Reading and Literature

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Aloud

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

Literature Circles

In literature circles, students come together to discuss and respond to a book that they are reading at the same time.…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice

In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses discipline and how punishments should fit…

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

CLASSROOM TOOLS

A Friendship Award

Use this certificate to award students for their participation in a friendship unit. This printable is customizable.…

Subjects:

Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Novels by Sharon Creech: Using Literature Circles

Use Literature Circles to promote small group discussion in your classroom. This teacher's guide illustrates how to set…

Subjects:

Literature

Reading and Literature

Reading Instruction

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

Replace Fear with Trust: Teaching Advice

In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith explains how to establish a sense of trust with your…

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Present a Skit

Student work in groups of three or four to pick a scene or event that they will present as a skit.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

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 Your Hair's on Fire.

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

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.…

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Henry & Mudge Friendly Fun Icebreaker

Foster new friendships in your classroom with this icebreaker activity from the Henry and Mudge series. This printable…

Subjects:

Children's Book Characters

Children's Book

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

CLASSROOM TOOLS

Sailing Bulletin Board

Establish an atmosphere that encourages reading with this nautical bulletin board.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

CLASSROOM TOOLS

Friendship Badges

Use these badges in a unit on friendship, to award students for participation.

Subjects:

Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

Fire in the Classroom: Teaching Advice

This excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire will introduce you to Rafe Esquith and his advice on being a successful…

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Sailing Bulletin Board Example

Example of the Sailing Bulletin Board.

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Silent Reading

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

TEACHING RESOURCE

Gimme Some Truth: Teaching Advice

This excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire will instruct you on how to create a save haven for your…

Subjects:

Resources for Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

ACTIVITIES

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Dr. Seuss's Bartholomew and The Oobleck is a wonderful look at the perils of getting what you think you want, a great…

Subjects:

Literature

Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators

Reading and Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

LESSON PLANS

From the Great Wall to a Great Inclusive Classroom

Read about the workings of a great unit on Chinese folk tales in an inclusion classroom.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Social Studies and History

Asia

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Sailing Ship Pattern

Use this sailing ship pattern with the Sailing Bulletin Board.

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Silent Reading

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

A Teacher's Guide to Books Written by Nancy Carlson

Extend students' enjoyment of children's books by Nancy Carlson and enhance their understanding of the topics covered in…

Subjects:

Literature

Alphabet

Winter Season

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Friendship Listening Center

In this creative activity, your students can record in an audio library what they have learned about friendship.

Subjects:

Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Books

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Novels by Will Hobbs: Using Literature Circles

Encourage pupil-led discussion in your classroom with Literature Circles. This teacher's guide illustrates how to set up…

Subjects:

Literature

Reading and Literature

Reading Instruction

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER

WORKSHEETS

Katie Kazoo Book Group: End of the Year Discussion

Use this book group guide to discuss the themes and ideas in the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo books.

Subjects:

Children's Book

Language Arts and Writing

Literature

Download

Add to Favorites

	Add to Folder
	creative writing
	children's book
	activities
	classroom tools
	language arts and writing
	vocabulary

Create new folder

CREATE NEW FOLDER