Ingram
Teaching Guide Charlotte's Web
Enrich your study of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White with this useful resource. Included here are 22 discussion questions, 15 extension ideas, and 10 curriculum questions that cover characters, plot, farming, and much, much more.
Curated OER
In the Olden Days: Senior Reading Buddies
Students, in pre-selected groups, read and visit with senior citizen "buddies." They write letters to their buddies and discuss "the olden days."
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Sarah Plain and Tall
Learners read the story, dividing it into chapters per day until complete. They respond to the ad, just as Sarah, Plain and Tall did and use the correct parts of a letter used including a return address, greeting, body, closing and...
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Western Folklore Presentations
Students choose a folktale character to research using electronic encyclopedia, software, the Internet, media center and printed material. They focus their research around specific criteria to force the students to be selective and...
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Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning
Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's...
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Western Folklore
Students explore Western Region folklore. They choose a Western Folklore character and research that character. Students prepare a presentation on their character and present the information to the class.
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Yesteryear and a One Room School House
Fourth graders explore a one room schoolhouse at their school. They write questions to interview teachers and administrators involved in preserving the one room schoolhouse. They create Venn diagrams to compare and contrast information...
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Songs
Second graders practice singing the chorus of a Scottish ballad. They also sing two American folk songs in class. They are encouraged to use the correct pitch while singing.
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Boundaries
Young scholars identify and analyze the boundaries which exist between urban and rural, wildness and country and among rural areas, country, town, and city. Students actively participate in planning, obtaining materials, setting goals...
Other
Harper Collins Children's Books: Laura Ingalls Wilder
This site features the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
US National Archives
Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaching Unit: Pioneer Life With Laura
A great lesson using the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder to teach about pioneer life on the plains. Filled with before reading and during reading activities and questions.
American Library Association
American Library Association: Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, named after the author of Little House on the Prairie is given by the American Library Association (ALA) to exceptional children's book authors. Find out more about its namesake and past winners of this...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Learn more about Laura Ingalls Wilder when you visit this site. Check out this comprehensive resource featuring links to her books and life.
Yale University
Yale: Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery
This site features three novels and uses them to show students that reading can be fun and useful. Students and teachers will benefit from this informative resource.
US National Archives
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library: Pioneer Life With Laura
This site is an integrated teaching unit on pioneer life and Westward Movement of the United States, using books by author Laura Ingalls Wilder. It includes suggested read-alouds, a wealth of large and small group activities, a pioneer...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.
Harold D. Underdown
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, 2001 Current
A list of the past winners of this prestigious award in children's literature. Given every two years, this award is presented for a body of work, not simply one book itself.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Predictable Story Books
Several examples of predictable books are listed and organized according to type. In addition to providing titles of children's books, this resource lists related titles for young adult readers. The bibliography includes several...
Harold D. Underdown
Children's Book Awards/ Award Winning Children's Books
Site includes information about the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and other National Awards from 2002-current. Includes a page on each award, links to press releases, and...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The American Family in Literature
What is the objective of this "American Family in Literature" unit? This site uses "Farmer Boy" and "Nobody's Family Can Change" to explore differences in families. The resource includes rationale and activities to help get this point to...