GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Use a printable that contains instructions for using a story pyramid to describe important information from a story,…
ACTIVITIES
Students will create a quilt that tells a story. This is a great arts & crafts activity that also ties in creative…
Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…
WORKSHEETS
Following Directions Worksheet for Elementary Students This fun and fast-paced following directions worksheet helps…
Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
LESSON PLANS
Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Question-Answer Relationships, or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to encourage students to be active,…
WORKBOOKS
Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice…
Use this graphic organizer to help students create outlines for a five-paragraph writing assignment. This printable is…
CHOICE BOARDS
Pair your summer reading lists with this 9-activity choice board of fun summer reading activities for middle school…
BOOK GUIDES
Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols, recurrent motifs, and Frances…
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides pre-reading activities and discussion on…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Can't find the right rubric? Make your own! This blank grid will make it easy for you to create your own rubrics. This…
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…
Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, will capture your middle and intermediate…
Use this chart to help students organize their thoughts. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching…
This resource contains three different choice boards that align with “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, “The Fun…
Fully engage kids in the creative process through mistakes, mess-making, and "destructive" acts. This packet for Wreck…
ASSESSMENT
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…
Visually organize thoughts with this concept map. This type of map can be used in any content area when trying to…
Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…
This extensive list details books for both children and adults that deal with disabilities. The books are sorted by…
