Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Analyzing a Book Character This chart of questions will help students analyze the cover art of a book. Use this worksheet...
Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.		Harry Potter Resources and Activities Take advantage of the fact that kids love to read about Harry Potter and his marvelous...
Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.		Election Vocabulary Bingo Cards Use these bingo cards to play Bingo, after learning election vocabulary.
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Suffixes Quiz: "ous" and "or" Adding "ous" and "or" to the ends of words is reviewed here.
Heart Training Range (Part 3 of 3) Use this printable explains how to identify the appropriate heart rate for various exercise...		Sentence or NOT a Sentence Quiz Identifying complete sentences is the object of this quiz.
Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...		1920's Written and Oral Report Ideas A list of ideas for written or oral reports concerning the 1920's.
Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...		Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...
U.S. Election Vocabulary This election vocabulary will help teaching students about the U.S. Government.		The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Lists & Quizzes Use this vocabulary list and chapter-specific vocabulary quizzes to test students' knowledge of...
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		The Great Gatsby Journal Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily...
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.