Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...
Born on the 4th of July Fun facts about people who have their birthday on Independence Day.		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...
Immigrants' Experiences Students use a Web resource to share some of the experiences of immigrants who recently arrived...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...
Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz Students are asked to recall important facts about the Anasaszi and the Plains Indians.