ACTIVITIES
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
REFERENCE
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…
Discover the magic of Walt Disney while improving students' nonfiction reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Albert Einstein and answer reading comprehension…
Introduce students to the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau through the Henry Bear picture books and related…
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion questions, and Web links.
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography of Olympic athlete Michelle Kwan and answer reading…
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…
Use the children's book Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass to teach students about…
LESSON PLANS
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.
Develop library-skills with this activity that focuses on biographies.
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Henry Ford and answer reading comprehension…
Read about the life and work of J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series.
WORKSHEETS
Enrich student's understanding of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career with this discussion guide to a biography about the…
A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's book is Maniac Magee,…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to William Tell and his famous arrow activities of 1307, plus an Olympic…
Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…
Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about Thomas Edison.
Share the story of Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire, by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the…
BOOK GUIDES
Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…
