Every writer knows how terrible writer's block can feel. Use these five writer's block-busting techniques to help young writers get out of their rut and into a better state of mind.

Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.

Resources for teachers in children's literature can be found in this bibliography--whole language philosophy, reading/writing techniques, spelling, and assessment.

This site is for teachers looking for worksheets for fourth-grade language arts students. Includes vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and revision.

This resource presents many 100th Day activity ideas. They are listed by the following subject areas: language arts, math, social studies, science and even a just for fun section.

An annotated list of Youtube educational videos designed as teacher resources for a variety of English language learner topics. Science, social studies, language arts, and math are the featured subjects.

Explore in detail two examples of the carving and painting style of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast: an ocean-going canoe and a bentwood box, which was used for storage. Read about materials that Native craftspeople used and...

This creative and collaborative project is centered around the poetry of Langston Hughes, and incorporates art, multi-cultural ideas, and student performance. The site is full of examples, information, lessons and explanation.

Several examples of predictable books are listed and organized according to type. In addition to providing titles of children's books, this resource lists related titles for young adult readers. The bibliography includes several...

Browse through a colorful gallery of children's artwork created for an Asian's children's literacy festival. Visitors can not only explore works that share similar subjects but they can view all works submitted by children from one...

Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.

Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.

This is a fun idea to display your students' book reports, and encourage reading at the same time! In this online lesson, children use special markers to actually draw their book report on the windows of the library or classroom. Also...

Scholastic Kids Book Central contains links to other interactive Scholastic sites on various children's book series. The site also provides information on kids' authors and illustrators, fun activities, and more.

In this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species.

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.

In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. [6:25]

This video segment from WILD TV features a family that rescues and releases squirrels to their natural habitat. [4:44]

A brief overview to the Southeast Woodland Native American culture. Find a map, and a brief discussion of their languages, arts, religions, and tribal organization. Hyperlinks to information on specific Southeast Woodland tribes.

An effective use of rubrics that encourages the student storyteller how to determine if his/her audience is listening. Learn about the different listening skill rubrics, storytelling rubrics and a self-assessment guide that asks the...

What do you know about the characters and setting of "Lyddie," by Carol Hurst? Gain insight into the characters through the discussion questions found a this site.

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about wild parrots that breed and nest in Brooklyn. [5:00]

In this WILD TV segment, a photographer helps find homes for animals up for adoption.

Magic School Bus cross referenced by themes to provide quick access to many activities and references.