After students have read one of Brian Jacques' Redwall stories, a class newspaper is created based on the story.

Students work in small groups or as a class to map the plot of a selected Cynthia Rylant story and create original literary works using the plot diagrams.

Students brainstorm a list of modern news sources and from previous centuries. Groups then research one of these sources and create a timeline showing the evolution of news.

Students brainstorm a list of civil rights-related issues and use the Acrostic Poems interactive to create poems.

Students celebrate Get Caught Reading Month by doing a reading-related service project such as planning an intergenerational reading day or organizing a book drive.

Using one of Numeroff's books as a model, students use the circle plot structure as a culminating project for a unit of study completed in the classroom.

In a small group or as individuals, students write letters related to a unit of study or particular topic they have studied.

Each student chooses a book that is special and writes a short story about why it deserves special mention. Students can plan the pages of their own stories and then make a Stapleless Book or use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.

Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.

Students brainstorm a list of objects and processes that have changed over time and use the Timeline tool to sketch out the evolution of the item they have chosen. A giant class timeline can be created to show the evolution of the items students have investigated.

Students consider why there are so many different dates associated with the Declaration of Independence and why the nation's birthday is celebrated on July 4.

A scene from one of Twain's works is chosen and students map the story setting using the Story Map. Setting is then discussed as a class.

Students consider how zoos have changed over the past century and design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or other displays.

Students explore the delightful illustrations in Wiesner's book and identify elements that make the emotions in the story obvious to someone reading the book.

In the spirit of Helen Keller, students explore the American Sign Language Browser from Michigan State University and try using a few signs.

After reading one of Eric Carle's books, students create a torn paper collage or a word collage.

Students take part in an inquiry-based study that compares typewriters to computers.

Students consider how America, Americans, and the flag are represented in different patriotic songs and hypothesize about the reasons for their differences.

Students learn about eyewitness reports through a lesson that is grade-level appropriate. Then, groups use primary source documents and research an event using eyewitness accounts.