Poem from a List of Prompts Use one or all of the prompts in this poetry writing lesson plan. Students will produce...		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Answer to an Unasked Question Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In...		Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.
Build a Better Metaphor In this poetry lesson plan, introduce (or re-familiarize) your students with metaphors. Then,...		Tracking the Space Station Encourage your students to catch a glimpse of the space station in the night sky.
The "I Remember" Poem Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think...		A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Help students understand the categories of the Dewey Decimal System, with this chart. This is...
Listening to Poems While Reading Along Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the...		Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...
Summer Reading Suggestions & Tips Create a summer reading list students will look forward to with book recommendations by grade,...		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Think Twice, Play Nice: Using the Power of Children's Literature to Take a Stand Against Bullying One in three children has been bullied; use the power of children's literature to take a stand...		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Discussion Guide for the Books of John Green This guide to books by John Green includes discussion questions for The Fault in Our...		Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Build Your Own Stonehenge Build a replica of Stonehenge or simply record the path of the sun in this science activity for...		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...