REFERENCE
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
TEACHING RESOURCE
A complete transcript of the premier showing of Authors Live, with Newbery Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli. Mr.…
Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.
WORKSHEETS
Teach children about Chinese culture by baking traditional mooncake cookies.
Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this printable warm-up, students read a short mystery and answer comprehension questions.
Appeal to students' sense of adventure while improving their reading skills with a suspense story and comprehension…
LESSON PLANS
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…
ACTIVITIES
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.
Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…
This chart of questions will help students analyze the cover art of a book. Use this worksheet when talking about the…
Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi." This is an excellent piece of…
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
BOOK GUIDES
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Red Pony provides pre-reading activities; discussion of…
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of novels, their responses to the selection, and the craft…
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers reading ideas about Asian-American history for all reading…
Some history and some fun activities related to the "Batman & Robin" comic strip.
Extend students' learning with discussion topics for Chains, a National Book Award finalist. The questions in this…
Teach children about teamwork, heroes, and friendship through discussion questions and activity suggestions for the…
This teacher's guide to The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, and The King of Attolia includes a synthesis of the trilogy,…
GAMES AND APPS
The Twits have scrambled words from the titles of their favorite Roald Dahl books. How many words can your students…
This guide to books by Margaret Peterson Haddix includes teaching resources for each book in the Missing series and The…
How do your students relate to Nikki and her friends from Dork Diaries #2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl? Use…
