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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Dreidel Card Holder

Looking for an eye-catching place to organize Chanukah cards? Craft a beautiful container that families will cherish for many holidays to come.

Chanukah Cards with Quilling

Create one-of-a-kind Chanukah cards for friends and family simply by curling narrow strips of Crayola Neon Color Explosion® Paper.

Voting! What’s It All About?

Before introducing the lesson, have students respond in writing to the prompt, “What I Know about Voting.” Allow students to write in any form they prefer: paragraphs, lists, or graphic representations. This information will be a guide to the discussion, so it’s important to do this writing before any reading or discussion about the voting process.

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment

An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting!

Special Interests: How Would A Legislator Vote?

In these role-plays, students act as elected officials who must vote on five bills that relate to special interests of groups that financed their campaigns. How will they vote?