Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001 A chart listing the self-reported ancestry of U.S. residents, according to the 2000 census.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7) The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7) Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial...		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7) After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling...		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...