Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...		Caldecott Medal Winners A list of Caldecott Medal winners, given by the American Library Association each year to the...
Candle Decoration Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts...		Golden Kite Award Winners A list of Golden Kite Award winners (an award given by the Society of Children's Book Writers...
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Horn Book Award Winners A list of the awards given for the most outstanding juvenile books in the U.S. in the following...
Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...		Coretta Scott King Award Winners A list of Coretta Scott King Award winners; the award is given by the American Library...
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...
Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts...		Letter from E.B. White Enjoy a letter written by this revered author.
An Honest Cigarette Ad? Increase student awareness of media manipulations in advertising for cigarettes as they create...		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.