This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading strategies for No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa by Beverley Naidoo and Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom by Doreen Rappaport. Use these resources to teach children about the struggle for freedom.

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice...

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Earth Day Activities: History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

Help your students work on their reading comprehension skills while learning all about Earth Day with this reading compr...

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass Activity & Discussion Guide

Use the children's book Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B.

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A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats

Explore the many multicultural children's books by Ezra Jack Keats with this printable teaching guide and activity sugge...

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42 is Not Just a Number Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is i...

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Myths About Explorers

Most people think ...... Christopher Columbus discovered America.

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Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #2: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery Teaching Guide

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Teaching About the Civil Rights Movement with Picture Books

Use Granddaddy's Turn and Seeds of Freedom to teach students about the civil rights movement in the United States.

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