Creative expression helps children articulate their feelings and thoughts. Encouraging creative expression is easy in both indoor and outdoor play spaces. This article discusses how art, music, and dance can encourage creative expression.

Learning to identify and express feelings in a positive way helps kids develop the skills they need to manage them effectively. Here are some tips on how to encourage your child to express their feelings.

Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of writing algebraic expressions and equations. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom...

Alma contributes to her neighborhood in big ways! In creating a unique community mural, she reflects on her interests and her neighborhood. In this activity, students add to their school community by creating murals with bulletin board...

When we prompt our students to create art based on "self," how many of us get generic pictures or simple ideas? This game is designed to stretch each student's self list so that they have a wide variety of expressive ideas to choose from.

Learn about cause and effect, and then answer some self-assessment questions after the lesson.

Nice lesson plan for grades 5-6 that explores poetry and personal expression through the work of Gwendolyn Brooks. Has lots of activities but could easily be modified for time. Has nearly everything you need to do the lesson!

This lesson plan uses the slab method to create a clay box decorated to express the individual.

A short explanation of how newspaper writers construct their articles. Review questions at the end are corrected for you, and model answers are shown for the short answer questions.

A charming story about Zinnia, the cat. Comprehension questions follow, with immediate feedback if done online. Teachers, go to the site map, and under PRINTABLE MATERIALS, you will find the story, the quiz, and the answer sheet.

This newspaper article deals with a curious geological phenomenon which occurs in Death Valley. After you read the article, test your understanding by answering the multiple choice questions.

After reading this Tampa Tribune article by Jan Hollingsworth, respond to the multiple choice questions to see if you have understood. Immediate feedback.

This excerpt of the story by John P. Jones Jr. is exciting and fun to read. The questions will be corrected for you, so you can check your own work.

This activity will introduce the idea of the uncanny and explore its expression within the narrative form of Charles Dickens's novel "Great Expectations".

This is a student led exploration of the systems of the human body through art and self-expression. Groups will cooperatively develop a poster, the size of a fifth-grade student, and will accurately depict the assigned system of the...

This article from the Fred Rogers' Company discusses the importance of being able to cope with frustration in a healthy manner. This practice will help children develop healthy attitudes.

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on using Idioms to replace the given word or phrase. It is suitable for ESL as well as regular English classes.

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on using Idioms to replace the given word or phrase. It is suitable for ESL as well as regular English classes.

Site from NPR includes an interview, video clips and links about expressionist artist, Dan Keplinger. This artist has overcome his disability to create fine art that expresses himself.

Fantastic quizzes for Spanish speakers. All quizzes feature colorful interface and humorous feedback noises that make learning more enjoyable. Some of the topics are basic phrases, colors, common expressions, describing people,...

An excellent biographical sketch of Mary McLeod Bethune. It is followed by comprehension questions: multiple choice, short answer and extended response, with immediate feedback. Printable version available from the home page menu or site...

How can we as parents foster creativity and self-expression in our children? Peruse these ideas from PBS such as encouraging different types of creative play.

Artistic expressions of the new black self image inspired by migration to the urban North. This focus of this site is "Song of the Towers", a series of four murals sponsored by the federal Works Projects Administration, outlining black...

Classroom teachers will learn about Peer Assisted Learning/Literacy Strategies (PALS) an engaging instructional strategy for students. Teachers will learn how to implement PALS, understand how to measure progress with PALS, and find...