BOOK GUIDES
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
LESSON PLANS
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Books that make kids laugh are listed in this literature resource for teachers.
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
WORKSHEETS
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Your pupils will enjoy challenging themselves with this printable timeline activity about important events in J.K.…
The Harry Potter series has been banned from some schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Find out why some…
Learn how to be a good role model in this excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.
Rafe Esquith, gives advice on being dependable in your classroom, in this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.…
Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…
The remarkably preserved body of Lady Dai of Mawangdui provides many clues about daily life in ancient China. Use this…
Host a Ruby Redfort event in your classroom or school library. Get your master code-crackers warmed up with some…
Familiarize students with the scientific names of muscles in the human body through this activity. Students will use an…
Take students on an adventure with these activities for Peak by Roland Smith. Students will research Mt. Everest, study…
The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to entice students into reading…
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.
Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.
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.
In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…
