Start kids thinking about point of view and autobiographies by telling them a short story about your morning (first person), and then asking a volunteer to re-tell the story to you (second person). There are tips to help you tie this...

Your class can participate in a writing program involving four building blocks. By exploring words, sentences, writing forms, and story organization, they improve their creative writing skills throughout this year-long unit. Early in the...

Middle schoolers receive a handout that lists the five types of context clues. The class divides up into groups of three or four, and each group chooses five unfamiliar words. They write a multiple-choice question for each of their five...

Second graders demonstrate visual awareness by listing seven to nine types of animals shown in the artwork on the tour. They draw three types of textured lines or patterns shown in the tour artwork and model an imaginary animal using clay.

Students practice sequencing skills. They discuss what makes a hotdog and the proper sequence for performing the task. Using computer technology, students create a multimedia show that deomonstrates the basic directions for making a...

Students research and present information about Louisiana animal adaptations. For this animal adaptation and video camera lesson, students choose an animal from a teacher prepared list. They use the Internet to find five adaptations...

First graders analyze what it would be like to own a dinosaur. In this dinosaur writing instructional activity, 1st graders review knowledge and key terms about dinosaurs in order to complete a one paragraph creative writing assignment....