Native American Picture Writing Each Native American tribe had its own spoken language. To communicate across tribes, they used...		Writing to a Picture Present your class with a picture and let them write about it, using this activity as a...
Create a New Comic Strip Students create a new comic strip by cutting and pasting characters and adding other details....		Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook Teacher's Guide Delight young children with the resources in this printable teacher's guide to Guess How...
Fill in the Middle of Comic Strips Students fill in blank panels on a comic strip.		Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...
Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Immigration Picture Prompts Students view photographs of immigrants (included in this printable), pretend they are recent...		What Color is Love? Students are asked to associate a color with a particular caring action or state and write...
Fill in the Beginning and End of Comic Strips Students fill in blank panels on a comic strip.		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book This project will enable children to create beautiful books to house any number of...
Paper Making The ancient art of paper making is explained in this lesson plan, which provides many...		Design a Book Scene Postcard Students summarize a section of a book by incorporating a picture and text into a postcard...
The Middle Ages: Knights and Knighthood Activity Packet Gain insight into knights and knighthood in the Middle Ages, with this reading passage and...		The Shaped Book This interdisciplinary lesson will allow students to write a book and relate its shape to...
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Activity Kit A word search, drawing and coloring sheets, and a fill-in-the-blank story activity will extend...		Science and Language Arts: Riddle Writing Students draw an animal, then make up a riddle to describe it.