Stars and Stripes -- First Draft Students will write a first draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.		Father's Day -- Finish the Sentences Sentence starters for Father's Day.
Stars and Stripes Writing Activity Students will complete a three-step writing project on the United States flag.		Father's Day Letter Use these handouts to help students brainstorm, prewrite, and write a Father's Day letter. This...
Stars and Stripes -- Final Draft Students will write a final draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.		Father's Day -- Write the Beginning Students write the beginnings of sentences that end with Father's Day themed topics.
Betsy Ross Flag Company Children will answer questions about Old Glory and then create a new design for the U.S. flag.		Father's Day Activities Print a worksheet that includes writing activities and ideas for enrichment activities to...
The Summer of the Swans This touching story follows the life of a young girl in search of her missing disabled brother.		Father's Day Brainstorming and Writing Share the history of Father's Day with your students and brainstorm about what fatherhood...
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity Students will use this graphic organizer to compare themselves to the main character in The...		Fantasy Vacation Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure...
Folk Tale Problem-Solving Students will create a folk tale with the setting, characters, and problem.		Classmate Book Report Icebreaker Students generate fake book reports with their classmates by sharing information.
Story Setting Students will identify and organize the settings in a specific story.		Postcards Icebreaker Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and...
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan is...		Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead students to studying autobiographies.
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Project Ideas A creative list of ideas and activities to go with The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.		Basic Journalism The foundations of journalistic writing are examined here, including a focus on the "5 W's and...