Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
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...		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...
Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...