TEACHING RESOURCE
In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses discipline and how punishments should fit…
LESSON PLANS
A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great Gatsby.
In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith explains how to establish a sense of trust with your…
WORKSHEETS
Use this vocabulary list and chapter-specific vocabulary quizzes to test students' knowledge of the terms used in The…
Learn how to be a good role model in this excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.
Rafe Esquith, gives advice on being dependable in your classroom, in this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.…
The Harry Potter series has been banned from some schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Find out why some…
This excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire will introduce you to Rafe Esquith and his advice on being a successful…
REFERENCE
Read about the life and work of J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series.
Children of all ages are sure to enjoy this simple and delicious banana bread recipe from Curious George.
ASSESSMENT
Test your students' knowledge of the Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince film. This is a fun activity to combine the…
This excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire will instruct you on how to create a save haven for your…
The life of J.K. Rowling and her famous creation, Harry Potter, are presented in this timeline.
Read these fun quotes from the cast of the Harry Potter movies -- they compare themselves to their characters.
ACTIVITIES
Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident…
Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily reading quizzes for The…
Students consider what their early experiences with friends taught them about friendship.
Read a movie review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film in the Harry Potter series,…
Test your students' knowledge of the Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – both the book and the movie. This quiz…
A question and answer session with J.K. Rowling.
A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.
An article outlining the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.
An article outlining the Tea Pot Dome scandal.
A timeline of the major events of the 1920's.
