Tricks of the Trade Poetry Tips Learn how to write concrete poems with these printable tips from Paul B. Janeczko. Share these...		What Do You See? Children will sharpen their observation skills and then write about what they saw in their...
The Mercy Watson Books Teachers' Guide Children love Katie DiCamillo's Mercy Watson series. Enrich their reading experience with the...		Observational Journal Writing Students learn to look beyond the basics and see things as they really are. Then they write...
How to Guyku (Poem Template) Give this poetry template to students so they can easily write and illustrate their own...		NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades 5-8 Six NSTA Recommended Event-Based Science Modules about fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes,...
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades 5-12 Interdisciplinary activities fill these three NSTA Recommends books. Topics include American...
The Art of Haiku Students use a web resource to learn about and write science-fiction poetry that uses a haiku...		Cecil's Story Activities and resources to teach Cecil's Story, a Civil War book written by George Ella...
Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One By isolating basic story elements including setting, characters, problem, and solution show...		My Mixed-Up Animal Children describe what their mixed-up animal is made of, and then draw a picture on it.
Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.		Dear Author A perfect culminating activity: writing a letter to the author of a just-completed book.
Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...		The Perfect Vacation Students will love creating the perfect vacation for one of their favorite story characters.
Slaughterhouse-Five Short Answer A question and answer sheet based on the three themes of Kurt Vonnegut's classic,...		Monkey Business Students write their own story about Curious George.
Personal Experience Journal Writing Students use personal experiences as writing topics; a personal inventory is included.		Take a Bow Students write a creative story using this worksheet.