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Active Reading Using The Enormous Watermelon
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 20- to 30-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Chappaqua, New York |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes
Whether you sing or recite familiar nursery rhymes in this standard lesson, students will learn how to create and categorize words that have similar endings.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Writing Poetry with Rebus and Rhyme
This lesson encourages students to use rhyming words to write rebus poetry modeled on rebus books, which substitute pictures for the words that young students cannot yet identify or decode.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Using a Predictable Text to Teach High-Frequency Words
After reading an engaging yet predictable text about a child looking for his cat, students use a similar format and high-frequency words to craft tales about their own lost pets.

