An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		There's an Owl in the Shower Students use the book There's an Owl in the Shower to research and write about old...
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.		Famous Words About Books Famous comments made about books.
Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".		Twenty Characters You Should Know Famous characters from children's literature.
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Famous Storytellers An article discussing some of the world's most famous storytellers.
Reading the Newspaper Use this lesson to explore the newspaper through a variety of academic areas.		Golden Kite Award Winners A list of Golden Kite Award winners (an award given by the Society of Children's Book Writers...