topics as a part of this lesson.
With our Irregularly Spelled Words lesson plan, students learn about some common irregularly spelled words. Students practice working with these words in addition to looking up other irregularly spelled words not discussed during this lesson.
With our Letter Sounds, Patterns, and More lesson plan, students learn strategies for using letter sounds and patterns to identify and read multisyllabic words. They learn how to use their existing knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and roots and affixes to help them do this during this lesson.
Our Library Skills lesson plan teaches students how to properly and effectively use a library for research or to find a book they are looking for. Students also practice looking words up in the dictionary as a part of this lesson.
Our free downloadable PDF Literal and Nonliteral Language lesson plan introduces students to the differences between literal and nonliteral language and how each is used. During this lesson, students are asked to work in pairs to explore the meaning, use and an image representing their assigned idiom, engaging their creativity as they are a
In our Main Idea lesson plan, students learn about main ideas and why they are important in literature and other texts. Students practice identifying main ideas in text and locating the supporting details.
With our Main Idea – Nonfiction lesson plan, students learn strategies for identifying and reiterating the main idea and supporting details of nonfiction texts. Students practice reading nonfiction texts using the methods described in the lesson and writing down the main idea.
In our Main Ideas lesson plan for grades 1-2, students learn what a main idea is, how to identify them, and why they are important in a text. Students practice identifying the main idea and supporting ideas in a text.
In our Main Idea lesson plan for grades 3-4, students learn how to determine the main idea of a text and how to identify supporting details. Students are asked to differentiate between main ideas and supporting details.
Our Main Idea with Details lesson plan teaches students to identify the main idea of a text and supporting detail. Students practice explaining how the supporting details support the main idea.
The Clarendon Learning reading lesson plans are convenient and valuable as the starting point to help every elementary school-aged child to become a better reader. A wide variety of topics are available with specialized reading lesson plans for beginning readers in primary school, more advanced readers in the middle elementary grades, and of course, concept-specific lessons for students in upper grades.
Whether you are seeking to introduce your students to new vowel sounds, understanding myths, and fables, or the skills and strategies needed for comprehending stories, or other reading concepts, Clarendon Learning offers effective teaching resources and ideas for classroom teachers and homeschooling parents.
Our detailed lesson plans have been written by experienced educators and curriculum experts. They have been thoroughly researched and reviewed for accuracy and efficiency and can be used almost immediately. There is little preparation time necessary, allowing the busy educator more time to teach the content of the lesson.
The reading lesson plans include step-by-step instructions, procedures for teachers, options, matching Common Core State Standards, content for students, activity and practice pages, a list of Internet resources to enhance learning, and much more.
All of our reading resources may be searched by topic or grade level (k-6). You’ll find that these teaching resources truly are beneficial to all elementary-aged students, and the plans will allow teachers and homeschooling parents to become more effective educators.
The Clarendon Learning reading lesson plans are convenient and valuable as the starting point to help every elementary school-aged child to become a better reader. A wide variety of topics are available with specialized reading lesson plans for beginning readers in primary school, more advanced readers in the middle elementary grades, and of course, concept-specific lessons for students in upper grades. Whether you are seeking to introduce your students to new vowel sounds, understanding myths, and fables, or the skills and strategies needed for comprehending stories, or other reading concepts, Read more
