Immigration Research Students research and report on immigration and the history of the United States. Use these...		Popular Music Research Form Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.
U.S. Immigration Enhance math skills while helping students learn about the history of immigration in the U.S....		Halloween Riddles Use this collection of silly Halloween riddles to entertain your class and keep them laughing.
Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		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,"...
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		All Day Nightmare (Goosebumps, 42) Enrichment activities, Internet resources, and literature tie-ins related to the Goosebumps...
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...		The Black Cat Vocabulary Definitions Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.
Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...		Columbus and Food Learn what foods are originally from the Americas.
Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...		The Raven Vocabulary Word Definitions Definitions for "The Raven" vocabulary words.
Halloween Word Game Students try not to say common Halloween words as they describe typical Halloween situations to...		The Black Cat -- Annotated for Readers Theatre Here is an annotated "The Black Cat", for use with Readers Theatre. You'll enjoy this one!...
Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.		Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Mexico's Day of the Dead" lesson plan.