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Magic Tree House Classroom Club: Sign your class up and receive free teacher guides and other resources for teaching this series.

Books for Boys: Links to books that typically interest male readers. Lists are divided by age level.

Booklist: The On-Line Version
Read reviews and special featured articles.
 

Cyber Guides: Online lessons and units designed about literature units. This site has lesson's grouped according to grade levels.

Author Resources Online: This site has links to virtually every author you can imagine!

Children's Literature Teaching Guides: Collection of books for teaching multiple texts.

Reading Rainbow: Links to activities and information about the popular show. Great for primary teachers.

Harper Teacher: This site has links to selected teacher's guides and literature resources.

English Teaching Ideas - This section of the NCTE Web site includes teaching ideas and lessons.

Literacy Instruction: Baffled by all the jargon associated with literacy components? This site is filled with information on teaching literacy, lessons and more.

Children's Literature Links: Links to lessons and resources about various books.
Rubrics: Great site to find a variety of rubrics, builders and more!

RubiStar:Templates for customizable rubrics. Select the traits you want to evaluate, click, and print!
 

Make Your Life Easier with Rubrics:
Step-by-step instructions and links to sample language arts rubrics.
 

The Rubric Bank
A collection of rubrics from the Chicago Public Schools.

Rubrics for Web Lessons
Links to more information on rubrics, and a template.

Year End Project Rubrics: Collect of rubrics used for presentations, group projects and more.

Sample Report Rubric: Ready made for use as is!

Editorial Rubric: Ready to use for student editorials

Resources and Handouts

Template for Spelling words

Spelling Resources

Great Idea for Weekly Spelling Words


 

 Best Practices: Great intro to reader's workshop components, materials and assessment.

Scholastic Reading: Tips for adding Read Alouds to your workshops.

Reading Comprehension Strategies:
Tips for teachers of grades 3-5 or for struggling readers. This site includes reading comprehension strategies, worksheets and online tutorials.

Balanced Reading.com: Good site to refresh yourself on basic jargon, review concepts and prepare for reading instruction.

Reading Resource Bank: Graphic organizers for teaching reading effectively.

Reading Quest: One of my favorite sites! Includes literature log starters, social studies and reading integration tips and a wide variety of ready to use resources. A must visit for literacy instruction.

Madison, Wisconsin Reading Resources: Collection of tips, resources and lesson guides. Many require Adobe Reader.
Crash by Jerry Spinelli

CRASH by J. Spinelli Literature Plans: Lessons and quizzes related to the text.

Scholastic Quiz on Crash: Interactive and children enjoy!
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say Resources

EMints Unit

Multicultural Lessons

Extension Activities from Scholastic

Summary of text and math connections

Author Study Lesson

Four Activity Lesson

Phoebe and the Spelling Bee by Barney Saltzberg

Spelling Handout

Barney Saltzberg is an illustrator, singer songwriter and author of Phoebe and the Spelling Bee. Click here for information on him and to visit his website.

Online Resources from the Publisher

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

Teaching Setting with Roxaboxen

Communities, Cultures, and Connections - A lesson plan that uses the book, Roxaboxen, to teach students about ways that people are connected to their communities.

Cross Curricular Lessons