Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching,...		Folk Tale Problem-Solving Students will create a folk tale with the setting, characters, and problem.
Discover Nursery Rhymes This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes.		Story Setting Students will identify and organize the settings in a specific story.
Describe the Rainy Day Write sentences describing what you would see, feel, smell, and hear on a rainy day.		The Garden of Abdul Gasazi In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan is...
The Shaped Book - Handout Students will make a book and relate the shape of the book to any theme being studied. Use this...		The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Project Ideas A creative list of ideas and activities to go with The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.
The Shaped Book This interdisciplinary lesson will allow students to write a book and relate its shape to...		Father's Day Letter Use these handouts to help students brainstorm, prewrite, and write a Father's Day letter. This...
Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...		Fantasy Vacation Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure...
Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...		Classmate Book Report Icebreaker Students generate fake book reports with their classmates by sharing information.
Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.		Postcards Icebreaker Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and...
Book Awards & Prizes Find lists of prize winners for a variety of book awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the...		Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead students to studying autobiographies.
Betsy Ross Flag Company Children will answer questions about Old Glory and then create a new design for the U.S. flag.		Basic Journalism The foundations of journalistic writing are examined here, including a focus on the "5 W's and...