ACTIVITIES
The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
REFERENCE
Read a biography of the fictional secret agent James Bond – created by Ian Fleming – to learn more about this…
Sir Thomas More is a Catholic saint. Read this biography to learn more about the life and death of this British writer…
BOOK GUIDES
This teaching guide for the Speediest! title in the Extreme Animals series from Steve Jenkins includes Common…
Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes. These activities follow along classic…
The first of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: when dinosaurs…
The second of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: how dinosaurs…
The third of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: what dinosaurs…
The last of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: what colors…
An article dispelling myths about various explorers.
Read this biography to learn more about Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish writer who penned the play The Importance of Being…
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in January, 2006. The first woman ever elected head of an African…
Distribute an article that details the many talented African American writers from Phillis Wheatley to James Baldwin.
A brief article about Alice Walker.
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.
Ever wonder the origins of common idioms and proverbs? Find out where your favorites came from!
TEACHING RESOURCE
Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.
A brief article listing common household pets around the world.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Incorporate a farm theme or a farm-inspired bulletin board into your lessons with this printable.
A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.
A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.
