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Eight-Square Scrabble Spell-Off

Build words from eight Scrabble® tiles. Who’ll earn the highest score?

Who Wrote That

Students respond to a writing prompt. Then they try to identify the classmate who wrote each response. In the process, they learn a lot about one another.

Ho Ho Poetry

In this lesson, students read about the sights and sounds of a Las Vegas Christmas. They then use words and phrases taken from articles in today?s New York Times to create holiday-themed ?found poems

Christmas Spirit?

In this lesson, students reflect on how they greet the holiday season and participate in a fishbowl discussion to explore the ongoing debate on how best to celebrate the holidays.

Poets of Christmas Past

In this lesson, students consider the meanings of Christmas by reading an op-ed and reflect on the meanings of the Christmas holiday