An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...
Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...		Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.
Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.		Labor Day Newspaper Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the...