Aesop's "The Donkey and the Dog" Students read the classic Aesop fable, "The Donkey and the Dog," and then complete a vocabulary...		The Secret Garden Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols,...
The Snow Kids This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.		Orphan Boy This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely...
A Play about Sacagawea Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women of the 19th century. Her life story...		Drylongso In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas A list of project your students can complete when reading Barbara Robinson's novel The Best...		Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Find a collection of tests, grammar sheets, and project ideas for Barbara Robinson's classic...		Fiction-Writing Content Rubric Analyze your student's fiction-writing with this organizational rubric.
Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...		Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...
"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...		An Abolitionist Play Students learn about five women abolitionists and are asked to write a one-act play that...
New Year's Resolutions The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about changing. Use this writing activity...		Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.
Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools...		Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.
Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...