Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...		Paper Weavings Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from...
Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...		Table Manners Scoring Rubric Use this rubric with the lesson plan.
Walk on the Witch: Musical Chairs for Halloween Try this Halloween game that is an adaptation of musical chairs!...		Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...
Have a Halloween Party Detailed instructions for hosting a Halloween Party at school with games such as Walk on the...		Smoking Lesson - Grades 2 and 3 Present this lesson plan to help students to understand the effects that smoking has on the...
Find the Pumpkins Students make and hide pumpkins for their classmates to find in this simple Halloween game.		Create a Menorah Gallery In this holiday arts and crafts lesson, students create unique menorahs for Hanukkah.
The Witch's Wart Play this game which is a Halloween version of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...		Potato Print Wrapping Paper This arts & crafts lesson plan outlines how to make potato stamps for decorating gift wrap. ...
Hunt for the Black Cats Students practice their addition skills in this cat hunt game.		Make a Desk Set Students will make utilitarian crafts, a great gift idea for the winter holidays.
Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...		Crayon Crackle Students make a great new piece of art using crayons.