New ReviewLouisa May Alcott's third novel about Josephine March, spunky-sister-turned-successful-writer, is the focus of a reading comprehension activity. As class members read an excerpt from the third chapter of Jo's Boys, they answer four...

New ReviewJo March is all grown up in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men, and a new generation of children is benefitting from her tutelage. Young learners read a passage from the novel before answering four comprehension questions about plot details...

New ReviewWho gave you grammar homework? Or is it whom? Clarify the meanings of several commonly confused words, including affect and effect, among and between, and then and than with a handout and grammar practice worksheet.

New ReviewJo's decision to sell her hair to bringing her wounded father home is a pivotal and poignant scene from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Class members read the excerpt and answer four questions about the details, vocabulary, and plot...

New ReviewSix tasks make up a lesson plan designed to reinforce comprehension and language skills using the poem, The Pied Piper by Robert Browing. Scholars discuss and define unknown words, identify adjectives and onomatopoeia, review complex...

New ReviewA town filled with rats asks a local ratcatcher for help. What happens next? Read a vivid retelling of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" that focuses on both plot elements and vocabulary, and includes 15 challenging comprehension questions.

New ReviewScholars create a brochure that features three aspects of the poem, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. The program details information about the author—Robert Browning, the poem's setting, and its events. 

New ReviewScholars warm-up their map skills with a discussion using location words to describe familiar places. An engaging video informs class members about latitude and longitude. Three leveled activities extend the learning experience for...

New ReviewAfter reading the tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, scholars discuss the emotions the events provoked in its characters. In pairs, writers compose a letter depending on the topic and style of their choice then reply to their own or a...

New ReviewAccept and except—although these two words sound similar, their meanings are very different. With a 10-question worksheet, grammar enthusiasts prove their understanding of the two commonly confused words by reading sentences and filling...

New ReviewDancers revise their dances based on their peers' feedback and rehearse their final product. A poetry lesson provides scholars the opportunity to reflect in written format before discussing the project with their peers. 

New ReviewScholars rehearse, perform, and reflect on the interpretive dances they've created. Choreography and music showcase their free-verse poems and highlight its prosody. 

New ReviewScholars gather in small groups to share their final drafts of free-verse poems. Peers reflect on their reading with a grand discussion that focuses on prosody. Poetry groups choose one poem to choreograph using motion that reflects a...

New ReviewScholars visit their poetry groups in order to continue selecting music and creating choreography for their interpretive dance. Dances are designed to reflect a strong word or phrase found in writers' original free-verse poems. 

New ReviewUsing a rubric, young writers work in small groups to revise their first drafts of a free-verse poem. After a productive discussion, poets compose their final draft.  

New ReviewAfter an invigorating interpretive dance, young poets compose their first draft of a free-verse poem. Peers share their drafts and reference a rubric in order to provide feedback. 

New ReviewBudding poets brainstorm ideas for writing a free-verse poem. Once their topic has been established, writers list expressive words and phrases they can use to evoke emotion and paint a picture in the mind's eye. 

New ReviewGroups create dances to showcase one phrase from a free-verse poem. Scholars reflect on their learning experience using an assessment in which class members respond to questions and share their feelings with their peers. 

New ReviewInterpretive dance and prosody is the focus of a activity designed to encourage movement and poetry analysis. Independently and in small groups, poetry enthusiasts explore a variety of free-verse poems, discuss specific words and phrases...

New ReviewThe five senses are the focus of a lesson plan designed to explore feelings that a poem evokes through a variety of words and phrases. After a read-aloud and grand conversation, scholars dance to the free-verse poem "Clothesline" by...

New ReviewAfter a brain dance to warm up gross motor skills, small groups create and present a dance that showcases the free-verse poem "Sparklers" by Mark Vinz. The activity closes with a progress monitoring system designed to assess...

New ReviewAngle in on the different types of angles. By watching an informative video, scholars see how to classify angles. It covers acute, right, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles. Some example problems focus on classifying angles given their...

New ReviewWhat's your angle? A short video describes how to draw angles using a protractor. It goes through three examples: a 35-degree angle, a 105-degree angle, and a 215-degree angle. A worksheet gives some additional problems to consider.

New ReviewAfter screening an episode by BizKids, scholars show what they know about business vocabulary, then take part in grand conversations about role models and ethical dilemmas.