Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Research Paper: Establish Your Topic Teach your students how to select and narrow down a topic for a research paper. This advice is...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Research Paper: Look for Sources Where to find information for a research report.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		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.		Research Paper: Organize Your Ideas How to organize information and create an outline for a research paper.
Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...		Research Paper: Write a First Draft How to write the first draft of a research paper.
Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.		Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.
Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...		Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...
Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...		Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.