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North Carolina American Indian stories: In this lesson students will select and read stories from some of the North Carolina American Indian tribes. They will compare and contrast two stories of their choice and complete a Venn diagram. Students will use the information on the Venn diagram to write three paragraphs. After reading several American Indian tales or legends, students will then create their own legend using the narrative writing process.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Janice Gardner.

Science News: Science doesn't happen in textbooks! This selection of websites give you a look at what's going on in the world of science right now, and how it's changing our world.; Format: bibliography/help

Story surgery: As early as first grade, children can begin to revise their stories using "Story Surgery." In this lesson, students learn how to use scissors to perform "story surgery" by cutting their stories apart at the point where more information can be added.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Piggies: This activity is a fun, interactive lesson that integrates children's literature with math. (A great way to integrate author studies!) This activity allows students to be involved in all 4 learning styles (visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic). I spread this lesson out over two days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Stephanie Hatcher.

Frosty friends: Students will draw snowmen using various tools in the illustration component of their program. Our students use KidWorks2 by Davidson but others may be used instead. They will then write original stories to accompany their illustrations.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Linda Baker.

Town: The houses are built on a hillside in Trabzon, Turkey. Some have only two stories while others are four and five stories tall. Most of them are painted in an ocher color. Laundry hangs from the windows drying. The roofs are made of terra cotta tiles.; Format: image/photograph

Comparing & contrasting real & make-believe bears: Student pairs create a Venn Diagram in their Bear Research Journal listing things that are the same and different about real and make-believe bears.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Susan Lovett.

The bear who wouldn't sleep: Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By Donna Kauffman.

Leapin' leprechauns: This lesson will allow first graders to use their imagination while practicing newly learned writing skills. The end product will be wonderfully creative leprechaun stories.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By JoAnn Lazaro.

A million fish... Serving up exaggeration: Students will become familiar with the term "exaggeration" and how it can be used in stories to catch the reader's attention. Students will create narrative stories of their own using exaggeration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By Jennie McGuire.

Collecting family stories: Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Amy Honeycutt, Chris Furry, and Diana Hicks.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity six: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will read and evaluate primary source stories from the Federal Writer’s Project.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Chora church: This picture is a view of the Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey, which was originally a Byzantine church and was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers. The photograph shows a reddish brown building with several domes and many windows. The building is...; Format: image/photograph

Legacies of colonial rule: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 2; The tan and white building is two stories high with a central clock tower, sculpted cornices, and two red-tiled Mansard roof towers. Built by the French colonial government in the early 1900s, the ornate building is still used as a city hall but now it is...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Introduction to community helpers: This is a introductory lesson to a unit on community helpers. It will begin to help students to identify different types of community helpers and the jobs they perform.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies); By Jerrye Ficklin.

Word closet: Word Closets give students an additional classroom resource for “researching” the correct spelling of words to use in their daily writing. Word Closets are particularly focused toward concept words, season words, and favorite words that students like to use in their writing but may need help with spelling.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Is Mr. Wolf really a bad guy?: This lesson is intended to show children the importance of evaluating information as they read. The author's point of view is limited in that it only truly shows one side of the story. There is always another perspective. How the author views a subject colors everything that he or she writes about.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts)

Adding emotions to your story: One way to make stories even better is to show emotions, and not just tell them. In this lesson, students will use actions, gestures, and facial expressions to act out emotions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Reminiscences of Levi Coffin: The story of Jack Barnes: A chapter from the memoir of Levi Coffin, a Quaker abolitionist who was heavily involved in the Underground Railroad in the 19th century.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Slow motion replay: Students will learn to use slow motion replay of a moment in a narrative to make it easier for the reader to feel that he or she is actually experiencing the event.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

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