Stages of Development (Grades 1-12) Learn about the developmental stages of children from first grade through twelfth grade. This...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Adolescent Development The normal feelings and behaviors for each stage of adolescence --early, middle and late--are...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
How Parents Can Help Their Middle or High School Child An open house or a parent-teacher conference is the perfect time to distribute this list of...		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...
Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...		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...
The Great Gatsby Journal Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily...		The Gorp's Gift Activities These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun...
Gatsby Art A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great...		The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...
The Great Gatsby Chapter Questions Questions for each chapter of The Great Gatsby.		"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...
Gatsby Symbols A list of important symbols from The Great Gatsby.		Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...