Literature Resources
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WORKSHEETS
Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
BOOK GUIDES
Frankenstein Teacher's Guide
Plan a comprehensive unit on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with the instructional…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureBanned Books and Censorship -
WORKSHEETS
Christmas Snowball Cookie Recipe
Follow this recipe to make Christmas snowball cookies. Enjoy these delicious…Subjects:Chris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAuthorsLiterature -
LESSON PLANS
Making Inferences, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' skill of making…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionCaldecott Medal Books & Illustrators -
ACTIVITIES
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment Activities
Review the enrichment activities and web resources created for The Very Hungry…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry CaterpillarLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Where's Waldo Activity Kit I
This printable activity kit includes a Where's Waldo coloring sheet and a fact…Subjects:Visual ArtsArt, Music and DramaChildren's Book Characters -
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The Polar Express Stationery
Use this reproducible stationery to write about The Polar Express. Encourage…Subjects:Chris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAuthorsLiterature -
ACTIVITIES
Of Plymouth Plantation
Lessons, websites, recommended books concerning William Bradford's Of Plymouth…Subjects:LiteratureColonizationReading Instruction -
BOOK GUIDES
The Pearl
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Steinbeck's The Pearl provides…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
BOOK GUIDES
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The focus of this guide on Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth is…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
The Snow-Bird Poetry Pack: Main Idea Identification
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author…Subjects:Main Idea and Supporting DetailsWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Writing a Jingle
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
TEACHING RESOURCE
You Are a Role Model: Teaching Advice
Learn how to be a good role model in this excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like…Subjects:Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on FireBooksLiterature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses…Subjects:Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on FireBooksLiterature -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Banned or Challenged Books, Grades 5–8
This gallery of middle school literature features banned or challenged books.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureFiction -
WORKSHEETS
It's a Pajama Party!
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers pajama party-themed…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureReading Instruction -
BOOK GUIDES
The Scarlet Letter
Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of the plot of The Scarlet Letter,…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
REFERENCE
The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
WORKSHEETS
Stationery for a Letter to Santa
Encourage kids to write a letter to Santa on this reproducible stationery. This…Subjects:Chris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAuthorsLiterature -
GAMES AND APPS
The Polar Express Maze
Help the boy from The Polar Express navigate this maze to find his silver bell…Subjects:Chris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAuthorsLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Taking Care of My Pet
Try a printable science activity that focuses on pet care.Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryBooksLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect Organizer
Use this graphic organizer while teaching any subject to help your students…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Fiction or Nonfiction?
Develop library-skills with an activity that teaches students to differentiate…Subjects:Library ResourcesLiteratureReading and Literature