Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...		I Can Print My Name This chart records a student's manuscript printing progress through the year.
Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
Up, Up, and Away Students use a web resource to learn about hot-air ballooning, including a recent, daring...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...
Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.		Harry Potter Resources and Activities Take advantage of the fact that kids love to read about Harry Potter and his marvelous...
Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...		My Representatives Worksheet Ask students questions about the U.S. Representatives in your state, with this worksheet. An...
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		Who Are My Representatives? Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues,...