Discover these exciting 25 activities that develop reading and writing skills while having fun. The activities are split for two different age groups.

A lesson to introduce ISearch to young children.  Children will research information on animals.

A historical figure helps students recognize a specific initial sound, the hard /c/.

Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.

Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Kindergarten standard of engaging in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

In this lesson, students will record events and evidence from the story "Frog and Toad Are Friends" so they can use that evidence to answer comprehension questions.

Teaching children how to pick out best-fit books increases their willingness to read.

Students create a brochure or a pamphlet designed to promote an animal related career. Students can create a digital or non-digital version. 

Shows children reading with others at school. Includes audio narration in 22 additional languages with text in English.

This site focused on inspiring young authors, including all readers, encouraging bright thinkers, and cultivating young book lovers. This Collection consists of 4 videos for Grades K-2, 3-5.

Through a shared reading of the familiar text, "The Gingerbread Man," students can learn to sound out familiar words. You will find step-by-step instructions as well as supplemental materials.

In this story, a boy and his grandpa prepare a 'potion’ to make giant bubbles. Includes audio narration in 12 additional languages with text in English.

Learn about the safety rules to follow when you are playing outside. Includes audio narration in 12 additional languages with text in English.

This lesson, based on the 11-minute story "Bird in Hand" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use strategies, such as examining the parts of unfamiliar words to figure out their meaning. When Molly and Tooey come across unfamiliar vocabulary words while looking for information about owls in a wildlife guide, they demonstrate how to use these strategies. Children can use such methods in any literacy, STEM, or social studies unit that they are currently studying. Support materials are provided.

Informational text and Alaska Native culture form the basis of the groundbreaking MOLLY OF DENALI series and its educational resources. The MOLLY OF DENALI collection offers videos, digital games, lessons, teaching tips, and activities so that educators can utilize the series in the classroom. Set in a rural Alaskan village, and featuring the adventures of Molly, her family, and friends, MOLLY OF DENALI models the many ways that children can access and create informational text in their daily lives. At the same time, the stories are infused with Alaska Native values, history, traditions, language, as well as contemporary life. This Collection includes: Lesson Plan (11), Interactive (4), Video (17), Document (4) for Grades K-2 , Resources in Spanish (4).

In this episode (25:25) students explore Alaska Native history and culture using the 11-minute story "Grandpa's Drum" in this episode from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI. An old photograph sends Molly and friend Tooey on a mission to find out why Grandpa Nat no longer sings or plays his drum. As they uncover Grandpa's past, using visual clues and the internet, they understand more about their own heritage and the importance of cultural identity. As students explore the importance of diverse cultures and honoring traditions, as well as Alaska Native lives then and now, they also learn about finding and using informational texts.

This digital game extends students' use of informational text and their knowledge of Alaska. In this game, Molly and Trini have planted various vegetables to eat and enter to win prizes at the Alaska State Fair. Through a variety of informational texts, players learn about the crops that grow in Alaska and important gardening tips for growing them. They also have to make decisions about which texts are most appropriate for solving specific gardening problems. Narrated by Molly, the game is accessible for readers, emerging readers, and nonreaders alike and takes about 10-15 minutes to play.

Short discussion of teaching students the importance of why they are reading a particular text. Also provides some commentary from a teacher who used this method and an example of some questions students wanted to answer from a particular reading. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

This teaching guide provided by Paul Yee for his book "Ghost Train" provides a summary of the story, discussion questions and classroom activities. The book explores the Chinese-Canadians' perspective on settling in a new country, and their participation in the building of Canada's transcontinental railway.