Playlist: Bookmarks
Halloween Worksheets
Crosswords, image analysis, and writing prompts for Halloween!
Hero or Not A Hero?
Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.
Order, Chaos, and the Holiday Season
Let’s write a holiday song about order and chaos!
New Uses For A Pencil
So, what can a pencil be used for other than writing and drawing?
Word Pyramids
Start with a one letter word, add another letter, then add another. How tall can you make the pyramid?
Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”
What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?
Special Gifts with Special Requirements
Your special friends sure have some unique gift needs!
Mow A Lawn
How long would it take to mow a very large lawn with a push-mower?
New Uses for a Paperclip
So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?
Game: Number Scrabble
What if we played Tic-Tac-Toe with numbers and instead of three-in-a-row, we add up to 15? Well… then we’d have Number Scrabble!
Self Portraits: Text Art
What if a students’ self-portrait was made of words that describe the student!?
Self Portraits Part One: Line Drawings
Anyone, yes anyone, can create a (somewhat) realistic self-portrait using these steps. Anyone!
Jotto
Who can guess the codeword first?
Word Ladders Introduction
You won’t believe how this spelling and vocabulary puzzle will get kids’ brains sweating over the smallest of words.
Investigating Christmas Trees
Start with facts about Christmas trees. Group them. Label them. Can you boil it all down to one big idea?
Fraction Puzzlers: Add and Subtract Fractions To Reach A Number
You only have six digits to form three fractions. Can you combine them to get to 0?
Greekymon
Rather than just memorizing word parts, students will use those word parts to create four possible products.
A Nutrition-Based Math Project
Let’s create a parody ad attacking a surprisingly calorie-rich meal.
Fancier Figurative Language: Start with a Cliche
We’ll start with the cliché “as cold as ice” and go somewhere much more interesting.
Writing Clear Directions
Can you write directions so clear that a group of kids can put a toy together with no illustrations?