Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools...		Fiction-Writing Content Rubric Analyze your student's fiction-writing with this organizational rubric.
Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...		Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...
Title and Story Pictures Children produce a picture to summarize a problem in a story.		Old South Meeting House Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the...
Cause and Effect Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with this graphic organizer. This...		Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.
Main Idea and Supporting Details Web This graphic organizer will help students identify the main idea of a story and the details...		Robert Fulton: Inventor Robert Fulton invented many things - among them were the steam-driven boat and the submarine....
Problem and Solution Students are asked to identify the problem and its solution with this graphic organizer. This...		Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Students will be introduced to more complex issues of story development while observing how a...
Central Issues Students determine the similarities and differences of central issues in a story with this...		Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One By isolating basic story elements including setting, characters, problem, and solution show...
Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...		Distant Enemy Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.
Chinese Calligraphy Combine painting, poetry, and calligraphy to create Chinese scrolls. This is a fun and...		Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...