Our Dictionary Use lesson plan teaches students how to use both online and traditional dictionaries and explains the benefits of using them. Students practice using them for various purposes.
With our Distinguish Information from Text and Pictures lesson plan, students learn how to distinguish and categorize the information they can get from text or from pictures. Students practice looking at pictures and reading text and telling what they learned from them individually and what they learned from both as a part of this lesson.
Our Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan teaches students about the life and work of Dr. Seuss. Students learn about his early life, his works and contributions to literature, and his lasting impact.
Our Dramas and Plays lesson plan teaches students about the components of dramas and plays. Students learn related lesson vocabulary and practice identifying the different components of dramas and plays.
Our Drawing Conclusions lesson plan helps students develop critical thinking skills and reading comprehension skills. Students learn to draw conclusions from actions and events presented in sentences, paragraphs, and other reading content.
In our Evaluating Opinions and Arguments lesson plan, students learn strategies for evaluating the validity and effectiveness of opinions and arguments. Students practice distinguishing between facts, opinions, and arguments.
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.
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
