Sort by: Alphabetical Most Viewed Newest

1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 8
   Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.
   Students review Scieszka's tips for encouraging young people to read and then create their own, sharing ideas with adults in their community through a letter.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Mapping Characters Across Book Series
   Students work on a guided characterization project, using a graphic map to illustrate the ways a character from a book series grows and evolves over the course of the story.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 13
   Roald Dahl was born on this day in 1916.
   Students adapt a Roald Dahl story to picture book format and share their books and add them to the classroom library. Additionally, they compare a book version and film version of one of Dahl's works.