Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Election Project Here is a lesson plan, which highlights math skills, outlining the procedure for a student run...
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Great Debates A handout which gives your students an overview of how to organize a debate.
Inventions Plus Students use an online resource to view and learn about inventions, both accidental ones and...		Conducting an Election Poll A handout of tips that will help your students run an effective poll. This is a fun activity...
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		Informal Debates A handout for students which explains the structure of an informal debate. Use with the Great...
The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...		Great Debate Lessons Here is a lesson plan that highlights math skills by outlining the procedure for running a...
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...		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.
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...		Microscopic Organisms Students use an online resource to view highly magnified creatures and learn about how they...
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 Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...