Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Make Note of This Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.		Going for the Gold Writing Activity Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Up, Up, and Away Students use a web resource to learn about hot-air ballooning, including a recent, daring...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...		Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.
The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...		Harry Potter Haiku Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...