Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
What and When Is Fall? Children learn about the fall season and the Earth's rotation in this science activity.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
The Harvest Moon and the Equinox Kids will learn about the harvest moon and observe the moon phases during the autumn season.		Resolution Vocabulary Learn all of the words that end in -ate that can help students resolve their conflicts.
The Fall Sky -- Looking for Pegasus Children will construct a constellation viewer and learn about the constellation, Pegasus.		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Pumpkin Seed Snack Teach children about following directions with this recipe for a tasty pumpkin seed snack and...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Spring Tides Kids will study and understand the effect of the moon on the high and low tides in this science...		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Talk It Out Together Chart This handout complements the Talk It Out Together Lesson.		Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...
Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...		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...