Our teacher guides for literature will help you extend the learning and enjoyment that your students get from reading great books. The titles featured in this slideshow reflect the most popular guides for grades 3-8 on TeacherVision.
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Animal Farm

Animal Farm Literature Guide

Although Animal Farm is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as applicable to the latest rebellion against dictators around the world, which makes it a perfect novel for cross-curricular study. This guide includes chapter summaries, teaching suggestions, discussion questions, and writing assignments.
Maniac Magee Literature Guide

Maniac Magee Literature Guide

This Newbery Medal winner tells the mythical tale of a legendary hero: 12 year old Jeffrey Magee – known as Maniac Magee. An orphan with no place to call home, Maniac Magee enters the town of Two Mills, a town sharply divided by race. Magee's athletic skills, combined with his nonjudgmental way, lead the people of Two Mills to overcome segregation, racial profiling, and ignorance.
How to Eat Fried Worms

How to Eat Fried Worms

Activities, tests, and Internet sites that will help you teach How to Eat Fried Worms.
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

The 1895 book The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane tells the story of a young farm boy who becomes a Union soldier in the Civil War. Use these lessons, activities, and references to help you teach this classic novel.
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo

The Katie Kazoo Switcheroo Series

Use these activity kits to extend your class reading of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series.
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols, recurrent motifs, and Frances Hodgson Burnett's style.
Dreamland

Dreamland

Explore teaching activities to be used with the book Dreamland, by Sarah Dressen.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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 students' attention. This story is about a black family who must struggle with discrimination during the Depression of the 1930s.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Browse our extensive collection of for more exciting ideas to use in your classroom.

Number the Stars

Number the Stars

The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the bravery of the Danish people in World War II. Use these activities to extend the reach of the book.
Lion, Witch and Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, will surely delight and inspire your students. We provide enrichment activities and resources for the book.
Island of the Blue Dolphins

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 literature guide for the Newbery Award winner will excite students to keep reading from cover to cover. Our resources will help teachers to extend the book.

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Questions Before, During, and After Reading

Asking Questions Before, During, and After Reading To aid their comprehension, skillful readers ask themselves questi...

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Teaching the Freddy the Pig Series

The Freddy the Pig Series By Walter R.

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Inside the Newbery Award Committee

Inside the Newbery Award CommitteeBy Dianne L.

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Words to describe teachers

Our Top 12 Words Describing Teachers

Our Top 12 Words Describing Teachers We’ve compiled a list of our top 12 words describing our amazing teachers and ...

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NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades K-8

NSTA Recommends – Interdisciplinary ConnectionsGrades K-8Provided by the National Science Teachers Association.

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BOOK GUIDES

Galactic Hot Dogs Teaching Guide: Episodes 5-8

by Holly Poulos Get ready to go on a cosmic adventure with the crew of Galactic Hot Dogs! This online comic, originally ...

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