WORKSHEETS
Share this author interview with your pupils so they can learn what motivates and inspires Michelle Knudsen to write…
BOOK GUIDES
Enrich pupils' reading experience with comprehension questions and extension activities for Family Reminders, a short…
After reading A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck, use the discussion questions in this guide to continue a classroom…
Find great teaching suggestions and classroom activities in this guide for the Skippyjon Jones books. This printable kit…
REFERENCE
Discover how Temple Grandin's world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry, and demonstrate the unique…
The Arlene On the Scene Teacher's Guide offers over 50 pages of ideas for using the book as part of your English…
Encourage critical thinking and discussion with comprehension questions for Kristine Levine's The Best Bad Luck I Ever…
Captivate reluctant readers and transport them to another time in history with the Treasure Chest series by Ann Hood.…
Review vocabulary, check reading comprehension, and have students make predictions for each chapter in The Fantastic…
Use this interactive game with terms from a nonfiction text to engage students in learning new vocabulary. For the game,…
Puppets are one of the oldest forms of storytelling. For this activity, students will create Bali shadow puppets to…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Find out what it is like to be a judge for the Newbery Awards for outstanding children's literature.
Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…
Find information about the career highlights of Mordecai Richler, a Canadian novelist and critic.
Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…
GAMES AND APPS
Read about the Scrabble Champions Tournament and learn about history and trivia of this fun word game.
Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…
Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.
ACTIVITIES
These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.
Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and…
Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.
Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a…
The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
