Chocolate Chip Cookies
For this WebQuest students are working in teams or all together (for younger students), to gather clues to determine if chocolate chip cookies should be eliminated from our diets. Students will gather facts and display data to report on the entire teams results.

10 Characters From American Folklore
Students learn about Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and five other characters from America's folk history. Student worksheet included.

Speechwriting
Learn the skills to effectively speak your ideas!

Teaching Fantasy
A collection of lesson plans and activities designed to improve writing skills
 

Animal Inn Poetry: Write different forms of poetry online at this cool animal site 

Keep Your Own Field Journal: Record your observations in your own field journal. Integrate writing into the content areas.

Snoopy Comic: Use these Snoopy Comics for writing activities

Teachers Guide to the Professional Cartoonist Index:  Lesson plans for using editorial cartoons as a teaching tool

Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales: An Internet project with Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales.

Teaching Mysteries: Free lesson plans, ideas, and online mysteries to teach critical thinking, writing and reading comprehension.

Writing: Letters: Friendly, Business, and Thank You: These sites provide examples of friendly and business letters. Includes explanations on the different parts of letters and general writing tips. Also covers thank you notes and how to address envelopes. Includes an interactive quiz and a Powerpoint presentation. There are also letters from famous people from George Washington to J.K. Rowling.

CNN Student News: Use this online newspaper as a springboard for writing
 

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