A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder These two stories by Richard Peck offer a lively picture of the depression years in small-town...		Why We Are the Way We Are Use a lesson that is an introduction to genetics. Students will learn that genes are sets of...
Sign of the Beaver This literature guide includes lessons and activities to use while teaching Sign of the...		Which Is It Anyway? Genes are sets of instructions that help determine certain traits. The environment determines...
Across Five Aprils Discussion Guide Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Across Five Aprils by...		Where'd You Get Those Dimples? Students will be introduced to inherited traits and learn that certain traits are passed on to...
On the Far Side of the Mountain Use this literature guide to help you teach On the Far Side of the Mountain, by Jean...		Inherited and Observable Traits In this lesson, students will review inherited and observable traits, use this knowledge to...
Interviewing an Older Relative Assign a project that is perfect for Family History Month (October).		A Family Wordsearch Students complete the word search to learn about different activities they can do with their...
Your Family Tree, Version 2 Increase social studies skills with an activity that focuses on family history.		The Color of Home Use a teaching guide that includes discussion ideas and activities for use with The Color of...
Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins Explore Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins with your students. This book was originally...		Median Income of Households in the United States Find out the median income of households by selected characteristics for 2004.
Callahan Cousins Writing Activity Students use their answers to these questions to write a newspaper article about the feud...		Why Grandparents Are Important Develop composition skills with this writing activity about the importance of grandparents. ...
Callahan Cousins Time Line Fill in this time line with the important events of the cousins' first few weeks on Gull...		Celebrating Families Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers book ideas and activities focused on...
Book Review: Callahan Cousins Read a review of Elizabeth Doyle Carey's Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins.		Family History Project Give your students the opportunity to research their family history.