Students will demonstrate oral communication and literacy skills by telling and retelling stories with creative dramatics. Students will apply a creative process for music, and improvise with movement and music to enhance a short story or poem.
We can look at art to analyze and interpret the ideas at play; we can also use art as a prompt for creativity; but these two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Use this simple creative writing exercise to help students collaboratively use creative thinking in tandem with critical thinking as they make meaning from an abstract artwork.
English Instructional Plan – Introducing Opinion Writing: Grades 1 and 2
English Instructional Plan – Introducing Story Elements and Plot Grades K-1
English Instructional Learning Plan- Introducing Theme in Grades K-1
Students practice job application skills in this activity.
See computer science integration opportunities in K-5 English and Language Arts in this crosswalk of the two disciplines.
Create Rhyming is a cross-curricular lesson designed by an Elementary Music Teacher to support Math instruction. Created By: Gina Dickerson Powhatan County Public Schools
A general template of structure strips to use after reading a text. Students will use these strips to make a connection with a character.
English Instructional Plan – Literary Analysis through Close Reading
Students demonstrate knowledge of Literary Movements in this project.
English Instructional Plan- Long Vowel Patterns: Vowel Teams
English Instructional Plan – Making, Confirming, and Revising Predictions Grade 3
English Instructional Plan Making Inferences 6-8
English Instructional Plan Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions 8-9
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” (1842) focuses on expanding vocabulary, developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
Students demonstrate comprehension in the form of a Movie Poster.
A project about identity and the impact of societal stereotypes and perceptions.
Video Description: In this close-up video, Dr. Danny Glavin, Astrobiologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, shares his journey in becoming a 'rock star' for NASA and how communication is an essential part of his job. Video Length: 1:41NASA eClipsTM is a suite of online student-centered, standards-based resources that support instruction by increasing STEM literacy in formal and nonformal settings. These free digital and downloadable resources inform and engage students through NASA-inspired, real-world connections.NASA eClips Ask SME: Close-up with a NASA Subject Matter Expert videos are professionally developed to capture a glimpse of NASA SME's personal interests and career journeys. Each can be used to spark student interest and broaden their ideas of the STEM workforce. Additional videos in this series can be found by searching GoOpenVA using "NASA eClips Ask SME".
Video Description: In this close-up video, Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, Remote Sensing Scientist for NASA Harvest, shares her passion for helping farmers around the world through the use of NASA satellites to monitor crops from space to increase sustainability. She also describes how her love for hiking, photography, and travel supports her work. Video Length: 2:09.NASA eClipsTM is a suite of online student-centered, standards-based resources that support instruction by increasing STEM literacy in formal and nonformal settings. These free digital and downloadable resources inform and engage students through NASA-inspired, real-world connections.NASA eClips Ask SME: Close-up with a NASA Subject Matter Expert videos are professionally developed to capture a glimpse of NASA SME's personal interests and career journeys. Each can be used to spark student interest and broaden their ideas of the STEM workforce. Additional videos in this series can be found by searching GoOpenVA using "NASA eClips Ask SME".