WORKSHEETS
Use these classroom activities and discussion questions with the Young Readers Edition of The Omnivore's Dilemma by…
Try a printable science activity that focuses on identifying the byproducts of plants.
LESSON PLANS
In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
TEACHING RESOURCE
How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
BOOK GUIDES
Author Nathaniel Philbrick evokes the drama of the voyage of the Mayflower, the emptiness of coastal Massachusetts that…
Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…
Try a library-skills activity that focuses on identifying parts of card catalog cards.
The remarkably preserved body of Lady Dai of Mawangdui provides many clues about daily life in ancient China. Use this…
My First Day explores some of the fascinating things that twenty two different species do on their first day of life.…
Familiarize students with the scientific names of muscles in the human body through this activity. Students will use an…
Use this reading extension activity to help students determine the difference between the main idea and supporting…
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Engage your students' interest in their health and well-being with the interdisciplinary activities in this teacher's…
Develop library-skills with this activity that focuses on biographies.
Develop library-skills with an activity that teaches students to differentiate between fiction and nonfiction.
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Henry Ford and answer reading comprehension…
Promote discussion about the meaning of family with the resources in this educator's guide for And Tango Makes Three, a…
Expand students' understanding of environmental headlines with compelling nonfiction. Eyes Wide Open by Paul Fleischman…
Newbery Honor book Bomb: The Race to Build – And Steal – The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin is an…
Read the first chapter of the extraordinary story of the little South African boy whose bravery and fierce determination…
Get a fresh perspective on what we eat with this teacher's guide to Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural…
Enjoy a letter written by this revered author.
Top 10 lists and step-by-step photographs show young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants,…