The Beat Movement: Jack Kerouac Share the story of Jack Kerouac, and assign the related activities to help your students learn...		Write a Lead Paragraph for Castle Chatter Students write the introductory paragraph for a newspaper article covering a banquet at a...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1950s Assign writing prompts about the 1950s, and/or books that were written in the 1950s.		Interview a Crusader Knight Members of your class imagine themselves to be reporters during the Middle Ages, interviewing a...
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help...		The Middle Ages: Schools and Universities Activity Packet Find out what schools and universities were like in the Middle Ages by reading this passage and...
The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help...		George Washington and Phillis Wheatley In this printable, children will learn about George Washington and Phillis Wheatley. They will...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1960s Assign writing prompts about the 1960s, and/or books that were written in the 1960s.		Perfect Timing Educator's Kit After reading the picture-book biography Perfect Timing with your students, use the...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1970s Assign writing prompts about the 1970s, and/or books that were written in the 1970s.		Slavery Writing Prompt Through this art activity and creative writing prompt, children consider what freedom would...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1980s Assign writing prompts about the 1980s, and/or books that were written in the 1980s.		World Orphans Teach your students about the millions of children throughout the world who are orphaned or...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1990s Assign writing prompts about the 1990s and/or books that were written in the 1990s.		Alexander Pushkin Word Search Learn about the life and works of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin with this word search.
Write a Time-Travel Dialogue Students use their imagination to write a dialogue between themselves and the men and women of...		Siege of Leningrad In this worksheet, children will read, research, and write about the German siege of Leningrad...