Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule "I" before "E", except after "C", or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.		Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...
Irregular Plurals Quiz Knife, wolf, and volcano are a few of the 20 words tested here.		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Pick the Correct Spelling A quiz on correctly spelled words.		The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment activities and Web resources for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a...
Vocabulary Quiz 2 Challenging vocabulary words such as bigot and barrage are quizzed.		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Word Meaning Quiz Students have to indicate a definition to match a word.		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Analogy Fun Quiz Analogies are excellent thinking activities.		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Assessment Assessment that aligns with the "Learning About Voice Through Photographs" lesson.
Words Often Confused Quiz Advice or advise, all ready or already - these are the kinds of words that confuse kids and are...		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Sentence Types Quiz Students have to indicate whether a sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or...		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).		Resolution Vocabulary Learn all of the words that end in -ate that can help students resolve their conflicts.
Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.