Explore the symbolism of characters' names in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. This fantasy children's novel lends itself to symbolism and many parallels with other works of literature and time periods. Names of the ghosts and...

Students explore different types of student literature; they then write their own fiction pieces, in either fantasy/adventure or memoir/realism style.

Students read texts reflecting multiple cultural perspectives. 

Students recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature, and...

Take the class back in time to the Victorian Era! The resource provides a plethora of activities that create experiences for scholars in class. Some activities include a fun fair, viewing the starry-night painting, and even experiencing...

Students are read books by various artists. They create activity cards or mini-books that are given to ill children in hospitals. They discover the health care system and share their experiences with afraid children.

Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which would not be so confused if they had a study guide as great as this. Scholars increase their comprehension of A Wrinkle In Time through many supports such as guided questions, background...

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a classic novel that readers have enjoyed for years. Resources within the study guide such as discussion and guided reading questions, extension activities, and graphic organizers aid...

Students participate in pre-reading activities, journal keeping, vocabulary lists and other reading comprehension boosters. These activities can be applied to many genres.

Learners read Spelldown, by Becky Mushko and consider how it portrays the Appalachian community. They define and discuss vocabulary presented in the story and write a comparison/contrast paper analyzing two of the story's characters. The...

Clearly written as an assignment for a higher-level education class, this formal lesson plan contains some fun and well-researched strategies for teaching the novel Tuck Everlasting  by Natalie Babbitt. Among the best ideas...

In this personal information learning exercise, students fill out this form to give details about their personal history, prior experiences and preferences. This could be used for information gathering or as an icebreaker activity.

This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

Here's a review by children's literature guru Carol Hurst, along with some discussion ideas and links to other sites.

This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.

The Summer of Magic Quartet novels by Andrea Spalding follow the adventures of four children as they go on magical quests. This teacher's guide for The White Horse Talisman and Dance of the Stones includes book summaries, teaching ideas...

Here's a review by children's literature guru Carol Hurst, along with some discussion ideas and links to other sites.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pink Fairy Book, a book from Andrew Lang's early 1900's series, "The Fairy Books of Many Colors," and also called, "The Colored Fairy Books" series.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Red Fairy Book, a book from Andrew Lang's early 1900's series, "The Fairy Books of Many Colors," and also called, "The Colored Fairy Books" series.

Take a look at four activity ideas to use with Aiken's novel, "Wolves of Willoughby Chase."

Profile includes biographical information, works by subject, and writings about her published novels.