LESSON PLANS
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
This gallery of middle school literature features banned or challenged books. Each slide also features a related…
WORKSHEETS
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…
BOOK GUIDES
Discussion and activity guide for the harrowing survival story Use this printable when teaching the book My Side of the…
Encourage critical thinking and discussion about life in ancient Mesopotamia with the comprehension questions in this…
This slideshow contains summer reading suggestions for teachers interested in reading for pleasure or professional…
Examine the use of verse in Tolkien's The Hobbit through riddles and rhymes. This printable teacher's guide will help…
Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and…
Extend students' enjoyment and understanding of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by using the discussion questions in…
After reading The Misfits, use the discussion questions in this guide to examine the events in the book and develop…
Further student's enjoyment of books 1-10 in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan with discussion questions,…
Get children excited about the impossible with this magician's tool kit for The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.…
Spark discussion about A Hat Full of Sky, The Wee Free Men, and The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents with the…
Designed for reading the novel aloud or in small cooperative groups, this teachers pack includes a six-week unit for…
Sign of the Beaver, written by Elizabeth George, is a timeless story about a boy in eighteenth-century Maine helped to…
ACTIVITIES
Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of short stories, their responses to the selection, and…
Use Literature Circles to promote small group discussion in your classroom. This teacher's guide illustrates how to set…
Ask pupils these questions to guide classroom discussion about The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.
Use the materials in this literature guide to supplement Unwind, a book about a futuristic world in which parents are…
Spark debate about symbolism, good versus evil, relationships, and more with these discussion questions for The…
This printable reader's companion for Saint Louis Armstrong Beach–the gripping story of a boy, a dog, and the hurricane…
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Books that make kids laugh are listed in this literature resource for teachers.
