Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...
Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...
Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...		Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.