Vocabulary Bingo Play bingo with your class to assess their vocabulary knowledge and have fun!...		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Homophones Quiz Students are asked to complete a sentence by picking the appropriate homophone from a list.		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule "I" before "E", except after "C", or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.		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...
Words Often Confused Quiz Advice or advise, all ready or already - these are the kinds of words that confuse kids and are...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		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...