U.S. Immigration Enhance math skills while helping students learn about the history of immigration in the U.S....		The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Lists & Quizzes Use this vocabulary list and chapter-specific vocabulary quizzes to test students' knowledge of...
Immigration Research Students research and report on immigration and the history of the United States. Use these...		Exploring the Nature of Conflict Explore the negative and positive sides of conflict, and discuss with your students how they...
Great Debate Lessons Here is a lesson plan that highlights math skills by outlining the procedure for running a...		Survey About Conflict and Me A survey for students concerning their responses to conflict.
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.
Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.		Conflict Resolution Lessons Find a variety of conflict-resolution lessons from Educators for Social Responsibility. You'll...
Heart Training Range (Part 3 of 3) Use this printable explains how to identify the appropriate heart rate for various exercise...		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...
Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.		"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...
Timeline of U.S. Women's Rights Movement A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.		"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...
Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...		"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...