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Lisa Leliaert
| Name | Lisa Leliaert |
| Location | Fishers, Indiana |
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"I use ReadWriteThink.org on a weekly basis to find new lessons that incorporate technology."
Lisa Leliaert has a passion for keeping her students engaged in meaningful literacy activities throughout the school day. With experience teaching the third through fifth grades, she currently teaches a fourth-grade class in Greenfield, Indiana.
Lisa recently completed a master's degree in Elementary Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. The main focus of her research, some of which took place in her own classroom, was reading comprehension and reading motivation.
Lisa is a member of the International Reading Association, having joined after discovering the value of ReadWriteThink.org. The connection between educational theory and actual classroom practices intrigues her. She looks forward to many more years of working with students.
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Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters
Students explore the nature and structure of expository texts that focusing on cause and effect and apply what they learned using graphic organizers and writing paragraphs to outline cause-and-effect relationships.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Females in the Spotlight: Strong Characters in Picture Books
What makes a character strong? Students will gain a new perspective on that question as they read and discuss the picture books recommended for this lesson. Students make the acquaintance of several strong female protagonists as they create and share Character Trading Cards based on these titles.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
How-To Writing: Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose
It’s not easy surviving fourth grade (or third or fifth)! In this lesson, students brainstorm survival tips for future fourth graders and incorporate those tips into an essay.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Sequencing: A Strategy to Succeed at Reading Comprehension
Did Paul Bunyan gouge out the Grand Canyon before or after he dug the Great Lakes? Students create a life-sized timeline showing the sequence of events in this tall tale.
