Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
Timeline of U.S. Women's Rights Movement A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		Chart Columbus's Voyages Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
From the Great Wall to a Great Inclusive Classroom Read about the workings of a great unit on Chinese folk tales in an inclusion classroom.		Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.		Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...
Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...