Improving Your Study Skills General suggestions for improving students' study skills.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.
Quotation Marks A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.		Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...
Capitals How to use capitals properly.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.