Fun Activities for Your Classroom! Activities and Lesson Plans centered around books are a fun way to introduce new titles to students while increasing their reading and writing skills.
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That's Just Ducky! based on There's A Frog in My Throat! by Loreen Leedy and Pat Street
Activity: Students explore the world of idioms with this fun matching activity.
Steps To Freedom based on Almost Freedom by Vaunda Micheax Nelson
Activity: Students check their understanding of sequence of events by numbering sentences in the right order.
That's Cheeky! based on Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvira Woodruff (activity appropriate through 8th grade)
Activity: Students can check their understanding of special English words from history by matching each word with its meaning.
Presidential Best Friends based on First Pets: Presidential Best Friends by Nell Fuqua
Activity: Students check their comprehension of the story by answering key questions from the book.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! based on Scholastic Book of World Records 2004 by Jenifer Corr Morse
Activity: This fun activity allows students to check their recall by filling in the record-holders in each category.
Measuring Marvels based on Millions to Measure by David Schwartz
Activity: Students can test their knowledge of both standard and metric measuring systems with this activity.
