Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		Going for the Gold Writing Activity Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Meteorology Vocabulary Terms and definitions of words used in meteorology.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Weather Symbols The symbols used on weather maps.
Inventions Plus Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and...		Rainfall Students will interpret the data on a graph concerning rainfall.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Climate Activities This activity helps students understand that weather and climate are affected by many factors.
The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...		Earthquakes and Volcanoes Through this activity students will learn that earthquakes and volcanoes occur where the...
How Big Is a Blue Whale? Students will practice their predicting and measuring skills by comparing the size of a blue...		Water Cycle A diagram of the water cycle.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.