ACTIVITIES
Download for free! Here are 50+ great questions to ask an author during an interview Ever wondered about your favorite…
WORKSHEETS
Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This printable teacher's guide will help…
BOOK GUIDES
Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by using the discussion questions in…
REFERENCE
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…
Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Before…
LESSON PLANS
Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Jules Verne, the first true science fiction writer.
Hang this poster in your classroom to celebrate Roald Dahl Month (September). This poster features favorite quotes by…
A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's book is Maniac Magee,…
Follow this recipe to make your own homemade hot chocolate. Students will enjoy a cup of rich hot chocolate just like…
Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…
MAPS
Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…
Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.
Sir Thomas More is a Catholic saint. Read this biography to learn more about the life and death of this British writer…
Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Read this biography to learn more about Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish writer who penned the play The Importance of Being…
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.
Celebrate the achievements of women with this list of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.
Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.
