Literature Lesson Plans
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Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar -
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"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…SubjectsReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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"Two Travelers and the Bear": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a fable by Aesop.SubjectsLiteratureAncient CivilizationsReading and Literature -
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Music and Children's Literature
Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…Subjects:LiteratureMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…SubjectsReading and LiteratureLiteratureAfrican-American History -
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Making Inferences, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' skill of making inferences. The lesson uses the book, Why…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionCaldecott Medal Books & Illustrators -
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Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan
Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of Hogwarts School.SubjectsReading and LiteratureLiteratureTeaching Harry Potter -
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"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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Write a Harry Potter Script
Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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Further Expanding Questioning, Grandfather's Journey
Present this lesson plan for the strategy of asking questions before, during, and after reading using the book…SubjectsCaldecott Medal Books & IllustratorsAward and Prize WinnersLiterature -
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The Cam Jansen Series Curriculum Guide
Find everything you need to teach lessons on mysteries, character development, vocabulary and story writing with this…Subjects:Children's BookDetective and MysteriesLiterature -
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State Scavenger Hunt
Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.SubjectsLibrary ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingU.S. States -
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Gatsby Art
A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great Gatsby.Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyMain Idea and Supporting DetailsVisual Arts -
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Predicting: Strega Nona
Use the prediction strategy while reading aloud the book Strega Nona to your class.SubjectsReading and LiteratureReadingLiterature -
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Woodpecker Poetry Pack
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.Subjects:PoetryAnimals (Zoology)Reading -
GAMES AND APPS
Make a Harry Potter Board Game
Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the Harry Potter books.SubjectsReading and LiteratureReadingLiterature -
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Picture Books in the Classroom: Common Core-Based Lesson Ideas
Use these fun activities for picture books and folktales in your Common Core classroom. This printable guide features…Subjects:Children's BookFolk TalesLiterature -
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Inaugural Poetry
Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…SubjectsReading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
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Birthday Buddies
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.SubjectsTeaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Savvy Common Core Lesson Plans
Use Ingrid Law's Savvy with this comprehensive educator's guide to meet Common Core State Standards. This six-week…Subjects:Children's BookFantasy FictionLiterature -
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Books to Use When Teaching Fables
Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.Subjects:ReadingFablesStorytelling -
BOOK GUIDES
Most Popular Literature Guides for Secondary Students
Our teacher guides for secondary literature will help you extend the learning and enjoyment that your students get from…Subjects:LiteratureReading and Literature -
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Poems, Poems, and More Poems
In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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Acrostic Poems
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry
