8th Grade Reading and Literature

Use this illustrated reading passage to teach pupils about the liver. After reading about the human body's largest…

The Liver

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Human Biology

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

Banning Harry Potter?

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Banned Books and Censorship

Teaching Harry Potter

Literature

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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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Books

Literature

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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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Books

Literature

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Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak

Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Literary Biographies

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CLASSROOM TOOLS

The Middle Ages: Medieval Towns Activity Packet

Students learn about life in medieval towns, as they read and complete the activities provided in this packet.…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Middle Ages

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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…

Subjects:

Literature

Historical Fiction

Language Arts and Writing

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BOOK GUIDES

The Magician's Elephant Teachers' Guide

Use the discussion questions in this guide to engage pupils in a conversation about Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Language Arts and Writing

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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…

Subjects:

Informational Texts

Nonfiction Literature

Literature

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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…

Subjects:

Detective and Mysteries

Children's Book Characters

Logic and Problem Solving

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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…

Subjects:

Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Musculoskeletal System

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BOOK GUIDES

Peak Student Pack

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

Subjects:

Adventure

Fiction

Literature

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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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Literature

Historical Fiction

Ancient Civilizations

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ACTIVITIES

Black History Month Profiles: Great African American Poets from Across the Generations

This collection of poems from three highly regarded and important African American poets focuses on groundbreaking poems…

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Poetry

Reading and Literature

African Americans

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

Homesick: My Own Story

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Literature

Literary Biographies

Immigration

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The Anne Frank and Miep Gies Connection

Students learn about Miep Gies, a friend to Anne Frank's family, and then answer questions about her life.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

Holocaust

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Carleton Kendrick Ed.M., LCSW

Learn about Carleton Kendrick, a family therapist and parenting expert.

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Authors

Literature

Reading and Literature

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GAMES AND APPS

Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…

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Language Arts and Writing

Social Studies and History

Suffrage and Women's Rights

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