Help your students learn to appreciate literature with our extensive collection of easy-to-use supplemental material that will assist students in enjoying and understanding fine literature. These literature guides include lesson plans, printables, overview info, discussion questions, and extension activities to help you teach literary classics and structure your classroom discussion. Find guides to novels, short stories, nonfiction, plays, novels, essays, and poetry by diverse authors, both old and new.

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The Lemonade War Teacher's Guide

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The Cam Jansen Series Curriculum Guide

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The Cam Jansen Series Curriculum Guide

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Savvy Discussion Guide

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Savvy Discussion Guide

This printable literature guide to Savvy, a novel by Ingrid Law, includes pre-reading points, discussion questions, and ...

Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade Teacher Activity Guide

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Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade Teacher Activity Guide

Extend students' enjoyment of Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade with discussion questions, worksheets, games, an...

Holler Loudly Kindergarten Classroom Guide

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Holler Loudly Kindergarten Classroom Guide

Kindergarten teachers, this classroom guide for Holler Loudly by Cynthia Leitich Smith is designed just for you! It offe...

Keeper Of The Lost Cities Curriculum Guide

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Keeper Of The Lost Cities Curriculum Guide

Use this curriculum guide to plan your instruction for teaching The Keeper Of The Lost Cities series (published by Simon...

Mockingbird Discussion Guide

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Mockingbird Discussion Guide

Use the discussion questions in this guide to examine the complex social and emotional issues in Kathryn Erskine's Mocki...

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Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide

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Maniac Magee Literature Guide

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The Color of Water

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The Color of Water

Explore this resource with teaching activities that will extend students' understanding and appreciation of The Color of...

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment Activities

Review the enrichment activities and web resources created for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a bibliography of Eric ...

Curious George's First Day of School Teacher's Guide

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Curious George's First Day of School Teacher's Guide

Extend and enhance children's enjoyment of Curious George's First Day of School with the lesson planning resources in th...

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Jan Brett

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Mr. Men & Little Miss Books

Explore teaching activities to be used with Mr. Men & Little Miss Books by Roger Hargreaves. These books cover basic top...

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

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Recently Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 9–12

This gallery of high school literature features challenged and banned books for young adults. Learn why each book was ch...

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The Secret Garden

Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols, recurrent motifs, and Frances H...

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded on an island, alone, for 18 years. This ...

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The Pearl

Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides pre-reading activities and discussion on ...

Team Moon Teacher's Guide

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Team Moon Teacher's Guide

Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story ...

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, will capture your middle and intermediate...

Wreck This Journal Classroom Packet

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Wreck This Journal Classroom Packet

Fully engage kids in the creative process through mistakes, mess-making, and "destructive" acts. This packet for Wreck T...

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A Tale of Two Cities

This teaching guide includes a brief overview of A Tale of Two Cities followed by teaching ideas to be used before, duri...

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Little Cloud by Eric Carle

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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

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