Improving Your Study Skills General suggestions for improving students' study skills.		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
Taking Notes Instructions for taking effective notes in class or from a textbook.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Capitals How to use capitals properly.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.		Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...