The YES! Magazine article, “Growing Up in a Kenyan Slum Taught Me the Real Value of Stuff,” by Simon Okelo, is a story about learning to live with less in the midst of abundance. Students will use ...

Looking for writing lessons that will engage your students? Student Writing Lessons from YES! Magazine may be just what you are looking for. The lessons are based on thought-provoking YES! articles ...

When I think about the best writing I have ever read, one of the essays I go back to time and time again is "The Falling Man, ...

Students will demonstrate the ability to use details and information present in the artwork to create a list, and then write a clear descriptive expository text that clearly describes the artwork.

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

Think about a party or an event that you and your friends have planned. List the necessary steps needed to make this event successful. Transforming a vacant lot covered with weeds and trash into a ...