Discovering Adjectives 6 Give children practice in identifying adjectives.		A Note About Witches: Fill-in-the-Blanks Create your own silly story with this Mad-Lib type activity for The Witches by Roald...
Who's in the News Bulletin Board This bulletin board is a great way to introduce your students to current events and learn about...		Discovering Capitalization 4 Practice capitalization rules with this worksheet.
I have butterflies in my stomach! Idiom Write about the meaning of this everyday idiom.		Questions About Your Future: Writing a Personal Letter Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future by composing...
Writing a How-to Report (Gr. 5) Students are introduced to the creative method through this writing process teaching model. It...		Mary Queen of Scots Sentence Builder Improve students' grammar skills and teach them about the life of Mary Queen of Scots with this...
The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book This project will enable children to create beautiful books to house any number of...		What Animal Do I Admire? Children will write about an animal they admire or think is great.
The Dr. Seuss Connection In this activity, students write a report on literary techniques and themes in the works of Dr....		Design a Book Scene Postcard Students summarize a section of a book by incorporating a picture and text into a postcard...
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		Winter Solstice Activities Teach children about the winter solstice with these activities.
Create a New Comic Strip Students create a new comic strip by cutting and pasting characters and adding other details....		Dinosaur Poetry Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
"Blondie" the Comic Strip Students examine "Blondie" as an example of a classic comic strip.		Trite Similes Instructions Children learn all about trite similes with this fun learning game.
Cages: Writing a Description Students will write about cages in this activity. They will first examine the concept of a...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.