TEACHING RESOURCE
Download for free! Specific tips for writing effective book reports. Write better book reports using the tips,…
ACTIVITIES
Download for free! Here are 50+ great questions to ask an author during an interview Ever wondered about your favorite…
Download for free! As you may have inferred...this is a critical reading skill! Making an inference involves using what…
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…
LESSON PLANS
A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…
Learn and apply this critical reading instruction strategy Visualizing refers to our ability to create pictures in our…
With this teaching strategy resource, we show you how to make the most out of KWL charts in your classroom. K-W-L stands…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…
Help students write five-paragraph essays with a graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to…
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Variety of genres and interesting activities for all reading levels Help your students retain the reading skills the…
The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…
This list of recommended vacation reading for the middle grades is provided by Penguin Young Readers Group and Dorling…
WORKSHEETS
Use this comprehensive packet with your students to strengthen reading comprehension and vocabulary. Included in the…
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…
Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
This gallery of middle school literature features banned or challenged books. Each slide also features a related…
This Newbery Medal winner tells the mythical tale of a legendary hero: 12 year old Jeffrey Magee – known as Maniac…
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…
Definitions for "The Raven" vocabulary words.
Use this three-part Venn diagram to identify differences and similarities. This graphic organizer is appropriate for use…
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…