Spider Plants Employ a series of lessons that will teach the students about plants, graphing, the Scientific...		Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.
An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
Vocabulary Building Games Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.		Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...
State Scavenger Hunt Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.		Herbs in the Classroom Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Animal Group Terms Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.