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Aligned to the IRA/NCTE standards by Dr. Katie Monnin, Assistant Professor of Literacy at University of North Florida, our lesson plans develop fluency by asking students to make inferences, identify vocabulary, and explore transitions. Choose from a variety of language arts lesson plans and corresponding activity sheets all free and available for download in a printer friendly PDF format.
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Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking
In this lesson plan, students will learn to recognize the unexpected outcomes of unconventional logic through solving the puzzles while exploring different narrative possibilites.
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Benny and Penny in Just Pretend
In this lesson plan, students learn to identify the parts of a comic as text features (speech balloon, thought balloon, sound effect, etc.), and make applications by creating a Benny and Penny comic strip using these features.
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| Benny and Penny in the BIG NO-NO!
In this lesson plan, students will practice making inferences about fictional characters; they will also identify supporting evidence (in either print or art) for their inferences.
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Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker
In this lesson plan, students will hone prewriting skills by recounting and sequencing events and build on their grasp of story structure to create a personal narrative.
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Luke on the Loose
In this Readers Theatre lesson plan, students will develop fluency (including tone, pitch, and volume) as they read, rehearse, and perform a play.
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Patrick in A Teddy Bear's Picnic and Other Stories
In this lesson plan, students will improve their reading comprehension by learning to use visual context clues and text features to understand the story’s progression.
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 | Stinky
In this lesson plan, students will improve their reading fluency by using visual clues and text features to read with greater expression. Readers can grasp the emotions in dialogue through visual cues, aiding in story comprehension.
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