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.
Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.		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.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Famous Storytellers An article discussing some of the world's most famous storytellers.
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Child Authors An article about children who have written books.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Golden Kite Award Winners A list of Golden Kite Award winners (an award given by the Society of Children's Book Writers...
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Caldecott Medal Winners A list of Caldecott Medal winners, given by the American Library Association each year to the...
Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.		Coretta Scott King Award Winners A list of Coretta Scott King Award winners; the award is given by the American Library...
Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...		Horn Book Award Winners A list of the awards given for the most outstanding juvenile books in the U.S. in the following...