Sticky Situations

Students assemble details about a pirate voyage and choose which details to include on a postcard that pirate might have written home. They discuss the Pirate Code and determine what should be done in certain "Sticky Situations."

Take a listen to a 21-minute audiobook featuring the  classic fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm. Discover how a brother and sister duo escape the evil plans of their stepmother, only to find themselves in a sticky...

Follow along to a 10-minute audiobook featuring the story "Rumpelstiltskin" by the Brothers Grimm. A miller's daughter finds herself in a sticky situation only to receive help from Rumpelstiltskin; however, the man's help does not come...

Scenario based learning can help students apply their classroom knowledge to every day encounters. They participate in a cognitive strategy called, Four Corners. The teacher establishes a scenario and the student come up with 4 ways to...

Students prepare to write a comparison/contrast essay by organizing notations on sticky notes as they read a short story.

Students access prior knowledge of the symbols of the Christmas season and record in a graphic organizer.  For this Snowmen at Christmas lesson, students make predictions about the elements of the story. Students post their predictions...

Students role-play bullying situations based on scenes from the book "The Bully" by Paul Langan. In small groups they select a scene to act out, read journal entries, and perform the scene for the rest of the class.

Discuss how to use sensory details in creative and descriptive writing. Scholars observe and experience a sensory rich item such as a bar of soap or peanut butter, and then use descriptive language to describe it. Consider having your...

Students study the use of texture, and rhythm as a principle of design when showing movement in a painting.