Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...		My Friend Use this guide to help students write a paragraph about their friend.
Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead students to studying autobiographies.		Famous Survivors Children research a famous survivor of a harrowing experience, including serious illness and...
Hero/Heroine Writing Activity Students cast themselves as heroes/heroines in this creative writing activity.		World Orphans Teach your students about the millions of children throughout the world who are orphaned or...
Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...		Stars and Stripes Writing Activity Students will complete a three-step writing project on the United States flag.
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Stars and Stripes -- First Draft Students will write a first draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.
Slaughterhouse-Five Projects A list of projects and curriculum connections for Slaughterhouse-Five.		Betsy Ross Flag Company Children will answer questions about Old Glory and then create a new design for the U.S. flag.
Father's Day Letter Use these handouts to help students brainstorm, prewrite, and write a Father's Day letter. This...		Fantasy Vacation Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure...
Planting the Seeds of Peace Children collect words of kindness, love, and caring.		Piecing a Peace Quilt Decorate a quilt with names and designs that reflect people who have contributed to making the...
Let's Explore Picture Writing Students write a story using space related pictures.		Cooperation Captions Students complete a cartoon about cooperation.
America -- My Country, My Home Increase social studies skills with an activity that has students writing a poem about being an...		James Joyce Wordplay Activity Print out this worksheet and have children read about the famous literary figure, James Joyce....