Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...		Six Tips for Successful Oral Reading Sam Sebesta, a specialist in Readers Theatre, gives teachers six tips for a successful oral...
Have a Halloween Party Detailed instructions for hosting a Halloween Party at school with games such as Walk on the...		Pollution Vocabulary Ready to color pictures of objects that contribute to pollution with fill in the blank...
The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...		The Winter Solstice Distribute an article that explains the winter solstice.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...		Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.
Mysterious Sounds Game Children guess what objects are making particular sounds and then think of words to describe...		African Folk Tales: Background Information Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples...
When the Goblins Came Knocking Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to When the Goblins...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Veterans Day Comprehension Questions These comprehension questions accompany "The Story of Veterans Day" lesson plan. Ask your...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Explore Colonial Times through literature and corresponding activities and lessons. Discover...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Table Manners Scoring Rubric Use this rubric with the lesson plan.		Seasons Seasons are caused by the 23.4-degree tilt of Earth's axis, which alternately turns the North...
Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...		Lowest Recorded Temperatures Distribute a chart that lists the lowest recorded temperatures in various parts of the world.