An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Condensation Students learn about the water cycle, evaporation, and condensation.
Spider Plants Employ a series of lessons that will teach the students about plants, graphing, the Scientific...		Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...
Weather Station With a student-made weather station and/or the Internet, students measure weather in a variety...		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Herbs in the Classroom Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.		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.		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...