Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		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...		Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...
Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.
Missing Consonant Puzzle Students must supply the missing consonants in this puzzle of school-related words.		Harry Potter Haiku Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
Library Search Students will get to know the layout of their library by completing this activity.		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...
ABC Categories This game can be played to help students generate alphabetical lists on a topic.		Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...