The Fall Sky -- Looking for Pegasus Children will construct a constellation viewer and learn about the constellation, Pegasus.		Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...
The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.		Six Tips for Successful Oral Reading Sam Sebesta, a specialist in Readers Theatre, gives teachers six tips for a successful oral...
The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...		Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.
The Gorp's Gift Activities These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun...		African Folk Tales: Background Information Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples...
Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...		Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...
The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...		To Market in Africa Use this printable to have children fill a woman's basket with items she would buy in an...
When the Goblins Came Knocking Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to When the Goblins...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
Veterans Day Comprehension Questions These comprehension questions accompany "The Story of Veterans Day" lesson plan. Ask your...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Explore Colonial Times through literature and corresponding activities and lessons. Discover...		The Snow Kids This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.