Writing from the Heart Creative writing assignments encourage thoughtfulness and originality.		Celebrate African-American Heritage & Culture Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers books about African-American history...
The Parts of a Letter Learn the basic format of a typical letter. Letter Writing Week is celebrated in January.		Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Comprehension Questions Test student's comprehension of the classic young adult book Roll of Thunder, Hear My...
African-American Influence on Music and Dance Do you know which forms of dance the African-American communities influenced? Complete this...		Letter Writing In this printable computer lesson, students learn the basic format for letter writing. They get...
Who Am I? – Character Description Distribute this printable worksheet that extends students' learning and enhances their...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Story Setting Students will identify and organize the settings in a specific story.		Make a Giving Tree Present this collection of activities during back-to-school time to help your students get to...
Shape Poems Shape poems resemble the subject matter in form and are fun for children to try.		Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Projects and Activities Here are some great projects and activities for your students to use to study Roll of...
African Folktale Characters Use this worksheet after reading African folktales.		How to Eat Fried Worms Enrichment Activities These quizzes, project ideas, and word search will cover the basics of How to Eat Fried...
Aesop's "Grasshopper and Owl" After students read Aesop's fable "Grasshopper and Owl," they complete a vocabulary activity...		Frindle Teacher's Guide Your students will enjoy reading Frindle, a story about language and creativity. The...
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl – Project Ideas, Comprehension Tests & Activities The activities and tests in this printable guide will enhance and assess your students'...		The Melting Pot -- Is It What We Want? Get students thinking about diversity with this printable. Students will answer questions about...
Independent Letter-Writing Activities Use this template to create a correctly formatted letter. Celebrate Write to a Friend Month...		Martin Luther King Jr. Story Starter Create a story using a list of ten terms about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is great...