Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...
Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...
Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.		Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...
Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...
Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.