Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.		Table Manners Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...		Table Manners Scoring Rubric Use this rubric with the lesson plan.
All Day Nightmare (Goosebumps, 42) Enrichment activities, Internet resources, and literature tie-ins related to the Goosebumps...		A Family Tree Checklist Use this checklist for assessment with the lesson Train to Somewhere.
Classic Tales of Horror by Edgar Allen Poe & W.W. Jacobs Full text, vocabulary words, and discussion questions for tales of horror: "The Monkey's Paw,"...		A Family Tree After introduction to a family tree website, students are inspired to research their own family...
The Black Cat Vocabulary Definitions Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.		A Family Tree Vocabulary Use this vocabulary list with the lesson Train to Somewhere.
The Raven Vocabulary Word Definitions Definitions for "The Raven" vocabulary words.		A Midsummer Night's Dream With themes of love and friendship, your students will enjoy studying Shakespeare's comedy,...
The Black Cat -- Annotated for Readers Theatre Here is an annotated "The Black Cat", for use with Readers Theatre. You'll enjoy this one!...		O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi." This is an...
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Explore Colonial Times through literature and corresponding activities and lessons. Discover...		Problem Solving Guide Use this checklist to show students the problem-solving process. This handy checklist will help...
Animal Farm Although Animal Farm is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as...		Report Cards: Advice for Parents Distribute this handout to parents to help them respond to their child's report card...
1984 George Orwell's thought-provoking novel 1984 covers the themes of dehumanization,...		Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions Prepare yourself for parent-teacher conferences by having the answers for some very important...