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Lesson Plans
We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.
Standard Lessons
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These lessons are designed to offer three to five classroom sessions with step-by-step instructions.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
Artistic Elements: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing
Paint a vivid picture in your reader's mind with good descriptive writing! Artwork provides the perfect starting point for practicing descriptive writing that conveys color, shape, line, and mood.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan
Teaching Short-Vowel Discrimination Using Dr. Seuss Rhymes
Through the contrast of short-vowel patterns and use of Dr. Seuss rhymes, students apply their knowledge of vowel sounds in reading and spelling new words.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan
Blast Off! Vocabulary Instruction Using a Virtual Moon Trip
3, 2, 1... Blast off! Students learn new vocabulary by taking a virtual field trip to the moon, read-alouds, creating a picture dictionary, and completing a final writing activity.
Minilessons
Teach students the fundamentals by using these quick minilessons.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan
Using Children’s Natural Curiosity to Lead to Descriptive Writing
Units
Explore a unit of study through these engaging multiweek lessons.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues
Recurring Lessons
Some lessons bear repeating; use these lessons daily, weekly, or monthly.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan
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Standards
Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThink has been aligned not only to the IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state standards as well.


