Book Activities & Lesson Ideas for The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
If you’re planning on reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 with your students, you’ve chosen a great novel. Give your students an …
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Engagement Activities Using Smartboard for Tuck Everlasting
This article provides a lesson plan for the story “Tuck Everlasting.” It provides activities that would utilize the use of smartboard in …
Continue Reading"Nothing But the Truth" by Avi: A Debate and Webquest For Language Arts Classes
Should students be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools in the United States? This activity will lead your students through a …
Continue ReadingMy Brother Sam Is Dead: Unit Activities for Your Classroom
Reading a great novel with your students is enhanced when the novel has historical relevance. Allow students to delve into the activities from the My …
Continue Reading"The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" Lesson Plans
So you’ve picked up a great novel to read with your students but you’re stuck for ideas you can use in class? These suggestions for lessons on …
Continue ReadingTeaching Ideas to Find the Main Idea in Passages
Teach your students to sort out the distracters when finding the main idea.
Continue ReadingThemes in the Martian Chronicles for Middle and High School Literature
This article focuses on “The Martian Chronicles” and its use of symbols, themes and motifs. The intended audience is students in middle …
Continue Reading"Treasure Island": Middle School Student Activities
These activities are designed for an hour of teaching time. Please feel free to extend them as needed for your individual classroom.
Continue ReadingWriting Activity: Working with Words and Writing Using Fun Teaching Methods
Student writers either do not write enough, or they ramble on forever. These two polar opposite problems can plague the language arts classroom. …
Continue ReadingShort Essay Questions on Treasure Island for Teachers to Use
These are some short answer essay topics for Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.” They will prove ideal for testing your …
Continue ReadingCross-Curriculum Activities for The Witch of Blackbird Pond Lesson Unit (Series of 3 Articles)
How far did Kit travel from Barbados to Wethersfield? Were folks really afraid of witches back in the late 1600s? What is a Husking Bee? Use these The …
Continue ReadingThe Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit: Character Analysis and Vocabulary
Is the wrinkled old woman by the pond really a witch? Why is Kit drawn to her? When the citizens demand Kit’s arrest, will she be able to prove …
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