An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Animal Group Terms Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.
Word Hunt Share this fun vocabulary game with your students to give them plenty of practice spelling...		Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".
Vocabulary Building Games Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.		Weather Station With a student-made weather station and/or the Internet, students measure weather in a variety...
State Scavenger Hunt Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.		Build a Volcano Build a volcano using common kitchen supplies. This fun science activity is perfect for...
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		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...		Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.