Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...
Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
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...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Memorizing Important Facts Suggestions for helping students memorize important facts.		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Remembering Names Use these fun games to help students remember each other's names.		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Follow Me Freeze Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.		Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...
Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.		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...
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...