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  • BOOK GUIDES

    Milkweed

    In Milkweed, author Jerry Spinelli paints a vivid picture of the streets of the Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War…

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  • Dolls of Hope Teaching Guide

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    Dolls of Hope Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide provides discussion questions and Common Core-aligned extension activities for ELA, social studies,…

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  • My Brigadista Year

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    My Brigadista Year Teaching Guide

    My Brigadista Year is a great coming-of-age novel about a girl who wants to make a difference in her home country of…

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    Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    Students create a script for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, the story of Kit, who immigrates…

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    Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain

    Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who becomes involved with…

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    Readers Theater Script: The House of Sixty Fathers

    Readers Theater script ideas for The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert DeJong. This is the story of Tien Pao and his…

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  • BOOK GUIDES

    Jean Fritz's American History Books

    Discover ways to incorporate Jean Fritz's American History books into your curriculum.

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    Jerry Spinelli on Milkweed

    Jerry Spinelli answers questions about his compelling, brilliantly written novel about the Holocaust, Milkweed.

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  • Guests Enrichment Packet

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    Guests Enrichment Packet

    Distribute this printable worksheet that extends students' learning and enhances their appreciation of a book and the…

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  • Reader's Stew

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    Reader's Stew

    Develop library-skills with an activity that focuses on literature appreciation.

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  • Is It Night or Day? Common Core Teacher's Guide

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    Is It Night or Day? Common Core Teacher's Guide

    Based on true events, Is It Night or Day? is a novel about one girl's escape from Hitler's Germany and her struggle to…

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  • Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans

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    Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans

    Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley presents students with the untold…

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  • A Death-Struck Year Common Core Discussion & Activity Guide

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    A Death-Struck Year Common Core Discussion & Activity Guide

    A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier is based on the real-life pandemic of the Spanish influenza in 1918. This printable…

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  • Katerina's Wish Curriculum Guide

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    Katerina's Wish Curriculum Guide

    Bring the early 20th-century immigrant experience to life through historical fiction. This printable curriculum guide to…

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  • Prisoner 88 Discussion Guide

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    Prisoner 88 Discussion Guide

    Print these classroom discussion questions to use with Prisoner 88 by Leah Pileggi. They'll help you address Common Core…

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  • Common Core Teacher's Guide to the Calpurnia Tate Books

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    Common Core Teacher's Guide to the Calpurnia Tate Books

    Use these discussion questions and writing activities with The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate and The Evolution of…

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  • Ship of Dolls Teachers' Guide

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    Ship of Dolls Teachers' Guide

    Discuss key ideas and details from Ship of Dolls along with the craft and structure of the story. The discussion…

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    The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland: A Discussion Guide

    Use this extensive guide when teaching Susan Vreeland's novel The Forest Lover.

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  • Little House: Five Original Pioneer Girls – Classroom Activity Guide

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    Little House: Five Original Pioneer Girls – Classroom Activity Guide

    Bring the Little House novels into your classroom with the activities in this guide for Little House in the Highlands,…

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  • Sarah, Plain and Tall Saga Teacher's Guide

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    Sarah, Plain and Tall Saga Teacher's Guide

    Teach pupils about life on the Great Plains in the early 1900s through literature. This teacher's guide to Sarah, Plain…

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  • Worth Teacher's Guide

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    Worth Teacher's Guide

    Keep your students involved in reading with the projection and discussion questions in this teacher's guide for Worth.…

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  • Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Dream Big, Dr. King

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    Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Dream Big, Dr. King

    Develop students' reading skills with this printable passage of historical fiction and comprehension questions. It uses…

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  • Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: The Depression

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    Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: The Depression

    Use this historical fiction reading passage to start a conversation about life during the Depression. This printable…

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  • Bowery Girl Teacher's Guide

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    Bowery Girl Teacher's Guide

    The reading questions in this printable teacher's guide for Bowery Girl will encourage students to discuss the social…

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