Brainstorming for Consensus Employ this activity when you want to teach younger students how to brainstorm ideas.		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...
What's So Bad or Good About Conflict? Students discuss the meaning of the word "conflict" and give examples of positive and negative...		When the Goblins Came Knocking Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to When the Goblins...
Talk It Out Together In this school safety lesson plan, students learn the Talk It Out Together conflict-solving...		Hunt for the Black Cats Students practice their addition skills in this cat hunt game.
Practicing Problem Solving Help students solve word problems using a step-by-step process.		Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...
Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...		Paper Weavings Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from...
Walk on the Witch: Musical Chairs for Halloween Try this Halloween game that is an adaptation of musical chairs!...		Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Explore Colonial Times through literature and corresponding activities and lessons. Discover...
Have a Halloween Party Detailed instructions for hosting a Halloween Party at school with games such as Walk on the...		Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...
Find the Pumpkins Students make and hide pumpkins for their classmates to find in this simple Halloween game.		Six Tips for Successful Oral Reading Sam Sebesta, a specialist in Readers Theatre, gives teachers six tips for a successful oral...
The Witch's Wart Play this game which is a Halloween version of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."...		Smoking Lesson - Grades 2 and 3 Present this lesson plan to help students to understand the effects that smoking has on the...
The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...		Create a Menorah Gallery In this holiday arts and crafts lesson, students create unique menorahs for Hanukkah.