Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Thanksgiving Word Hunt This printable wordsearch covers Thanksgiving vocabulary. This activity is a fun way to...		Seasons Seasons are caused by the 23.4-degree tilt of Earth's axis, which alternately turns the North...
Six Tips for Successful Oral Reading Sam Sebesta, a specialist in Readers Theatre, gives teachers six tips for a successful oral...		Lowest Recorded Temperatures Distribute a chart that lists the lowest recorded temperatures in various parts of the world.
Pollution Vocabulary Ready to color pictures of objects that contribute to pollution with fill in the blank...		Greatest Snowfalls in North America Distribute a chart that lists the greatest recorded snowfalls in North America.
The Winter Solstice Distribute an article that explains the winter solstice.		Weather Terms Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.
Jack-o'-Lantern Puzzle Students identify consonants and vowels, creating a Halloween picture. This Halloween...		The Snow Kids This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.
Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.		Bird Feeders Three types of bird feeders are described.
African Folk Tales: Background Information Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples...		Observing Crystals Students observe crystals by "growing" them.
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This...
Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.		Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...