Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...		Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The...
Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter Students write a letter to convince Mr. Arable about what he should do with Wilbur.		Summarizing an O. Henry Short Story During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing,...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
Predicting: Strega Nona Use the prediction strategy while reading aloud the book Strega Nona to your class.		Primary Question-Answer Relationships Use a lesson that introduces the Question-Answer Relationship strategy to primary students....
Emotion Similes Students will learn about similes and write a poem using them.		Intermediate Question-Answer Relationships Use a lesson that introduces the Question-Answer Relationship strategy to intermediate...
Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to...		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....		WWI Propaganda Students will do independent research to find and compare examples of propaganda used in World...
Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House...		Further Expanding Questioning, Grandfather's Journey Present this lesson plan for the strategy of asking questions before, during, and after reading...
An Immigrant's Story Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large...		Main Idea: Animals Born Alive and Well Continue your study on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Animals...