Columbus Word Search Your children will love this wordsearch that of terms related to Christopher Columbus and...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Jack-o'-Lantern Puzzle Students identify consonants and vowels, creating a Halloween picture. This Halloween...		To Market in Africa Use this printable to have children fill a woman's basket with items she would buy in an...
Can a Cat Become a Dog? Learn about anagrams with this word puzzle.		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
Anagram Anomaly In this printable, students learn about and practice writing anagrams.		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
State It Learn the postal abbreviations for the states.		The Redwall Tales Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that provides synopses and activities that...
Cat Web Practice using the graphic organizer of webs to organize writing.		Weather Terms Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.
Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.		Aesop's "The Donkey and the Dog" Students read the classic Aesop fable, "The Donkey and the Dog," and then complete a vocabulary...
African Folk Tales: Background Information Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples...		The Snow Kids This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.
Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...		Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...
Colonial School Vocabulary Use a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that will help children learn vocabulary about the Colonial...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Tests & Project Ideas Check your students' comprehension of the classic book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever...