The Wizard of Oz Class Reading Guide PowerPoint Download
Whether teaching on the classic L. Frank Baum novel alone or comparing it with similar stories, such as “Coraline” and “Alice in …
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Alice in Wonderland Lesson Plan with Downloadable Reading Guide
Students may be less familiar than Alice in Wonderland than you –or they– realize. Download this PowerPoint presentation to guide your …
Continue ReadingComparing Three Strong Female Characters; Alice, Coraline, and Dorothy
Have you ever considered the similarities between Coraline, Alice and Dorothy as they experience their adventures in strange and amazing lands? This …
Continue ReadingDownloadable Reading Guide for Coraline by Neil Gaiman
How would you describe Coraline? Brave, independent, adventurous? Read this well-loved book with your class and ask them this and other questions …
Continue Reading"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen: Discussion Questions for Chapters 1-6
“Hoot” is a great novel for enrichment class as well as Language Arts Literacy because there are so many relevant themes to today: …
Continue ReadingLesson on "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen for 6th Grade: Chapters 15 - Epilogue Plus Cross Curricular Activities
This lesson covers Chapters 15-Epilogue of the book, Hoot. The lesson plan includes discussion questions aimed toward a Middle School class.
Continue ReadingTeaching "Hoot" in 6th Grade: Chapters 7-14
This lesson will cover Chapters 7-14 of Hoot to include vocabulary and questions and the introduction of a research project to be completed …
Continue Reading"The Long Winter" & "Little Town on the Praire": Lessons for 6th Grade Students
The 6th and 7th books in the series explore some serious themes and hardships American settlers faced in the prairie. Teach your 6th grade class more …
Continue ReadingTeaching 'These Happy Golden Year's' and 'The First Four Years': Historical Fiction for Grades 6-7
The final two books in the series shows Laura growing up into adulthood, falling in love, and experiencing the trials of a farmer’s wife. These …
Continue ReadingLesson on the Legend of Mercy Brown: A Vampire in Rhode Island - for Middle School Students
Back in the late 19th century, belief in vampires was still common. What else could be the explanation for diseases such as consumption? Learn the …
Continue ReadingAmerican Folktales: Henry Hudson & the Lost Colony of Virginia
Students will love this lesson on American legends. First, travel up the Hudson river in New York with Henry Hudson. Then, we’ll visit the first …
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“Lizzie Bordon took an axe, And gave her Mother forty whacks…” Have you ever heard this school yard chant and wondered where it …
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