The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...		Library Search Students will get to know the layout of their library by completing this activity.
Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete Data Worksheet Distribute this printable worksheet that follows the "Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete...		Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...