Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...		Origin of Veterans' Day Worksheet Commemorate Veterans' Day with a lesson about the holiday. This worksheet will teach students...
The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Lists & Quizzes Use this vocabulary list and chapter-specific vocabulary quizzes to test students' knowledge of...		Colonial New England Food & Cooking Learn about the history of New England food and cooking with this information sheet and...
Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.		Recycled Art Reflection Questionnaire This questionnaire is to be used in conjunction with the "Recycled Art" lesson plan. Students...
"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...		Circular Measurements & The Mystery Ratio Distribute a chart that has students recording circumference and diameter of various objects,...
Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.		O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi." This is an...
Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.		Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.
"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...		Common Characteristics of Young Smokers This printable gives the physical, sociological, and emotional characteristics of young...
"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...		The Effects of Tobacco Use The effects of tobacco use on the user and nonuser are listed.
Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Mexico's Day of the Dead" lesson plan.		Advertising Techniques Commonly used advertising techniques (humor, testimonial, etc.) are explored in this activity.