Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule "I" before "E", except after "C", or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Pick the Correct Spelling A quiz on correctly spelled words.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Irregular Plurals Quiz Knife, wolf, and volcano are a few of the 20 words tested here.		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Word Meaning Quiz Students have to indicate a definition to match a word.		Resolution Vocabulary Learn all of the words that end in -ate that can help students resolve their conflicts.
Vocabulary Quiz 2 Challenging vocabulary words such as bigot and barrage are quizzed.		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Sentence Types Quiz Students have to indicate whether a sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Words Often Confused Quiz Advice or advise, all ready or already - these are the kinds of words that confuse kids and are...		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...
Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		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...
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		The Gorp's Gift Activities These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun...