Words Often Confused Quiz Advice or advise, all ready or already - these are the kinds of words that confuse kids and are...		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Suffixes Quiz: "ous" and "or" Adding "ous" and "or" to the ends of words is reviewed here.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Spelling Quiz - Grade 8 Students have to select the properly spelled word from a list.		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Spelling Quiz 2 Another spell checker quiz!...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Vocabulary Quiz 3 In this quiz, students are given the definitions and have to find the word which matches it.		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Famous Authors Quiz When given the names of books, students are asked to supply the name of the author.		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Sentence or NOT a Sentence Quiz Identifying complete sentences is the object of this quiz.		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...
Definitions Quiz Have your students define parts of speech with this quiz about the definitions of noun,...		Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...