Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...		Harry Potter Book Covers: British and Danish Take a look at these images of Harry Potter cover art from around the world.
Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...		Questions and Answers with J.K. Rowling A question and answer session with J.K. Rowling.
Composition of the U.S. House of Representatives This table lists the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the years they...		Harry Potter Resources and Activities Take advantage of the fact that kids love to read about Harry Potter and his marvelous...
Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		William Butler Yeats Read a brief biography of W.B. Yeats.
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		1920's Written and Oral Report Ideas A list of ideas for written or oral reports concerning the 1920's.
Popular United States References Share fun facts and historical data about the fifty states with students in grades K-12. Use...		How Parents Can Help Their Middle or High School Child An open house or a parent-teacher conference is the perfect time to distribute this list of...
Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.		Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Answers for The Great Gatsby Chapter Three Vocab Quiz Answers for The Great Gatsby chapter three vocabulary quiz.
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Timeline of Publishing A timeline of the history of publishing.