LESSON PLANS
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a fable by Aesop.
Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large portion of their stories on…
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…
After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to the author. Use this activity to celebrate…
Find everything you need to teach lessons on mysteries, character development, vocabulary and story writing with this…
Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native Americans in this multiple…
BOOK GUIDES
Sign of the Beaver, written by Elizabeth George, is a timeless story about a boy in eighteenth-century Maine helped to…
WORKSHEETS
Use these fun activities for picture books and folktales in your Common Core classroom. This printable guide features…
Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Use Ingrid Law's Savvy with this comprehensive educator's guide to meet Common Core State Standards. This six-week…
Complete and comprehensive guide to teaching the classic Roald Dahl novel! This educator's guide for Matilda by Roald…
ACTIVITIES
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.
Use a teaching guide that includes vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extension activities.
Students will learn about their school, the jobs people have, and the book, The Gingerbread Man.
Share a story of adventure with your students. This printable teacher's guide for Chris Van Allsburg's The Wretched…
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching The Race of Toad and Deer by Pat Mora.
Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the…
Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore…
Spark students' imagination with the illustrations and mysterious captions in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of…
Discover the magic of Chris Van Allsburg's first children's book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. This printable teacher's…
Use this detailed teaching guide while reading Dawdle Duckling to your students.
Students use the book There's an Owl in the Shower to research and write about old growth forests and the logging…
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter.