English Language Arts Lessons

Using the Hudson River

From the Mountains to the Sea ELA lesson plan

The reading for "From the Mountains
to the Sea" lesson

The lessons in this collection allow teachers to integrate study of the Hudson River with instruction in English Language Arts. The topics covered relate to organisms, events, and phenomena addressed in other lesson plans available from the Hudson River Estuary Program. For example, the article "The Atlantic Sturgeon of the Hudson River" may be assigned to students who are also working on the math skills lesson "On the Trail of the Hudson's Migratory Fish." While aimed at students in Grades 3 to 5, the readings vary somewhat in difficulty.

Readings in Hudson River Natural History

Students will practice English language arts skills by listening to or reading and then responding to short articles about Hudson River nature, science, and history.

Student Readings:

Readings in Hudson River Natural History Package

Teacher and student sections for all of the lessons above in one pdf file, paginated for back to back copying.

Teacher Package for "Readings in Hudson River Natural History" (910 kb pdf)

Water Cycle Reading and Writing

Students will read a story about a water molecule's journey through the water cycle and then write a similar story.

Water Cycle Reading and Writing Lesson Package

Teacher and student sections for this lesson in one pdf file, paginated for back to back copying

Teacher Package for "Water Cycle Reading and Writing" (330 kb pdf)