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November Crafts Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 These fun and festive Thanksgiving-inspired classroom craft projects let students use their creative styles to design unique Indian corn patterns, paint cheerful pilgrim characters, and build turkeys with their own hand tracings and thumbprints.	October Crafts Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Our October-themed crafts are a mix of tricks and treats. Your students can create pumpkins and patches to celebrate the harvest, build owls in different colors and sizes, or design their own bats and ghosts for Halloween. Don't worry, these creations are more friendly than scary!
Spirit Animals Educator Page Grades: 3–5, 6–8 From the publisher of The 39 Clues and Infinity Ring, a new multiplatform fantasy adventure – with many themes and learning opportunities to explore. Use these Common Core aligned resources to bring the magic and fun of Spirit Animals to your classroom.	Autumn Crafts Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Welcome autumn into the classroom with these apple-themed art projects, leaf decorations, and personalized nameplates.
Get Off to a Smart Start Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Teachers share the best tips, strategies, and shortcuts for starting the new school year.	Helping Kids Cope With Natural Disasters Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Tips and expert advice for teachers and parents on reassuring children after natural disasters strike.
Family Tree Teachers site Grades: 3–5 Share the Family Tree series with your students! Written by Ann M. Martin, author of the classic Baby-sitters Club series, Family Tree is a quartet of books told from the point of view of four generations of a family.	Craft Ideas for Spring and Spring Holidays Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Bring lessons to life with these engaging craft projects that celebrate spring, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, and more!
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Use historical texts and biographies to introduce your students to two of the most influential men of the 19th century	Craft Ideas for January and February Holidays Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Seasonally-themed craft projects for Groundhog Day, the Chinese New Year, Presidents' Day, and more!
Holiday Craft Ideas for Your Classroom Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate the holiday season with these craft ideas for Kwanzaa wreaths, reindeer puppets, snowmen ornaments, and more!	Graphic Organizers From the Teacher's Guide to Using Storia Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 All of the graphic organizers, worksheets, and other downloadable teaching resources featured in the Teachers Guide to Using Storia
Storia E-Books Teaching Guides and Activities Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Teacher's guides and activities for use with Storia e-books	Who Would Win? Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 3–5 What would happen if a killer whale met up with a great white shark? Author Jerry Pallotta answers this question with fascinating facts about the two ocean animals. The book provides an opportunity to teach compare and contrast, content area vocabulary, and the topic of predators and prey in nature. Activities will engage students in creating their own “Who Would Win?” contest and writing a compare and contrast essay.
The Class Election from the Black Lagoon Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 3–5 The Class Election from the Black Lagoon provides an opportunity to teach how fears affect the imagination, how an author uses puns and word play, and how character is developed through text and illustrations. Activities will engage students in creative writing, dramatic readings, and word play.	Monster Plants Storia Teaching Guide Grades: 3–5 Monster Plants provides an opportunity to teach cause-and-effect relationships in nature, the story structure of an illustrated guide, and content area vocabulary. Activities will engage students in the scientific process and writing informational text.
Downloadable Teaching Materials to Use With Storia Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Choose from graphic organizers, charts, reading response sheets, and other donwloadable e-reading resources that can be used with Storia books. Plus download flyers for parents, bookmarks, and an activity sheet for handing out at back-to-school night!	Teacher's Guide to Using Storia Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Helpful advice, inspiring ideas, and e-reading resources for using Storia in the classroom
Resources for Responding to Violence and Tragedy Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Tips and expert advice for teachers and parents on reassuring children after disturbing events, such as the explosions at the Boston Marathon.	Gear Up for the Summer Olympics Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 A short history of the Olympic Games, as well as resources to help you teach about their origins, sports, politics, and more.
Inside a Hurricane Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Teaching resources for grades K–12 to help you discuss hurricane season and explain how storms such as Hurricane Sandy develop.	Understanding September 11 Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 More than 30 lesson plans, activities, news stories, videos and book lists to help students comprehend the 9/11 attacks and their lasting impact on the United States and the world.