An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Animal Group Terms Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.
State Scavenger Hunt Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.		Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.
Vocabulary Building Games Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.		Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...
Team Teaching Spanish Students become the "teacher" to help themselves and others learn.		Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.		Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...