Need a key to unlock writer's block? Introduce your writers to four easy steps that will release them from their mental prison. The brainstorming worksheet, designed to set free their imaginations, even has an answer key.

Students practice a variety of strategies for mastering ABC brainstorming about a major topic. They take a topic and try to think of a word or phrase associated with that topic that begins with each letter of the alphabet and match them...

Students examine the process of designing a book and identify the steps necessary to publish a book. In small groups they analyze ABC books, and discuss the similarities and differences between the books. Students then brainstorm ideas...

Students produce an ABC book of photographs. In this alphabet book instructional activity, students think about items around their school that correspond with letters of the alphabet. They take pictures of those items, print them, and...

Lesson 7 focuses on building academic vocabulary and writing an explanatory letter with supported textual evidence. For the first five minutes of the lesson, the educator reminds the class of how to read and refer to the accordion...

Students write a class A,B,C book based on people and events important to the class. They use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper names. They use periods at the end of sentences.

After reading many of the examples given on this interactive web page,  students read a sentence with a phrase in parenthesis and choose an idiom about education and school to replace it. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers.

First graders create time capsules with "The Important Thing About Me" picture and information.

Young scholars are introduced to the concept of multiculturalism. They explore "colors" of people in a book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Students experience the ingredients and materials for Rainbow Stew.

First graders apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.

Contains plans for a poetry lesson that asks students to write poems after brainstorming metaphors and other ideas as a group. Ideas are groups by different themes, like letters of the alphabet. In addition to objectives and standards,...

In this lesson, SuperHero ABC, a book written by Bob McLeod, and Meanwhile, a book by Jules Feiffer, are used as mentor texts. Young scholars will work in groups and create lists of unique superhero powers that start with different...