Children's Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Sacher-Seuss

Holes by Louis Sachar
Lesson ideas for this Newberry Award winner.

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

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

This writing task includes a prompt, graphic organizer, student handouts, and a model essay. Emphasis is on providing evidence to support an inference. 6 pages; word processor required 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.

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

Questions with emphasis on economic concepts of specialization, capital resources, economic wants, and goods and services.

Allen Say
Lesson plans and activities for Grandfather's Journey and other books by the Caldecott Award winner.

Using the book as a mentor text, students plan and write a sentence that develops an idea. Includes student exemplars.

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

How might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. Includes writing summaries, working with vocabulary, comparing and contrasting, working with evidence, more. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site.

Gary D. Schmidt
Lesson plans and teaching resources for The Wednesday Wars and other books by Schmidt.

Four activities: comparing Schmidt's story with Jan Brett's The Gingerbread Baby ; baking, decorating, and describing gingerbread cookies, and choosing a favorite cookie. These ideas can involve families. Adobe Reader required for access.

Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter
Writing ideas, revision, practice with metaphors, vocabulary, more: lesson plans and teaching resources

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

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

Comprehension questions with emphasis on economic concepts of trade-offs and opportunity cost.

Jon Scieszka
Lesson plans for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and other books.

This lesson begins on p. 65 (69th page of document). It includes pre-reading song; pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading discussion; extension art activities, discussion, and poem; and a take-home note. Adobe Reader required. This document is very large; let it load completely before you work with it.

Abiyoyo , book by Pete Seeger
Teaching resources for this South African story.

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Lesson plans and activities.

Maurice Sendak
Lesson plans and activities for Where The Wild Things Are .

Dr. Seuss Teaching Resources
A collection of sites related to Dr. Seuss.