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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

An Apple (Notepad) for Parents

Students create a special notepad for parent-teacher communication throughout the school year.

First Day of School

* Students will get to know me
* Students will demonstrate their ability to reflect upon themselves and their accomplishments by writing on the very first day
* I will learn something interesting/memorable about my students

Creating Class Rules: A Beginning to Creating Community

This activity encourages students to become contributing, consensus-building members of their classrooms.

A Getting-Acquainted Activity Using My Teacher’s Secret Life

Children thrive in an environment where they are active participants in their learning. Working at home with their parents, students draw glimpses of their personal lives on a planning sheet, and use it in the class to create stapleless books about their lives that they then share with their classmates.

Get ready to go back to school!

By sharing information on their lives and dreams, students and teachers can build community in the classroom that will support literacy instruction throughout the school year.