Melissa Weimer

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Action ABC's: Learning Vocabulary With Verbs

Creating an illustrated alphabet book of action words, from attack to zap, reinforces the definition of verbs as it stretches and expands students' vocabulary.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Descriptive Writing and the 100th Day of School

Students write descriptions of 100th day bottles they create at home, write clues about their bottles for a guessing game, practice descriptive writing, and create a class book.

 

Grades   K – 1  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Learning Vocabulary Down By the Bay

Students sing a popular children’s song, follow along with a picture book that contains the lyrics and illustrations, and then participate in activities to reinforce learning of the vocabulary words.

 

Grades   K – 1  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Phonics Through Literature: Learning About the Letter M

Students learn about phonics by focusing on the letter m and participating in an integrated array of activities, including reading, writing, mathematics, music, art, and technology.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Protecting Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day

Students discover that they can make a world of difference when they participate in the online Earth Day bag program.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Read a Song: Using Song Lyrics for Reading and Writing

This lesson will be music to the students’ ears when they hear that they get to read song lyrics and compose original lyrics for a familiar song.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Reading Informational Texts Using the 3-2-1 Strategy

Students can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Safety Tips With Officer Buckle and Gloria

Safety first! In this lesson, students take the lessons taught by Officer Buckle and Gloria to heart as they explore safety in everyday situations..

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit

Telling a Story About Me: Young Children Write Autobiographies

Students tell their life stories in this lesson about autobiographies based on family photographs.