BOOK GUIDES
Use this guide on The Secret Garden to stimulate discussions focused on themes, symbols, recurrent motifs, and Frances…
WORKSHEETS
As summer approaches, use this printable from Last Day Blues to discuss what made this school year special. Have…
LESSON PLANS
In this project, students will research a notable African-American scientist and then create a social media account for…
Children explore an online resource and learn to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic.
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this science reading warm-up, students learn about animal habitats. Use the nonfiction reading passage and…
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…
TEACHING RESOURCE
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…
What is your favorite ice cream flavor? In this printable, students use crayons or markers to design their dream ice…
ACTIVITIES
Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded on an island, alone, for 18 years. This…
REFERENCE
Discover the magic of Walt Disney while improving students' nonfiction reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…
Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage them to read more. Use…
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides pre-reading activities and discussion on…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Help Students sort out ideas with this basic web or Concept Map. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…
Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…
GAMES AND APPS
As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your students.
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…
This printable reading warm-up includes a nonfiction passage about germs and reading comprehension questions. Use this…
Increase your students reading abilities with an activity that build skills in drawing conclusions. This worksheet works…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Can't find the right rubric? Make your own! This blank grid will make it easy for you to create your own rubrics. This…
In literature circles, students come together to discuss and respond to a book that they are reading at the same time.…
Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA) is a teaching strategy that guides students in making predictions about a…
This ELA-based lesson features a read-aloud of Lina Maslo's "Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala" picture book. The…
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…
Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, will capture your middle and intermediate…
