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Language art lessons to incorporate the Christmas theme. The Christmas activities can be substituted for any holiday such as Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.

Whether you are a homeschooling parent or an elementary or middle school teacher, use nature to inspire your students' use of similes, metaphors, and descriptive language

Teachers can teach students how to identify and use onomatopoeia, or sound words, while reading and writing to increase their language arts skills.

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss can be used to teach primary students comprehension skills, three types of sentences, to try new foods, and chef and cooking vocabulary.

Use the picture book Mouse's First Spring in an elementary reading lesson plan teaching elementary students how to use literary devices of onomatopoeia and alliteration

Elementary students respond to journal prompts, identify sight words, match rhyming words, and write poems during The Cat in the Hat unit lessons.

Use the books The Dandelion Seed and Dandelions: Stars in the Grass in a spring-themed elementary language arts lesson plan to teach personification.

For President's Day or any time of the year, assign students to research chosen U.S. presidents, make a visual aid, write the speech and present the information.

Elementary kids learn the answer to the question, "What is snow?" and write snowman observations in journals during a winter themed language arts and science unit.

This is a lesson plan on a model of the communication process for high school or post-secondary students in Communication Applications or other language arts classes.

Various methods of using technology in your language arts program to improve both reading and writing.

This simple classroom activity allows students to review vocabulary while practicing grammar, writing and speaking, learning teamwork, and cooperating with each other.

Use this elementary grammar and writing lesson to teach students how to identify common and proper nouns and to use proper nouns to add description to their writing.

Elementary teachers and parents can use the funny poems in "What's The Weather Inside?" by Karma Wilson to teach kids poetry rhyme patterns, homophones and connotation.

Dr. Seuss, born March 2, 1904, has delighted both children and parents for decades. This is why his books make the perfect set-up for lessons in language arts.

Use the book Dandelions: Stars in the Grass in spring-themed elementary language arts lesson plan teaching how to identify and use figurative language - imagery, simile.

Students use alliteration and consonance to write original fairy tale story titles and create poetry using words cut out of magazines.

How to teach onomatopoeia to primary students using the Father's Day themed picture book, Froggy's Day with Dad by Jonathan London.

Primary students create a Kwanzaa Fact Bulletin Board game and Cow Tail Switch craft during a Social Studies and Language Arts lesson about the African American holiday.

It is important to structure language arts lesson plans to help students in middle school become better readers, and subsequently raise standardized test scores.

Teach persuasive writing and the meaning of freedom of speech while integrating the social studies curriculum with a literacy unit focusing on how to write a letter.

Teachers can use the Curious George series by H.A. and Margaret Rey for language arts lessons that focus on author studies and comprehension skills.

Children's literature that uses great descriptive language can be helpful when teaching students about listening skills and using descriptive words.

An elementary explanatory paragraph writing lesson plan in which the students create a Thanksgiving How-To Book.

Use Valentine's Day as an opportunity to teach students different forms of poetry, while at the same time finding new ways to have them practice their writing skills.

Use trade picture books as part of a flower theme unit spring elementary science lesson plan in which students identify and diagram the life cycle of a plant.

How to use the Language Experience Approach reading strategy, or LEA, with beginning readers to increase elementary students' ability to decode and comprehend text.

The trade book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss can be used to teach primary students reading fluency, writing, math pattern, and phonics lessons.

Homemade unit studies are like a curriculum customized for each child. Child-led homeschool lesson plans help families have fun while learning to meet state requirements

Teaching moral lessons through literature is a great way to reinforce positive social skills in your classroom.

Using children's literature in your lessons is a fun way to engage your students and teach old concepts in new ways.

Originally published separately as small board books for babies and preschoolers, the five tales in this collection can teach gentle life lessons to older children too.

In this age of technology and television, human interaction has become infrequent and strained at best. What better way to rekindle close bonds than by reading together.

Use the trade books One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and Hop on Pop to create fun activities for elementary students.

The Dr. Seuss book And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street can be used to increase elementary students' descriptive writing skills and teach new vocabulary words.

Primary students practice reading and writing skills, create artwork, weigh and measure apples, and count apple seeds during an autumn apple-themed unit.

Middle grade fiction is a huge market today, but where do you start? How long should it be? Language restrictions? Here are key points on writing a middle grade novel.

Students will investigate various points of view by reading three news sources and comparing a similar news article regarding international affairs in each news source.

Elementary teachers can use the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to teach kids AB, AAB, ABB, and ABC pattern lessons during math and reading integrated unit.