Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.		Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		Recycled Poetry Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way...
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Appalachian Riddle Song Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the...
The Donkey and the Dog Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to compare and contrast by observing...		Listen and Identify Students identify synonyms by playing a guessing game.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...		Thoughts for the President A great lesson plan to help your students write a letter to the President about a current...
Counting Syllables in Words Students will count the number of syllables in words with this hands-on activity.		Papier-Mâché Piggy Bank Learn how to make a piggy bank out of papier-mâché. This arts and crafts activity is a fun...
State Scavenger Hunt Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.		Table Manners Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.
Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...		Chinese Words and Phrases Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your students simple Chinese words.
Appreciation Cards Students make "Appreciation Cards" for people who have jobs that impact their lives.		Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...
How Do You Say Hello? Children explore an online resource and learn to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic.		Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about...