Children's Literature: Lesson Plans and Resources

Find hundreds of free lesson plans and resources for teaching children's literature (grades K-6)! Since there is considerable overlap between authors and titles for children and adolescents, go to my site for adolescent literature if you do not find what you need on this page. This page was scanned for broken links and updated on 12-16-2023.

Index: Sources for Many Children's Literature Lesson Plans; Multicultural Children's Literature Lesson Plans; Children's Literature Resources; Folk & Fairy Tales; Specific Children's Books  (Listed Alphabetically by Title: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - XYZ); Lesson Plans for Drama, Mythology, and Poetry; Rubrics for the Language Arts; Return to Educational Resources and Lesson Plans; Go to the International Literacy Association

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Sources for Lesson Plans for Multiple Children's Books:
Literature Activities from A to Z Teacher Stuff
A huge collection of lesson ideas for teaching with children's literature. Lesson plans are alphabetical by book title.

Can Teach: Specific Novel & Picture Book Activities
Another collection of activities for many specific children's books.

Harper Collins Teaching Resources
Teaching and reading guides for many children's books.

Children's Literature
Many lesson plans from Mr. Donn organized alphabetically.

Children's Literature and U.S. History
Good source for lesson plans and children's books integrating literature and history.

The Civil War
An upper-elementary or middle grade unit using trade books to integrate history and literature.

World War II as Seen Through the Eyes of Children's Literature
An elaborate unit.

American Children's Literature
A collection of 12 units (including the one immediately above) from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute.

Children's Literature in the Classroom
Ten more units from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute.


Multicultural Children's Literature Lesson Plans
Reading Across the Cultures
Ten units from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute.

Multiculturalism and Diversity
Lesson plans, activities, and resources from Scholastic.

Examining African-American Culture Through the Use of Children’s Literature
A 3rd-grade unit plan.

America The Beautiful! : Lesson Plan Using Multicultural Literature
A 3rd-grade lesson plan.

Literature and Art Through Our Eyes: The African American Children
An elementary unit from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute.  

Teaching Responsibility to Children in Different Cultures through Film and Literature Stories
Another elementary unit from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute.  

Understanding Hispanic/Latino Culture and History Through Children’s Literature
An elaborate unit plan with three sample lesson plans and a bibliography.

Expanding Fifth Grade Ethnic Awareness Through Literature
A unit on Native American and Latino literature from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

Gay-Themed Picture Books for Children
A list of and links to picture books about having a gay parent, family member, or friend. In Spanish and English!

American Girls Through Time and Trial
An elementary unit focusing on women of different cultures, races, and religions. It includes three books featuring diverse American women from specific time periods. For nine similar units, go to American Maid: Growing Up Female in Life and Literature.  

Native-American Bedtime Story Collection
Native-American stories with background information and links to related sites.

Ten Tips for Selecting Multicultural Books for Reading Instruction
An article from K-12 Reader.

Children's Literature Resources
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Great site for reviews and ideas for teaching with children's literature. Click on curriculum areas for links to sites connecting children's literature with other subjects.

Authors on the Web
From Cynthia Leitich Smith provides an alphabetical list of links to the web sites of a great many authors and illustrators.

Aesop's Fables
An online collection!

How to Create a Classroom Literature Circle
A resources froim Edutopia.

Author and Illustrator Index
From Scholastic.

Choosing and Using Kid's Books
From Reading Rockets.

Children's Literature Resource Guide
Links to children's literature resources.

Folk and Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales from Around the World
A K-2 lesson plan from EDSITEment. See also Fables and Trickster Tales Around the World for a lesson plan for grades 3-5.

Fairy Tales Unit Ideas
Ideas for an interdisciplinary unit.

What Are Fairy Tales?
A lesson plan for grades 1 or 2.

Fractured Fairy Tales
A lesson plan for grades K-2.

Fairy Tales from Life
A lesson plan for grades 3-5 from Read-Write-Think. See also A Recipe for Writing: Fairy Tale Feasts, Once Upon a Time Rethought: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales,  and Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales for other lessons from this source.

Myths, Legends, and Folk Tales
Several lesson plans from the Kennedy Center. See also Writing Folktales for another lesson plan from ArtsEdge.

Tales to Live By
A 1st-grade unit in pdf format from Core Knowledge that uses fairy tales as a tool to introduce basic values. See also All About Aesop and Life's Lessons: Aesop's Fables for additional 1st-grade units from Core Knowledge.

Where in the World is My Slipper
One more 1st-grade unit from Core Knowledge.

Folktales
A collection of 12 units.

Sequencing: A Strategy to Succeed at Reading Comprehension
A lesson plan using the classic tall tale Paul Bunyan.

Puerto Rican Folktales
A unit for grades 7-12.



Lesson Plans for Specific Children's Books (Listed Alphabetically by Title):
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - XYZ   If the book or author for which you are looking is not listed here, please try The Doucette Library, Literature Activities from A to Z Teacher Stuff, Can Teach: Specific Novel & Picture Book Activities,  Web English Teacher - Children's Literature, or Harper Collins Teachers & Librarians.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A lesson for this book by Judith Viorst. See also Exploring the Subtext Strategy: Thinking Beyond the Text for a grades 3-5 lesson plan using this book.

Alice in Wonderland
This lesson plan titled "Childhood through the Looking Glass" for grades 6-12 from The National Endowment for the Humanities' EDSITEment pages explores the vision of childhood created by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland . See also  A Trip to Wonderland: The Nursery 'Alice' for more from EDSITEment, Alice in Wonderland, a lesson plan using The Discovery Channel's video; Senses, Spaces And Structure, an elaborate 7th-grade unit using Alice in Wonderland and two other works to explore space and architecture; and Lewis Carroll's Alice with Commentaries by Marc Edmund Jones, a page containing the 1928 commentary on Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass .

Amazing Grace
A lesson plan for grades K-3 using this book by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch.

Amelia Bedelia Up Close! Closely Reading a Classic Story
A  lesson plans utilizing this book by Peggy Parish.

 Vocabulary Building: Animal Alliteration.
A lesson plan for grades 3-5 for this book by Graeme Base.

Annie and the Old One
An elaborate lesson plan for this book by Miska Miles.   

Arthur at PBS Kids
Activities, games, and video.

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Ben and Me Literature Unit: Strange Bedfellows
A unit for grades 3-5 using this book about Ben Franklin by Robert Lawson.

The Best School Year Ever
Activities for this book by Barbara Robinson.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever    
An elaborate "enrichment guide"for this book by Barbara Robinson.

Learning Activities for The Boxcar Children Book #1
See also Boxcar Children for several vocabulary worksheets and comprehension pages.

The Bracelet
Teaching ideas for this book by Yoshiko Uchida.

The Breadwinner
A unit titled Afghanistan and The Breadwinner using this book by Deborah Ellis

Bridge to Terabithia
A lesson plan for grades 3-5 using this book by Katherine Paterson.  See also Bridge to Terabithia Unit, Literature Circle Guide: Bridge to Terabithia.

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Caddie Woodlawn
A lesson plan for grades 7-12 for this book by Carol Ryrie Brink. See also Three Literary Views of the American Frontier as well as Caddie Woodlawn Discussion Guide and Extension Activities.

The Call of the Wild
A summary, "theme openers," activities, and assignments for Jack London's famous novel. See also Jack London's Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker?" for middle-grade lesson plan from EDSITEment.

Caps for Sale
Five days of activities for this book by Esphyr Slobodkina. 

Catherine Called Birdie
A lesson plan from Book Rags for this book by Karen Cushman. See also Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site to find a review and additional ideas for teaching about this book.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A chocolate-making activity to accompany a read-aloud of this book by Roald Dahl.

Charlotte's Web
A unit plan from Scholastic for this famous book by E.B. White. See also Charlotte's Web Educator's Guide.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Resources for lesson plans and a unit for this book by John Archambault. See also Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Learning letters and sounds at a zoom!

Cinderella
A lesson plan for childref ages 4-8.

Cinderella Lesson Plan
A lesson plan in looking at Middle Eastern variants of this story. For the text of 15 Cinderella variants, go to Cinderella.  

Cinderella: A Cross-Cultural Fairy Tale
A lesson for grades 5-8 form The Kennedy Center involving the study of various versions of Cinderella.

Cinderella Folk Tales: Variations in Character
A high-quality lesson plan from EDSITEment. See also Cinderella Folf Tales: Variations in Plot and Setting. For the text of 15 Cinderella variants, go to Cinderella.  

Comparing Cinderella and the Rough-Faced Girl
A K-5 lesson plan on yet another Cinderella variant titled The Rough-Faced Girl written by Rafe Martin, is based on an Algonquin Indian story. See also Native American Legend for another lesson plan using this book.

learning About Word Families with Click, Clack, Moo.
A lesson plan for this book by Doreen Cronin.

The Cloud Book
A lesson plan using this book by Tommie dePaola.

Curious George in the Snow
A kindergarten lesson plan. For other lessons, see  Curious George Goes to the Beach.

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Dateline: Troy
A review as well as discussion topics and teaching ideas for this book by Paul Fleischman.  

The Day of the Dinosaur
An elaborate lesson plan on dinosaurs using this book by S. & J. Berenstain. Go to my Science Page for other lesson plans on dinosaurs. Also, scroll down the page to Dinotopia and Dinosaurs of Long Ago.

Dear Mr. Henshaw
A "teaching plan" from Scholastic for this book by Beverly Cleary.  

The Desert Is Theirs: Adapting to Our Environment
A lesson plan for grades 4-5 using the book of this title.

Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945: Teacher Workbook)
Lesson plans for grades 3-12 for teaching about Anne Frank and Holocaust-related subjects. See also Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands, a lesson plan for grades 6-8; Ann Frank: Writer, another middle-grade lesson plan; Anne Frank WebQuest, an excellent Internet activity for grades 7-9;  The Truth About Anne Frank, A 12-lesson unit; Anne Frank Center U.S.A., photographs and information about Anne's journal and how it survived World War II; and Remember.org, a comprehensive site with images and recollections of survivors, a teacher's guide, and links.

Dinotopia
This link takes you to the official Jim Gurney Dinotopia site. Use the pull-down menu on the right to access the Teacher's Resource Page.

Lesson Plans on Dr. Seuss Books
Dr. Seuss
K-2 cross-curricular activities for 15 Dr. Seuss books.
Seussville: Resources
Many Educator and classroom activities
Green Eggs and Ham
A Kindergarten lesson plan for this book from Better Lesson.
The Cat in the Hat is 50!
Excellent lesson ideas from Education World.
Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
An interesting  high school lesson plan,
My Many Coloured Days
A synopsis and a primary-level activity.
Dr. Seuss’s Sound Words: Playing with Phonics and Spelling
A k-2 lesson plan using Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You?
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
A lesson plan from the NY Times. See also A Suitcase for All the Places You Will Go!
Using Dr. Seuss Books to Teach: Teacher Resource
Links to many more Seuss lesson plans!

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The Endless Steppe
A 6th-grade technology-based lesson plan in which students create a multimedia project related to this book by Esther Hautzig. Also, take a look at World War II As Seen Through Children’s Literature, for an extensive unit, and read a synopsis, and reviews.

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Families are Different
Kindergarten-level activities for this book by Nina Pellegrini. For other lesson plans and units on families, go to my social studies page.

Frindle
A lesson plan for grades 4-8 from Scholastic. See also Frindle Discussion Guide. For information about the author, go to Andrew Clements.com.

Frog and Toad Are Friends Literature Unit
See also Comparing and Contrasting with Frog and Toad. For information about the author, go to Featured Author and Illustrator: Arnold Lobel.

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
A lesson plan on E. L. Konigsburg's Newbery Medal-winning book. 

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A Gift for Mama
A 3rd-grade lesson plann for this book by Esther Hautzig.

The Giving Tree
A lesson plan on apple trees using this book by Shel Silverstein. See also The Giving Tree for a 2nd-grade lesson plan.

The Goat in the Rug
A lesson plan for grades 2-4 from the Federal Reserve using this children's book.

Good Night Moon
A kdg unit for this book by Margaret Wise Brown.  

Goosebumps in the Classroom
Lesson ideas from Education World for using R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books. See also Classic Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy Teaching Guide.

Grandfather's Journey
A mini unit about this book written by Allen Say. See also Grandfather's Journey Lesson Plan on Cross Cultural Differences for an additional lesson plan.

Grandfather Tang's Story
An elementary-level, literature based math activity involving manipulation of geometric figures for teaching with this book by Ann Tompert.

The Great Gilly Hopkins
A 6th-grade lesson plan on characterization and prediction. For information on Katherine Patterson, go to her official site.

Grouchy Ladybug Lesson Plan
A lesson plan from Scholastic for this book by Eric Carle.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon
A lesson plan from Scholastic. For information on the author, go to the Crocket Johnson Home Page.

Harriet the Spy
An elementary-grade lesson plan from Scholastic for this book by Louise Fitzhugh.

Scholastic's Harry Potter Page
See also J.K. Rowling (Varsity Tutors),  Harry Potter Wizards Collection, Teaching 'Harry Potter' with the NY Times, and What's All the Fuss About Harry Potter?

Hatchet
A lesson plan from Scholastic. See also Fiction Elements in Hatchet and Study Guide for Hatchet, and Gary Paulson.

The Hobbit
An extensive unit from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.  See also Acronyms - Characters in The Hobbit, and The Tolkien Society.

Holes
A Teacher's Guide from Scholastic for this book by Louis Sachar. See also Holes Educator Guide for lesson plans to use with the movie version of this book.

The House on Mango Street
Teacher's Guide from Vintage Books for this wonderful book by Sandra Cisneros. Also, see Understanding Hispanic/Latino Culture and History Through Children’s Literature.

The House of Dies Drear
A lesson plan from Scholastic for this book by Virginia Hamilton. See also Virginia Hamilton: The House of Dies Drear.

The Hundred Dresses
A lesson plan from Scholastic for this book by Eleanor Estes.

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Boars and Baseball: Making Connections.
A 4th-7th grade lesson plan using this book about an immigrant Chinese girl by Bette Bao Lord.

The Indian in the Cupboard
A book guide from Scholastic. For information on the author, go to the Lynne Reid Banks Official Site.

Inkheart
A teacher's guide for am three-lesson unit from Scholastic for this book by Cornelia Funke.

 Island of the Blue Dolphins
A story organizerfrom Read-Write-Think.

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Jack and the Bean Stalk
Suggested activities for this version of the classic tale.

James and the Giant Peach
A Teacher Guide for grades 3-4. For information about Roald Dahl, go to his Official Web Site.   

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
A brief summary and an activity in which students make potato pancakes after reading this book by Tommy DePaola.

Johnny Appleseed
A Discussion Guide from Scholastic for the book Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg and Johnny Appleseed for the Little Ones Unit.

Julie of the Wolves
A detailed study guide for this book by Jean Craighead George, Also, see also Trial: American Girls through Time and Trial for a unit using this book and others.

Junie B Jones Introduces Literacy Mystery Boxes
A lesson plan for grades K-2 from Read-Write-Think. See also Junie B. Jones Lesson Plan, Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl Lesson Plan, and Junie B. Jones Activities.

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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
A Teacher's Guide for this book about the daughter of a lighthouse keeper.

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Letters From Rifka
A "Teachers Pack" from Teachers Pet Publications for this book by Karen Hesse. For lesson plans and resources on immigration, go to my social studies page.  

Libby Bloom
This teaching guide offers a synopsis as well as thematic and interdisciplinary teaching ideas for using this book by Susan Rowan Masters in grades 3 to 6.

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
A Literature Guide complete with a summary, mini-lessons, focusing questions, and estensions. See also Planning Story Characters Using Interactive Trading Cards. For information on the author, go to Kevin Henkes.com.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
A discussion guide for this book by C. S. Lewis.

Vocabulary Lessons - Little House in the Big Woods
See also Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Little House on the Prairie
A unit for grades 3-5. See also Little House - Big Adventure for additional teaching ideas on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books.

A Long Way from Chicago
A lesson plan from Scolastic for this book by Richard Peck. See also Long Way from Chicago Discussion Guide.

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Make Way for the Ducklings
A primary-grade art activity for this classic book by Robert McCloskey.

Maniac Magee
A Discussion Guide for Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee. See also Sample Unit: The Legend of Maniac Magee.

Matilda
Lesson plans from the author, Roald Dahl. See also Sorting out Homophones in Roald Dahl's "Matilda."

The Misfits
A Teacher's Guide for this book by James Howe that is widely read during "No Name Calling Week" which in mid-January.

Miss Nelson Is Missing/Miss Nelson Is Back
Lesson plans for Harry Allard's famous children's books.

The Mitten
A differentiated K-2 lesson plan for this book by Jan Brett. See also Making Mittens with The Mitten Book.

Molly's Pilgrim
A teacher's guide for grades 3-5 for this book by Barbara Cohen.  

Mr. Popper's Penguins
A discussion guide for this book by Richard and Florence Atwater. For another book about Penguins, see Tacky the Penguin. if you are doing a thematic unit on penguins.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
An elaboratwe teaching guide for this book by Robert C. O'Brien.

My Father's Dragon Learning Unit
A unit for grades 2-4 for this book by Ruth Stiles Gannett.

My Side of the Mountain Discussion Guide
A discussion guide for this book by Jean Craighead George.   

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No, David!
A lesson plan for grades 3-5 using this book to teach writing. See also Author David Shannon.

Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion with Nothing But the Truth
A lesson plan from Read-Write-Think . Also, see Avi's Homepage.

Number the Stars
Lesson ideas for this book by Lois Lowry.  

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On the Far Side of the Mountain
A review, discussion guide, and suggested activities from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site for this book by Jean Craighead George.  

Owls in the Family
 A 4th-grade lesson plan for this book by Farley Mowat.

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Pancakes, Pancakes!
A primary-grade lesson plan for this book by Eric Carle.

The Phantom Tollbooth
A Teacher Guide for this book bt Norman Justor. See also Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth.

The Polar Express
Activities and lesson plans for this Christmas book by Chris Van Allsburg. See also Engaging Polar Express Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade.

Purple Hair? I Don't Care!
A brief synopsis followed by suggestions for using this book in a primary classroom.

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Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game
A lesson plan for "struggling readers" using this book.

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The Rag Coat
An elementary lesson plan titled "Love and Friendship" which uses this book by Lauren Mills.

 Ramona Quimby Age 8
Activities for this book by Beverly Cleary. For other Ramona activities and lesson plans, see also Ramona's World Discussion Guide.

Meet Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott,
A lesson plan adaptable to many grade levels using The Story of Ruby Bridges. For another lesson, see Riding with Rosa Parks.

Rosie's Walk
A lesson plan for this book by Pat Hutchins.

Roxaboxen
Lesson ideas for this book written by Alice McLerran.

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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
A readers theatref or this book by Eleanor Coerr. See also Sarah Plain and Tall Extension Activities. Click on the linked text to go another lesson plan using this book for the 3rd-5th grade.

Sarah, Plain and Tall
A unit for Charlotte Zolotow's famous work. See also A Reading Guide to Sarah Plain and Tall.

The Secret Garden
Teacher resources for this book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. See also The Secret Garden Storyboard.

The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
A lesson plan for grades 3-5 using this book by Susan Rowan Masters.  Bullying is one theme of the book and lesson plan. See also Masters' new play based on this book.

 Seed Folks: Stories that Make a Difference
A lesson plan for this book by Paul Fleischman.

Shades of Gray
A Teacher's Guide for this book by Carolyn Reeder. For a literature-based, 4th or 5th-grade unit on the Civil War, go to Literature of the U.S. Civil War.  

Sheep in a Jeep
A primary-grade lesson plan for this book by Nancy Shaw.

Shiloh
A summary and interactive lesson plan for this book by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.  

Three Sideways Stories from Wayside School
A readers' theater activity. For information about Louis Sachar, go to his Home Page.

Sign of the Beaver
A 4th-grade lesson plan for this book by Elizabeth George Speare.

The Slave Dancer
A literature unit for this Newbery Medal-winning book by Paula Fox.

Smoky Night
A three-day lesson on courage using this book as well as Terrible Things, both by Eve Bunting.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A lesson plan from Unbound. See also Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for another lesson plan.

Stellaluna
Lesson plans and teaching resources for this book by Janell Cannon.

A Step from Heaven
A summary and study guide for this book by An Writing.

Stone Fox
A lesson plan using this book by John Reynolds Gardiner.

The Summer of My German Soldier
A unit titled " World War II as Seen Through the Eyes of Children's Literature" using Betty Greene's novel as well as other books about the war.

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Tacky the Penguin
A discussion and group activity for Helen Lester's Tacky the Penguin.

There is a Nightmare in My Closet!
An art lesson plan for first grade using this book by Mercer Mayer.  

Stereotyping and Bias: The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf
A lesson plan for grades 5-7 designed to help students recognize and understand stereotyping and bias in literature and film. See also Focus Story: The Three Little Pigs and Folktale Unit: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

The Tiger Rising
A discussion guide from Scholastic. See also  Candlewick Press Discussion Guide and About the Author: Kate Di Camillo.

Too Many Tamales
A lesson plan for this book by Gary Soto. See also Too Many Tamales Discussion Guide.

Town Mouse/Country Mouse
A lesson plan for Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett. See also Do It Write. 

Johnny Tremain
A discussion guide for this book from Scholastic.

Tuck Everlasting
A study guide for this book by Natalie Babbitt.  

Two Tickets To Freedom
An 4th-grade lesson plan using this book by Florence B. Freedman.

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Under the Blood-Red Sun
A 5th-grade lesson plan for this book by Graham Salisbury about a Japanese-American boy living in Hawaii during World War II. For further information on World War II children's literature, go to World War II as Seen Through the Eyes of Children's Literature.  

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Velveteen Rabbit
A lesson plan for this work by Margery Williams. See also Much-Loved Velveteen Rabbit. 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
A lesson plan from Scholastic for this book by Eric Carle.  

The View from Saturday
Fourteen lesson plans for this book by E. L. Konigsburg.

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Walk Two Moons
A discussion guide from Scholastic for this book by Sharon Creech.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
A summary and lesson ideas. For information on Christopher Paul Curtis, go to his home page.

The Wednesday Wars
A Discussion Guide for this book by Gary D. Schmidt.

Where the Red Fern Grows
A reading guide for  Wilson Rawls famous book.

Where the Wild Things Are
A lesson plan for grades K-2 for this book by Maurice Sendak titled Character and Setting with Where the Wild Things Are.

Whipping Boy
A discussion guide for this Newbery Medal-winning book written by Sid Fleischman.   See also Vocabulary and Writing Ideas.  

Winnie the Pooh
An ESL lesson plan titled "Breaking News English" for this classic book by Christopher Robin Milne. See also Winnie the Pooh for Teachers and Educators.

Wizard of Oz
Lots of lesson suggestions. See also A Parable on Populism and The Wizard of Oz for a guide for using the movie in the classroom.

Wringer
A lesson plan for this book by Jerry Spinellli. See also Teaching Cause and Effect With Wringer. 

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The Z Was Zapped
A teacher's guide for this book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Z for Zachariah
A teacher guide for Robert C. O’Brien’s Z for Zachariah."

Zia
A "book talk" for this sequel to Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins.  

 

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