Here is a good resource for parents wanting to learn more about marijuana use in children and teens. Organized in question/answer format, this article provides information on signs and side effect of marijuana use.

In this lesson, students write a persuasive letter to the President of the United States. Students will research the 2000 Presidential election, interview parents, and reflect on their own opinions and experiences to write their letter....

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem discover that their seemingly "feeble" father has an astonishing ability with a rifle. For this assignment, writers will compose a letter to a parent or loved one, asking for a return letter that...

This is a fun lesson to allow young scholars to try to convince their parents to buy them a pet of their choice in an opinion letter.

Check out this comprehensive website featuring ideas for teaching writing based on the six trait analytic writing model.

This page features an alphabet scavenger hunt activity for young students. Using markers, paper and other materials, students will have an opportunity to work on an alphabetical shopping list.

This site from PBS Kids features an alphabet scavenger hunt activity. Students will have an opportunity to work on an alphabetical shopping list.

This site provides 60-75 math tools designed to help students with basic math skills, such as adding, fractions, and bar graphs. Spanish versions of 10-15 of the printables are provided as well, including several with letters for parents...

This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.

At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the 1930 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Sinclair Lewis, who was honored "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and...

This site from the Virtual Jamestown of Crandall Shifflett provides the letter of Richard Frethorne to his parents in 1623 begging for their support in a desperate situation.