A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.		My Brother Sam Is Dead Tim is forced to deal with the difficulties of the Revolutionary War in the story My Brother...
Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching,...		Book Awards & Prizes Find lists of prize winners for a variety of book awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the...
Nursery Rhyme Collection Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.		Teacher Guides to Intermediate & Middle Literature These teacher's guides to works of literature for the late-elementary and middle-school levels...
Discover Nursery Rhymes This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes.		Teacher Guides to Primary Literature View great supplemental material that will assist students in enjoying and understanding these...
Writing from the Heart Creative writing assignments encourage thoughtfulness and originality.		Teachers' Judgments of Essays Review research about factors that might affect the way teachers grade essays.
Story Quilts Handout Create a quilt that represents a story. Use this handout with the Story Quilts lesson.		The Summer of the Swans This touching story follows the life of a young girl in search of her missing disabled brother.
Story Quilts Students will create a quilt that tells a story. This is a great arts & crafts activity that...		The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Project Ideas A creative list of ideas and activities to go with The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.
Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...		Story Setting Students will identify and organize the settings in a specific story.
Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...		Folk Tale Problem-Solving Students will create a folk tale with the setting, characters, and problem.
The Wall: Literature Guide for Teachers The Wall is the story, told from a young child's point of view, of a father and son who...		The Garden of Abdul Gasazi In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan is...