Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Harry Potter Resources and Activities Take advantage of the fact that kids love to read about Harry Potter and his marvelous...		The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...
Who Are My Representatives? Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues,...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Contractions Quiz Ask students to change contractions to whole words.		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Identifying Nouns Quiz Students have to identify the noun in each sentence.		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.
Nouns and Verbs Quiz Students have to decide if a word is a noun or a verb.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Homophones Quiz Students are asked to complete a sentence by picking the appropriate homophone from a list.		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Four Sentence Types Quiz Students have to identify statements, commands, exclamations, and questions.		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Name the Part of Speech Quiz Students are quizzed on their ability to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...