Today's Classroom Activities :

Character Writing

Trade that character! After reading a new book, choose one character to write about. Go to www.weeklyreader.com/tresources for a trading-card reproducible. Fill in information about the character.

In A Piece of the Puzzle by Elizabeth Swartz you can see how when writing a story using a grid, it may be easier for kids to figure out how all the "pieces" fit.

Can you bring to life different events in social studies for your students and still adhere to the standards? This teacher shows us how it's done in A Simulated Journey.