Big
Busy House
Highlights include how to
start your own book club and a presentation on how books are made. From
Harper Collins.
Book
Plans
Lesson plans and ideas to
accompany a handful of popular books.
Children's
Literature Site
Browse this listing of popular
elementary-level books with correlated reviews, activities, and links.
CyberGuides
Extensive, high-quality links
to lessons for popular children's books. From the San Diego County Office
of Education.
HarperCollins
Teachers' Guides
Free printable teachers'
guides to HarperCollins books. Includes discussion questions and suggestions
for integrating the curriculum.
Literature-Based
Teaching Ideas
Search this simple index
for publications and web sites to supplement the literature you use in
your classroom.
Literature
Activities
A massive, alphabetized listing
of popular children's books with reviews, activities, and more.
Literature
Circles
Facilitating student enjoyment
of literature through the use of literature circles and related techniques.
Literature
Guides
High quality literature units
in PDF format. A new guide added monthly, with links to previous guides.
Novel
& Picture Book Activities
Short and sweet activities
corresponding to an alphabetized list of children's texts.
Curricular
Exchange - Language Arts
Over 40 ready to use lessons
sorted by grade level.
English
Department
Sections include newspapers
online, lyrics, e-pals, free e-cards, and other web tools. For both students
and teachers.
Its-Online
For students and teachers
of English. Includes pen pals, online word searches, and a free electronic
newsletter for teachers.
Learning
with Mysteries
Lesson plans and tips for
using mysteries to teach critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.
Teachersource-
Arts and Literature
Quality ideas for book reports
and other activities, integrated with PBS public television programming.
Mrs.
Alphabet
All about teaching phonics,
reading, and other related language skills for primary age students.
Phonics
Link
From phonemic awareness to
reading comprehension, brush up on your phonics skills and improve your
students' reading fluency.
Reading
Comprehension
Free worksheets for parents
and teachers who want to help their children improve their ability to gather
meaning from context.
Learn
Vocabulary
Learn how to improve vocabulary
through word puzzles, comic strips, and contests.
Spelling
- Lesson Plans from AskERIC
Spelling games and ideas
from the massive AskERIC database.
Wacky
World of Words
Play with words at this fun
and functional web site geared towards helping children to enjoy the wonder
of words.
Creative
Writing - Connections +
Lesson plans, teacher's guides,
reference links and more. Ideas for facilitating quality creative writing.
Just
Write
Electronic magazine featuring
creative writing from K-12 students. Offers students the opportunity to
be published.
Learning
to Write by Writing
How to motivate children
to write through the art of creative composition.
Word
Dance Magazine
A quality showcase for original
student writings.