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  • The Magician's Elephant Discussion Guide

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    The Magician's Elephant Discussion Guide

    Ask pupils these questions to guide classroom discussion about The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.

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  • The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Guide

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    The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Guide

    Spark debate about symbolism, good versus evil, relationships, and more with these discussion questions for The…

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    Birthday Buddies

    Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

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    Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
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    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…

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    Literature
    Historical Fiction
    Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan, March 2011
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  • REFERENCE

    Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One

    This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…

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    Poetry
    Literary Biographies
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    How to Read a Poem

    This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.

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  • A girl getting ready to read a humorous book - literature that deals with laughter

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    Literature that Deals with Laughter

    Books that make kids laugh are listed in this literature resource for teachers.

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    Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature
    Literature
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    Research Paper: Take Notes

    How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.

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    Banning Harry Potter?

    The Harry Potter series has been banned from some schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Find out why some…

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    Teaching Harry Potter
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  • Ruby Redfort Code-Breaking Kit

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    Ruby Redfort Code-Breaking Kit

    Host a Ruby Redfort event in your classroom or school library. Get your master code-crackers warmed up with some…

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    Detective and Mysteries
    Children's Book Characters
    Logic and Problem Solving
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  • At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui Discussion & Activity Guide

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    At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui Discussion & Activity Guide

    The remarkably preserved body of Lady Dai of Mawangdui provides many clues about daily life in ancient China. Use this…

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  • You Are a Role Model: Teaching Advice

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    You Are a Role Model: Teaching Advice

    Learn how to be a good role model in this excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.

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    Children Depend on Us, So Be Dependable: Teaching Advice

    Rafe Esquith, gives advice on being dependable in your classroom, in this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire.…

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  • Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

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    Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

    Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…

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  • If I Were in Charge of the World

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    If I Were in Charge of the World

    In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…

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  • Activity: Muscles and Movement

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    Activity: Muscles and Movement

    Familiarize students with the scientific names of muscles in the human body through this activity. Students will use an…

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    Library Resources
    Reading and Literature
    Musculoskeletal System
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  • J.K. Rowling Timeline Activity

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    J.K. Rowling Timeline Activity

    Your pupils will enjoy challenging themselves with this printable timeline activity about important events in J.K.…

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    Literature
    Teaching Harry Potter
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  • Peak Student Pack

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    Peak Student Pack

    Take students on an adventure with these activities for Peak by Roland Smith. Students will research Mt. Everest, study…

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    Adventure
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    Harry Potter Haiku

    Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.

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    Reading Comprehension
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    Shadow of a Bull

    Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.

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    Folk Tales
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    Homesick: My Own Story

    Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.

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    An Interview with Jeff Kinney

    Jeff Kinney answers questions about his very funny online journal, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal.

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    Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry

    Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…

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    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn -- Chapters Three and Four

    The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to entice students into reading…

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