Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Library Search Students will get to know the layout of their library by completing this activity.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...