Children's Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Jackson-Juster

This teacher guide includes a pre-reading question, comprehension and discussion questions, and ideas for cross-curricular post-reading projects.

This teacher guide includes a pre-reading question, discussion questions, and ideas for cross-curricular post-reading projects.

Summary and 7 activities, including vocabulary and writing.

Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

Booktalk.

Booktalk.

Summary, analysis, and 5 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.

Summary, 10 discussion questions, and activities.

Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang. Adobe Reader required for these resources.

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  Author biography, background information, character list, vocabulary words.
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  Students analyze the character Ji-Li; they work with vocabulary words and make predictions.
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  Students respond to the text, work with vocabulary words, and make predictions.
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  Students work with cause and effect, work with vocabulary words, and make predictions.
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  Students work with chronological order and vocabulary words.
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  Students use a Venn diagram to compare the book's setting with their own.
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  Students identify characteristics of Ji-Li's individuality.
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  5 discussion questions and 5 post-reading activities.
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  10 questions.

Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

Angela Johnson
Lesson plans for A Sweet Smell of Roses and other books.

Summary, analysis, and 6 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.

D. B. Johnson
Teaching resources for the Henry Books: Henry Builds a Cabin , Henry Hikes to Fitchburg , more.

Summary, analysis, and 3 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.

This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.

Comprehension questions with emphasis on economic concepts of economic wants, goods and services, and trade and money.

Using Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson and Q is for Duck by Michael Folsom and Mary Elting mentor texts, students take pictures of the alphabet in the environments of their classroom and home. They compile the photos into a book. Focuses on organization.

Six discussion questions. This 2-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

In this lesson students will be invited to reflect on a variety of colors and the pleasurable things that those colors invoke. They then will write a poem about someone they love following Barbara Joosse's style in I Love You the Purplest .

Short video interviews, biography, bibliography, and a transcript.

This online book from the International Children's Digital Library is provided in its entirety. Scroll down for teaching tips and 3 activities.

Norton Juster
Lesson plans and teaching resources for The Phantom Tollbooth .