African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		Fiction-Writing Content Rubric Analyze your student's fiction-writing with this organizational rubric.
New Year's Resolutions The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about changing. Use this writing activity...		Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...
Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools...		Web-Writing Tips for Students Print this handout for your students to refer to while they are creating web pages.
Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...		Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.
Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial...		Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One By isolating basic story elements including setting, characters, problem, and solution show...
Title and Story Pictures Children produce a picture to summarize a problem in a story.		Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.
Beginning, Middle, and End Identify the sections of a story with this plot/story sequence graphic organizer. This...		How Can Families Help Students Improve Their Writing Skills? Families are a powerful influence in children's academic development. When family members are...
Concept Map -- Version 2 Help students sort out ideas with this basic web or Concept Map. This printable is...		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...
Chinese Numbers Use these characters to write the numbers one through ten and the days of the week in Chinese.		Heartfelt Greetings Children draft a letter to someone they care about to let them know how they feel. This is a...
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		Edna St. Vincent Millay -- A Lovely Light Using the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, children practice expressing their thoughts and...