Connect Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech, "I Have a Dream," to The Cay by Theodore Taylor. Taylor refers to the speech in his dedication, which creates a natural segue into talking about the speech and how it relates to the novel....

Fourth graders practice using technology to create a dedication page. They use the software of Microsoft Word in order to format and save the document. The teachers provides time for independent practice. The document is then saved and...

Young children practice writing the letter w by tracing it using this simple worksheet. This resource includes eight traceable capital w's as well as eight traceable lower case w's for students to complete. Links to the printer-friendly...

Fifth graders apply the ABC format to write books about various states. They identify important people, places, and events and include title. copyright, and dedication pages. They have items for all letters and createcovers and "about...

Every child is an author with this engaging reading activity. First the class reviews the various parts of a book such as the title, author, dedication, and author-biography. Then each individual will choose a story of their...

In this first of four lessons on book design, students are introduced to the vocabulary of book design through the use of bookwalks and a non-linear PowerPoint presentation in game-show (Jeopardy!) format.

Bring the beauty of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost to middle school language arts. After learners read a copy of the poem, they follow an instructional sequence that focuses on sound, figurative language, and theme.

This chapter-by-chapter guide to The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, designed to be used in either a classroom or homeschool setting, contains vocabulary lists, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

How do Poe's choices of imagery, rhythm and rhyme scheme, and structure help build the desired single effect of "The Raven"? After listening to a dramatic reading of the poem, class members consider whether Poe's choices do...

Students participate in pre-reading activities such as looking at the graphics on the cover, reading the synopsis on the back cover, reading the dedication, and discussing the title. Students read the text aloud, stopping at strategic...

In this number 5 worksheet, students trace the word "five" and then practice writing in on their own on this lines provided. They then circle 5 angels from the group at the bottom of the page.

In this number 6 learning exercise, students trace the word "six" and then practice writing in on their own on this lines provided. They then circle 6 brushes from the group at the bottom of the page.

In this early childhood number 2 worksheet, students practice printing the word two by tracing it and then writing it on their own. In addition, students learn to count to 2 by circling the right number of pictures at the bottom of the...

In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, learners learn to recognize beginning letters of words as they look at the pictures of the ball, goat, money, octopus and zebra on the page and then draw a line to the letter each item...

In this early childhood beginning sounds phonics worksheet, students draw a line from pictures of the umbrella, tire, lion, apple, and fan on the page to the letter it begins with on the other side of the page.

In this drawing straight lines learning exercise, students help the farm animals find their way across the page by tracing the 3 straight lines from left to right.

Students read a book and use the internet to find images to accompany it. After choosing one of the artifacts, they complete a full analysis worksheet and write a journal entry about how the artifact was used. To end the lesson, they...

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader guide includes chapter-by-chapter vocabulary lists and quizzes, discussion questions and writing prompts, and an explanation of Narnia expressions. Great for mainstream classrooms and homeschool situations.

In this working with the number 3 worksheet, 1st graders practice printing the word three by tracing the three listed below, students are also provided space to practice on their own. Students are then asked to count and circle 3 suns.

In this language arts activity, students fill in the blanks on 5 sentences. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Students complete a cloze activity of the transcript. The transcript of the article is included, although the main intent...

In this printing and counting ten worksheet, students trace the dotted examples of the word "ten". Students then count the apples in a set and circle ten.

In this days of the week learning exercise, students practice putting the days of the week in order. Students cut out the days of the week and paste them in order in the boxes.

In this sight words worksheet, students look at the list of sight words (at, big, can, funny, get, help, me, we) and locate them within the word search puzzle.

For this sight words worksheet, students look at the 8 sight words: fly, for, here, is, look, that, they, and what. Students find the words in the word search puzzle.