LESSON PLANS
Week 10: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
DAILY WARM-UPS
This printable warm-up includes a nonfiction reading passage on the battle for the Alamo and related comprehension…
Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the…
Study the civil rights movement in America through music and literature. In this lesson, students will read We Shall…
WORKSHEETS
Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore…
BOOK GUIDES
These two stories by Richard Peck offer a lively picture of the depression years in small-town America. Joey and his…
Use these discussion questions to check your students' comprehension of A Year Down Yonder.
By writing a Readers Theater script for Zia, by Scott O'Dell, students will learn about Zia and her brother. They…
TEACHING RESOURCE
A list of children's literature that deals with curiosity.
After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy" with your students. You read…
ACTIVITIES
Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident…
Activity-based discussion questions for pre- and post-reading are central to this book discussion guide for the young…
Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.
Use these 20 discussion questions for The Beast of Cretacea in class or as the basis for reflective writing assignments.
This discussion guide for the historical novel Cloud and Wallfish includes questions that can be used as part of an…
REFERENCE
The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
This organizational tool will help students keep track of the contents of their writing portfolio.
Students analyze their reading likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses in this inventory. Not only will these help…
Help students with their organizational skills when they fill in this chart to keep track of books read and ones to be…
Evaluate reading, writing, listening, speaking, creative thinking, decision making, problem-solving, seeing things in…
Brush up on your knowledge of plants and animals with these beautifully illustrated life science books from DK's…
This teaching guide to accompany The Black Friend includes an overview of the core themes of the book, suggestions for…
This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…
Use this curriculum guide to plan your instruction for teaching The Keeper Of The Lost Cities series (published by Simon…
