An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...
Word Hunt Share this fun vocabulary game with your students to give them plenty of practice spelling...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Vocabulary Building Games Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.		Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...
Animal Group Terms Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.		Courtroom Vocabulary An article explaining vocabulary used in U.S. courtrooms.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...