Scholastic
Scholastic: Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Check out this site featuring the book Sounder by William H. Armstrong. This resource offers a description of the book, a teaching plan and a booklist.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Year Down Yonder
This resource features a lesson plan for teaching the book A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. This resource includes links to an author biography and interview.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Check out this site featuring the book Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. You will find a description, an extension activity, a vocabulary builder, and a booklist.
Other
Nancy Polette: "King of the Wind" Literature Guide
Contains three fun activities about Marguerite Henry's book, which won the Newbery Medal in 1949. The page is set up so that it can be easily printed and distributed to students.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Sharon Creech
For teachers using the works of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech, this site provides lesson plans and learning activities for Walk Two Moons, Chasing Redbird, and Bloomability.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Biography of Cynthia Voigt
This profile of Cynthia Voigt reveals her life and work, including her many awards for her children's and young adult books. Among these awards were the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and, in 1990, the California Young Reader's Award for...
Other
Nancy Polette: "Holes" Literature Guide
Use this informative site to learn more about the book "Holes," by Louis Sachar. This educational resource gives descriptive activities for this book.
Other
Lausd: Julie of the Wolves Literature Guide
This site features a guide to Jean Craighead George's book "Julie and the Wolves." This project is designed specifically for advanced English Language learners to learn about the Eskimos and Native American population.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Sid Fleischman's Biography
Disover more about the Newbery award-winning author Sid Fleischman through this resource. Provides a biography, booklist and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Linda Sue Park's Biography
Discover more about the Newbery awardwinning author Linda Sue Park when you visit this informational resource. Features a biography, a booklist and interview transcript.
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 3: Because of Winn Dixie: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, Because of Winn-Dixie.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin: The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Explore this informative teachers' guide for the book, "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi," by Chris Van Allsburg. Students and teachers will enjoy this comprehensive source.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Reading List for With Kids Who Love or Dislike Reading
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading list with motivational books. Newbery Award winners and Caldecott Award winners make up the majority of the list.
Other
Presenting Sid Fleischman
This is children author Sid Fleischman's personal website, which offers a fascinating look into his life and work.
Other
Nancy Polette: "Missing May" Literature Guide
This site features a literature guide for the book "Missing May," by Cynthia Rylant.
Other
Pattonville School District: Missing May Lesson Plan
What is the book "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant really about? This plan includes discussion questions and extension questions.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Cynthia Rylant Lesson Plans
Provides biographical information and lesson plans for Cynthia Rylant, with her book "Missing May" highlighted.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Betsy Byars
This resource site for the work of the children's author Betsy Byars features e-notes, activities, and lesson plans for classes reading Keeper of the Doves, The Summer of the Swans, and Trouble River.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Louis Sachar
Delve into this resource featuring links to biographical information, and lesson plans for some of Louis Sachar's work.
Other
St. Joan of Arc School: Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White [Pdf]
This PDF file offers a list of characters and comprehension questions by chapter for use with the novel Bell Prater's Boy by Ruth White.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Chris Van Allsburg Lesson Plans
Explore the informative links found within this site to gain an insight into the life and work of Chris Van Allsburg. This site provides lesson plans, teaching ideas and activities for several of his works.