Students create alphabet books, which are used as an integrated assessment with science, health, social studies, and any other content area. This lesson plans looks at the theme of community.

This lesson provides the "action piece" for any study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this project, students participate in Dr. King's dream by doing 100 acts of kindness.

In this twist on traditional bingo, the game boards feature students' names, and students answer questions designed to help them learn more about one another when their names are called.

In this lesson, students practice a way to communicate without words by using a glyph. They create a name card using information about themselves. Students also interpret glyphs made by others.

After examining recipes written based on students' favorite fairy tales, students research a recipe related to their favorite story, book, or fairy tale and include it in a classroom recipe book.

Students work together to create classroom rules by brainstorming why they are at school and what they need while they are there.

Through interactive writing, students work together and then independently to create invitation letters for a group of their peers and their families.

What makes you happy? What makes you sad? Connecting words to feelings enriches vocabulary and helps with concept development.

Give students an authentic reason to read and write by researching blogs written by their peers around the world and then writing their own.

Students explore their towns' landmarks, symbols, and people; look at brochures and other informational tools; practice writing for a specific audience and revising; and work collaboratively to create a brochure.

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.

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

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

Name games make learning letters fun and interactive in this lesson where students get to know more about each other as they spell out their classmates' names.

Connect home and school, literature and life, as students take a storybook character home with them and take turns writing stories about his visit.