Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...		It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...
Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...		Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...
Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Newbery Award Winners A list of Newbery Award-winning books from 1922 to the present.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Missing Consonant Puzzle Students must supply the missing consonants in this puzzle of school-related words.