Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Length of the U.S. Coastline by State A chart listing the length of the U.S. coastline by state.		Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...
Rivers of the United States A list of rivers, 350 miles or longer, in the United States.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7) Students will be able to identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the North America.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7) Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and...		Follow Me Freeze Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.
Just Where Was Columbus? An article discussing the voyages of Christopher Columbus and what he really discovered.		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...