Criss-Cross Puzzle: Countries of North America Ask students to write the names of the six countries of North America using a printable puzzle.		License Plate Quickies: Writing a Paragraph In this activity, students are given "license plate" combinations and are asked to create their...
Criss-Cross Puzzle: State Capitals Ask students to write the names of six U.S. Capitals using a printable puzzle.		Writing Weathergrams Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own...
Geography and Map Terms This printable quiz asks students to match pictures with geography and map terms.		The Naming Business In this activity, students will learn the importance of great names for people, products, and...
Really Good: Producing Synonyms Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms. They will learn why it's...		Composing Great Titles The purpose of this activity is to raise students' awareness of the advantages of a good title...
An Even-Tempered Coach: Producing Antonyms Present an activity that will show students how to produce antonyms when given common words.		Success and Failure: Writing an Essay In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and...
Cages: Writing a Description Students will write about cages in this activity. They will first examine the concept of a...		More Than Enough: Writing an Essay Students will learn about hoarding and will consider why a person would want to hoard objects...
Is It Reasonable? Devising a Limerick Students will practice their logic in this activity. They will assess the reasonableness of...		Winning by Losing: Writing an Anecdote In this activity, students will learn about the concept of the paradox and why some paradoxes...
Crazy Cats and Dirty Dogs: Composing a Paragraph with Alliteration Students will demonstrate understanding of the word "alliteration." They will write their own...		Recognizing Malaprops Students will learn about malaprops in this activity. They will write two paragraphs about the...
Working Over Language: Recognizing Clichés Explore an activity that introduces students to the topic of clichés. They will practice...		Writing a Character Sketch Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to...
Promises: Writing a Poem In this activity, students will learn why some events anticipate other events. Then they will...		The Locked Locker: Writing a Nonfiction Narrative Explore an activity that presents an example of a nonfiction narrative and directions for...