Self-Portrait Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.		Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Remembering Names Use these fun games to help students remember each other's names.
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...		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Memorizing Important Facts Suggestions for helping students memorize important facts.		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...