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...		Paragraph Writing: Similarities and Differences In this activity, students write paragraphs about the differences and similarities among the...
Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.		Plain Jane Learn how adjectives, adverbs, and action verbs enhance writing.
Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.		Cat Web Practice using the graphic organizer of webs to organize writing.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best...
Wise Words Use this worksheet with the "A Word to the Wise" lesson plan.		Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...
Rhyming States What's in a state? What makes it great? Students learn more about a chosen state and create a...		"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...
O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi." This is an...		New Year's Resolutions The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about changing. Use this writing activity...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		The Art of Haiku Students use a web resource to learn about and write science-fiction poetry that uses a haiku...