'The Martian Chronicles' Character List & Description
Just read the “Martian Chronicles” by Ray Bradbury? This character list will help you keep all the details straight, as well as provide a …
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“Koala Lou, I DO love you!” was what the proud mother said over and over. Then gradually, as more koalas were born, the busy mother …
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Let’s make a preschool tiger mask from papier mache. The preschoolers will enjoy making this mask and pretending to be tigers. They will also …
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Lisbeth Salander is the anti-hero of the Millennium Trilogy, a high-functioning autistic who leaves behind her a trail of bleeding bikers and cracked …
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Students will have a blast with these clay lesson plans! In this art lesson, clay will be the medium for learning about heroes and interviewing one …
Continue ReadingCaldecott and Newbery Awards Winners: A List from 1922 to the Present
Use this list to help you choose literature selections to read, study or report on. Book titles, authors and award years are provided.
Continue ReadingCatch-22: A Description of Symbols and Motifs
This article goes through symbols and motifs in the novel. Motifs are devices and other elements that appear several times throughout a story to …
Continue ReadingESL Lesson Ideas on Teaching the Parts of a House and Asking About Property
Here are some ways in which you could prepare a parts of a house ESL lesson for beginners. Start with having students play at showing a friend around …
Continue ReadingEsperanza Rising Questions and Test Review
This list of detailed Esperanza Rising questions and test review will assist with reading comprehension for the first half of the novel, Esperanza …
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These basic Esperanza Rising study questions about the protagonist can stimulate conversations about the novel and allow students to demonstrate their …
Continue ReadingFlowers for Algernon Activities and Lesson Plans
This unit in our 8th grade Reading curriculum, covers ‘Flowers for Algernon’ and includes great ideas for teaching the short story.
Continue ReadingJabberwocky Definitions - A Study Guide for Lewis Carroll's Classic Poem
Lewis Carroll was an author and poet with a good dose of imagination and a delightful way of using language to create words that were entirely new, …
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