An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		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...
Blooming Tree Reward students for reading books by adding to a student-made tree.		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Book Snake Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".		Research Paper: Look for Sources Where to find information for a research report.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Research Paper: Establish Your Topic Teach your students how to select and narrow down a topic for a research paper. This advice is...
Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.		Research Paper: Organize Your Ideas How to organize information and create an outline for a research paper.
Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...		Research Paper: Write a First Draft How to write the first draft of a research paper.
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.