After reading A Christmas Memory, by Truman Capote, teachers are provided with a list writing activities to choose from to use with their young scholars such as brainstorm and write about a Christmas memory with an elderly relative.

This lesson plan is based on the PBS episode of American Masters about Truman Capote. Students will read and analyze how Truman Capote develops characters as they record their findings on worksheets included with this lesson plan. Then...

Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.