The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best...		Cause and Effect Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with this graphic organizer. This...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Find a collection of tests, grammar sheets, and project ideas for Barbara Robinson's classic...		Main Idea and Supporting Details Web This graphic organizer will help students identify the main idea of a story and the details...
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text The classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is given in full text. You can print the...		Central Issues Students determine the similarities and differences of central issues in a story with this...
"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...		Problem and Solution Students are asked to identify the problem and its solution with this graphic organizer. This...
Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...		KWL Chart (Version 2) This KWL Chart will help students organize what they know, want to know, and will learn by...
African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		All About the Chinese New Year Distribute an article that details the Chinese New Year celebration.
Community Outreach Ideas for Music in Our Schools Month Listed here are many ways to involve your community in the music programs in your school.		The Secret Garden Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols,...
All About Chinese New Year Learn about Chinese New Year in pictures and words. This printable is a great way to teach...		Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...
Title and Story Map Students review a story by filling in the title and a problem in this graphic organizer. This...		Chinese Symbols Color the symbols in this printable to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Beginning, Middle, and End Identify the sections of a story with this plot/story sequence graphic organizer. This...		Happy New Year Lion Follow these steps to create three-dimensional paper sculptures of dragons for the Chinese New...