In this lesson, the writer first writes a personal decalogue (a list of ten personal beliefs) about something important to him/her. The writer then creates a decalogue for a fictional character they will invent and envision. The final...

This comprehensive guide is designed to provide classroom teachers of Kindergarten to Grade 3 with practical approaches and resources for delivering an effective writing program. Sample lessons are included for each topic discussed.

What is interactive poetry? Use this website to learn more about this form of poetry.

For this lesson, writers will create a detailed journal entry from the point of view of a character who never actually existed. The journal entry will be for a day in history that the writer has researched and found interesting...

In this lesson, Bertrand R. Brinley's The Mad Scientist's Club is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will analyze the introductory paragraph of the mentor text and its sequel. Then students will use an interactive button to select a...

In this lesson, students will engage in writing activities as extensions to Lois Ehlert's book, Mole's Hill. Students will generate soluntions to conflicts in the story, generate ideas for writing letters, write an interactive letter to...

An interactive simulation that teaches about equivalent, evaluating, and simplifying expressions through games and exercises building coin expressions. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts,...

In this lesson, Roni Schotter's picture book entitled The Boy Who Loved Words is used as the mentor text. This Language Arts Common Core Standards-aligned lesson pre-writing task engages students in writing a collection of ideas of story...

Everything you need to know to begin working with functions is presented in this lesson. Learn the definition, notation, and use of functions then practice evaluating with the examples provided.

Learn about the legislative process in the United States through this interactive tutorial, which demonstrates to students how a bill becomes a law.

This language arts lesson applies hands-on materials to help students apply the sensory details need for writing. It also incorporates writing skills for comparing and contrasting. In addition, students will utilize Thinkfinity...

At this site young scholars can improve their handwriting skills. It provides printable worksheets, lesson ideas, and interactive activities.

This lesson presents information on the use of the comma and semicolon in a compound sentence. A link will take you to an interactive exercise that applies the mechanics content. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause

Try to find the numerical pattern to describe what happens when Dan runs stairs. This interactive lesson focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and using data to write expressions in order for you to figure out the...

This online tool is designed for teachers to create rubrics that correspond with project-based learning activities.