An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.		A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Help students understand the categories of the Dewey Decimal System, with this chart. This is...
Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".		Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...
Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...