Practicing Map Skills A simple geography printable gives your class the chance to practice their map skills. ...		Widget Assembly Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of...
Daily Journal Topics: Faraway Children and Celebrations Assign one of eight journal topics for students on the subject of Faraway Children and...		A Classroom Divided Discover a game that divides the class into two factions, providing a hands-on chance to...
Daily Journal Topics: Thanksgiving Assign one of 10 journal topics for students on the subject of Thanksgiving. This printable...		Muckraker's Cake Identify who the Progressives were and recognize one industry they wanted regulated.
My Christmas Wish List In this printable activity, students generate a Christmas wish list and calculate the costs of...		Newspaper Fiction: Based on a True Story! Write a short, fictional story based on a newspaper article.
Thanksgiving Word Cards Use these word cards to play games, create stories, and review vocabulary that relates to...		Literary Terms Identify the setting, plot, point of view, theme, and main characters of a realistic fiction...
If I Were the President Create a class book on what your students would do if they were president.		What Really Happened? In this activity, students will have to check facts and references in a historical fiction...
Reading Comprehension: The Moon Enhance reading comprehension with an activity that is based on facts about the moon.		When You Were Young... Worksheet Have students interview a senior citizen to learn what schools, jobs, and community activities...
Peace Pledge Students create a pledge for peace.		You Are There! In this creative writing activity, students will write an original historical fiction story.
Treasure Map Employing a map's key, symbols, and scale, students will read a map of their classroom...		Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem! Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.
Blind Passage The search for the maritime Northwest Passage was highly prized but never fulfilled during the...		Prose and Poetry Connection Have students write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection. This...