Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).
Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...		Suffixes Quiz: "ous" and "or" Adding "ous" and "or" to the ends of words is reviewed here.
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		Sentence or NOT a Sentence Quiz Identifying complete sentences is the object of this quiz.
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...
Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Harry Potter Resources and Activities Take advantage of the fact that kids love to read about Harry Potter and his marvelous...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Who Are My Representatives? Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues,...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.
Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule "I" before "E", except after "C", or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Irregular Plurals Quiz Knife, wolf, and volcano are a few of the 20 words tested here.		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Sentence Types Quiz Students have to indicate whether a sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or...		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...