Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Going for the Gold Writing Activity Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Inventions Plus Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and...		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
How Big Is a Blue Whale? Students will practice their predicting and measuring skills by comparing the size of a blue...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.