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English Language Arts Lessons

Using the Hudson River

The lessons in this collection allow teachers to integrate study of the Hudson River with instruction in English Language Arts. The subjects of the readings relate to organisms, events, and phenomena addressed in other lesson plans included in the Hudson River Estuary Program's curriculum offerings. For example, the reading "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."

Readings in Hudson River Natural History

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

Educator Lesson Plan for "Readings in Hudson River Natural History"

Available Short Essays

Water Cycle Reading and Writing

Students will practice English language arts skills by listening to or reading a story about the water cycle and then writing a similar tale.

Educator Lesson Plan for "Water Cycle Reading and Writing"

Student Worksheet for "Water Cycle Reading and Writing" (150 kb pdf)

English Language Arts Lesson Package

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

English Language Arts Lesson Package (910 kb pdf)