African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		International Cover Art for Harry Potter Lesson Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the...
Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...		An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...
Metaphor Unit Poems Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.		Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of...		Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter Students write a letter to convince Mr. Arable about what he should do with Wilbur.
African Storytellers Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their...		Emotion Similes Students will learn about similes and write a poem using them.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of...
Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.		Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.