Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.		Name the Part of Speech Quiz Students are quizzed on their ability to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and...
Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...		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...
Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.		Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...
Contractions Quiz Ask students to change contractions to whole words.		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...
Identifying Nouns Quiz Students have to identify the noun in each sentence.		A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...
Nouns and Verbs Quiz Students have to decide if a word is a noun or a verb.		Wise Words Use this worksheet with the "A Word to the Wise" lesson plan.
Homophones Quiz Students are asked to complete a sentence by picking the appropriate homophone from a list.		Rhyming States What's in a state? What makes it great? Students learn more about a chosen state and create a...