GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…
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
Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.
WORKSHEETS
Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to compose a character sketch.
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…
ACTIVITIES
Students will create a quilt that tells a story. This is a great arts & crafts activity that also ties in creative…
Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…
BOOK GUIDES
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides pre-reading activities and discussion on…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Use this chart to help students organize their thoughts. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching…
ASSESSMENT
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…
The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the bravery of the Danish people in…
In this printable computer lesson, students learn the basic format for letter writing. They get practice in word…
Study the Holocaust through literature. These chapter-by-chapter discussion questions for Once by Morris Gleitzman use…
Use the questions on this printable sheet to discuss any book your students might be studying. They will practice…
Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and…
The 1895 book The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane tells the story of a young farm boy who becomes a Union soldier…
Use this fun activity - a printable timeline worksheet - to test your pupils' knowledge of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter…
Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity can be used in conjunction…
Student work in groups of three or four to pick a scene or event that they will present as a skit.
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Land and other books by Mildred D. Taylor.
TEACHING RESOURCE
The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to entice students into reading…
After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy" with your students. You read…