Recommended Death and Dying Resources

A Monster Calls Book Discussion and Reading Guide

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A Monster Calls Discussion Guide

Use these discussion questions with your students or book group. A Monster Calls is an incredibly moving story about com...

If I Stay and Where She Went Discussion Guide

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If I Stay and Where She Went Discussion Guide

Get students thinking about the power of love, the meaning of family, and the choices we make with the pre- and post-rea...

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Death and the Grief Reaction Process

The Secret Hum of a Daisy Common Core Educator's Guide

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The Secret Hum of a Daisy Common Core Educator's Guide

Read and analyze The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer over a 4-week course of study with your middle grade student...

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Common Core Teacher's Guide

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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Common Core Teacher's Guide

Set in the summer of 1971, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt is a coming-of-age story that deals ...

After the River the Sun Classroom Guide

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After the River the Sun Classroom Guide

A quest and an adventure tale combine with a story of friendship, family, and loss in After the River the Sun by Dia Cal...

How It Went Down Common Core Teacher's Guide

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How It Went Down Common Core Teacher's Guide

Use young adult literature to initiate thoughtful classroom discussion about death, loss, friendship, gangs, and raciall...

Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze Discussion Guide

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Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze Discussion Guide

This printable guide includes discussion questions and activities for Alan Silberberg's Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Fre...

Dear Zoe Teacher's Guide

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Dear Zoe Teacher's Guide

Use this teacher's guide to help incorporate contemporary fiction in your English curriculum. This four-week comprehensi...

Strays Discussion Guide

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Strays Discussion Guide

Encourage critical thinking with discussion points for before, during, and after reading Strays, a novel by Ron Koertge....

The Leanin' Dog Reading Guide

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The Leanin' Dog Reading Guide

This reading guide includes class discussion questions and extension activities for The Leanin' Dog by K. A. Nuzum. Shar...

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away Reading Guide

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After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away Reading Guide

Explore the characters, events, and themes in Joyce Carol Oates's After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, ...

The Everafter Reading Guide

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The Everafter Reading Guide

Examine the story elements of Amy Huntley's The Everafter through extension activities and discussion questions in this ...

Wintergirls Discussion Guide

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Wintergirls Discussion Guide

Encourage critical thinking and discussion with reading comprehension questions for Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Winter...

Stand Tall: Teacher Guide

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Stand Tall: Teacher Guide

Explore teaching activities to be used with Stand Tall by Joan Bauer, a novel about helping children deal with tough tim...

September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City Teacher's Guide

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September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City Teacher's Guide

This printable teacher's guide contains discussion questions, lesson ideas, and extension activities for September 11, 2...

Remembering Mrs. Rossi Teacher's Guide

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Remembering Mrs. Rossi Teacher's Guide

Deepen students' understanding of life, love, loss, and grief through the resources and activities in this printable tea...

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Memorial Poetry

TEACHING RESOURCE

Intervention Strategies for Terminal Illness

Distribute an article that describes suggestions on how to best help students who are dealing with a loved ones terminal...

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Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities

TEACHING RESOURCE

Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education

Annexed Discussion Guide

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Annexed Discussion Guide

Educate students about the Holocaust with this teacher's guide to Annexed, a story about the boy who loved Anne Frank. T...

Disease and Death in the Middle Ages

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Disease and Death in the Middle Ages

Discover how diseases were treated during the Middle Ages. Students use what they learn in this worksheet about herbal m...

Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece

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Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece

Give students this worksheet to teach them about ideas of death and the afterlife in ancient Greece. Students are asked ...

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