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Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide

This reading guide includes questions for class discussion and extension activities for Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost…

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Native-American History (American Indians)

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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A Guide to Teaching Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man

This teacher's guide to Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man provides a pre-reading…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Novels

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Warriors #1: Into the Wild Reader's Guide

Guide class discussion about the first book in the Warrior series Warriors #1: Into the Wild with the questions in this…

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Fantasy Fiction

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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While No One Was Watching and Crazy Lady! Teacher's Guide

Discuss how characters deal with challenging issues including alcoholism, mental illness, peer pressure, class…

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Reading and Literature

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Sea of Trolls Trilogy Reading Group Guide

Enrich your middle-school literature curriculum with a pre-reading activity, discussion questions, research topics, and…

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Reading Instruction

Fantasy Fiction

Language Arts and Writing

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Hatchet & Dogsong Teaching Guides

Celebrate two of Gary Paulsen's great adventure stories with the resources in this teaching guide for Hatchet and…

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Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

Reading and Literature

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The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series Discussion Guide

The discussion questions in this guide can be used with any book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series: Eight Grade…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Fantasy Fiction

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Al Capone Does My Shirts & Al Capone Shines My Shoes Discussion Guide

Further pupils learning with this discussion guide for Al Capone Does My Shirts  a Newbery Honor Award Book …

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Caminar Educator's Guide

Caminar, a novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, is the moving story of a boy who loses…

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Poetry

Guatemala

Reading Instruction

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Summer of the Wolves Discussion Guide

Extend students' learning with these discussion questions and writing prompts for Summer of the Wolves by Polly…

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Novels

Writing

Reading Comprehension

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Thunderhead: Book #2 of Arc of a Scythe Teaching Guide

Our teacher discussion guide for Thunderhead, the second installment of the Arc of a Scythe series, contains questions…

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Reading

Reading and Literature

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Milkweed

In Milkweed, author Jerry Spinelli paints a vivid picture of the streets of the Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Historical Fiction

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…

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Literature

Folk Tales

Fantasy Fiction

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Explore teaching activities to be used with The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter.

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Literature

Baseball

Reading and Literature

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Distant Enemy

Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.

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Literature

U.S. States

United States of America (USA)

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Guests Enrichment Packet

Distribute this printable worksheet that extends students' learning and enhances their appreciation of a book and the…

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Historical Fiction

Fiction

Literature

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Comfort Teacher's Guide

Incorporate creative arts into your curriculum through the poetry, drama, and discussion activities in this teacher's…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Fiction

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Stay with Me Discussion Guide

Stimulate class discussion and deepen students' understanding of the book Stay with Me through the questions provided in…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Fiction

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Journeys in Time and Places in Time: A Teacher's Guide

Help your students get hooked on history through map activities and story-telling ideas that will make past events come…

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Nonfiction Literature

American History/U.S. History

Map

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 4: One Ring to Rule Them All

Utilize the lesson planning resources in this guide to examine themes of power, corruption, and responsibility in The…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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A Teacher's Guide for Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth

The six lessons in this literature guide for Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth…

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Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Literary Biographies

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 8: War and Peace in Middle-earth

Enrich students' reading experience with the lesson planning resources in this teacher's guide for The Lord of the…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 9: "The Quest Is Achieved"

Consider the meaning of heroism with your class as students read The Lord of the Rings, Book Six. This printable…

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Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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