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BOOK GUIDES

The Vespertine Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide to The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell includes writing prompts and chapter-by-chapter vocabulary…

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Fiction

Historical Fiction

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The Springsweet Teacher's Guide

Modify these classroom resources for The Springsweet to best suite your students' needs. This guide includes vocabulary…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Historical Fiction

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WORKSHEETS

Built to Last Classroom Guide

In this classroom guide, you'll find a variety of cross-curricular activities, discussion points, and projects to enrich…

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Reading and Literature

Informational Texts

Historic Buildings and Sites

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BOOK GUIDES

Dead End in Norvelt Teacher's Guide

Jack Gantos's Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical…

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Reading and Literature

Novels

Historical Fiction

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A Year Down Yonder Curriculum Connections

This list of suggestions will help you to integrate A Year Down Yonder with other subjects such as math, social studies,…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Social Studies and History

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LESSON PLANS

Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Students create a script for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, the story of Kit, who immigrates…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

American History/U.S. History

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Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain

Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who becomes involved with…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

American Revolution (1775-1781)

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LESSON PLANS

Readers Theater Script: The House of Sixty Fathers

Readers Theater script ideas for The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert DeJong. This is the story of Tien Pao and his…

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Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Literary Drama

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Inside the Newbery Award Committee

Find out what it is like to be a judge for the Newbery Awards for outstanding children's literature.

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Award and Prize Winners

Literature

Reading and Literature

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Literature that Deals with Love and Friendship

The children's books in this list deal with the topics of love and friendship.

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Reading and Literature

Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Literature that Deals Safely with Fears

A list of literature that deals with a child's fears.

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature

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REFERENCE

President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Biography

Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…

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African-American History

U.S. Presidents

U.S. Government

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Mordecai Richler Biography

Find information about the career highlights of Mordecai Richler, a Canadian novelist and critic.

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Authors

Canadian History

Literature

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Harriet Beecher Stowe Biography

Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Slavery in United States

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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BOOK GUIDES

Sinking the Sultana Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for Sinking the Sultana , a recount of the sinking of the steam-powered paddleboat Sultana during…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)

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The Wonderling Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for The Wonderling , a fantastical adventure, includes discussion questions. These discussion…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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WORKSHEETS

Infobiographical Infographic Review Handout

This handout accompanies the Infobiographical FutureFit Project, and should be used by students as a guide for reviewing…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

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1972 Ice Hockey: Team Canada vs. USSR

Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…

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Sports

History of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Canada

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GAMES AND APPS

Scrabble Champions Tournament

Read about the Scrabble Champions Tournament and learn about history and trivia of this fun word game.

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Social Studies and History

Award and Prize Winners

Literature

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The Stanley Cup

Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…

Subjects:

Sports

Award and Prize Winners

Physical Education and Fitness

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John Keats - Biography & Activities

Study the life and work of John Keats, one of the greatest 19th-century English poets. This resource includes…

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Poetry

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Salman Rushdie Biography

Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.

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Authors

Literature

Reading and Literature

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Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn

Study the Battle of Bannockburn through this poem by Robert Burns.

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Social Studies and History

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James Bond - Fictional Character Biography & Activities

Read a biography of the fictional secret agent James Bond  created by Ian Fleming  to learn more about this…

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Adventure

Children's Book Characters

Fiction

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