Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...
Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.		It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...
Follow Me Freeze Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.		Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.
Business Then and Now Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete Data Worksheet Distribute this printable worksheet that follows the "Drawing Conclusions from Incomplete...
Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Newbery Award Winners A list of Newbery Award-winning books from 1922 to the present.		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...