Lesson
The students will be able to create a how-to book on something they know how to do well. They will be able to choose a topic from a list of ideas they generated themselves.
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Standard W
W Writing
Grade(s): Kindergarten
Subject(s): English Language Arts
Year: 2015
How-To Books
My Animal Project
Lesson
Students will use their creative thinking and decision making skills to create a new animal, choose what’s necessary for their animal’s survival, and create a habitat for the animal. By allowing...
Celery Experiment
Lesson
The students will learn about the importance of water and how plants need it in order to grow. They will investigate the color change in a celery experiment and record their findings in their plant...
A Syllable | Tune Up to Literacy
Video
Understanding the concept of syllable is the open sesame to sounding out almost any written word. Developing the ability allow a child to move into the world of reading. This song defines the concept...
Punctuation Mystery | Tune Up to Literacy
Video
Learn about punctuation marks like a period, question mark, exclamation mark, parentheses, dash, bracket, colon or a semi-colon.
Adjective Song | Tune Up to Literacy
Video
This song has a Middle Eastern musical style, clearly stating the concept, "An adjective is a word that describes a noun." It then elaborates on how descriptions might include such characteristics as...
Vowels and Consonants | Tune Up to Literacy
Video
What is a vowel? What is a consonant? Learn the difference between the two from Dr. Balkin's literacy song.
Get the Point | Tune Up to Literacy
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In this program learn how to use the "period" in a sentence from Dr. Balkin's literacy song, "Get the Point."