Curated OER
Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play
Students read Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play by Stewart Ross. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the play and Shakespearian culture. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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Why Not Visit My Country?
Students research a country using the Travel Languages Web site. Using MS Publisher, they create a travel flyer about the country. Using Inspiration, they develop a concept map of what they learned about their country.
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Lizards
Fourth graders recall lizards from the text and report their important traits. The teacher adds the information to the map. They watch the map expand while it organizes all of the lizards and their characteristics.
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Math: Perimeter, Area, and Volume
Eighth graders discover how to compute the perimeter, area, and volume of different objects. With partners, they find and calculate the perimeter , area, and volume of 10 items each and exchange information. Students compile their...
Curated OER
Context is Everything: Grammar Lessons
Teaching students about grammar using popular, and well written, literature can be the best solution to a tricky topic.
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Earth Day
Third graders utilize technology to access, analyze, interpret and communicate information about Earth Day.
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A Magic Flower of Wishes
Students discuss which values are most important to them and their families. They read poetry and fairy tales to find a story that has the same value they find most important. They create a presentation and share it with the class.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Lit Library: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Great Gatsby: Gatsby Vocabulary
This lesson focuses on the vocabulary used in the novel The Great Gatsby. It features a link to a vocabulary list and definitions from the novel and a crossword puzzle using words from the list.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Focusing Reader Response Through Vocabulary Analysis
This lesson plan enables students to compile a list of vocabulary words in association with a recently read novel. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, downloadable resources, an interactive tool, and more.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Nectar in a Sieve" Study Guide [Pdf]
Explore Kamala Markandaya's "Nectar in a Sieve" with the help of a vocabulary lists, pre-reading questions and activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts. After reading the novel, draw...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Word Lists From 17 Novels and Plays: Fill in the Blank Puzzles
This page offers links to word lists and fill-in-the-blank word puzzles for seventeen novels and plays.
Virtual Salt
Visual Salt: Elements of the Gothic Novel
This site gives a listing and description of the typical elements usually found in gothic novels. It also provides a list of example vocabulary typically found in gothic novels.
Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary.com: Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11 20
This site offers a series of vocabulary words as they appear in Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: The House on Mango Street Wordlist & a Vocabulary Puzzle
This page offers a The House on Mango Street wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary puzzle.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Pride and Prejudice Wordlist and Fill in the Blank Puzzle
This page offers a Pride and Prejudice wordlist by chapters and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for a Separate Peace
This page offers an alphabetic wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank word puzzle for A Separate Peace.
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My vocabulary.com: The Scarlet Letter Wordlist and Fill in the Blank Puzzle
This page offers a The Scarlet Letter wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Fahrenheit 451
This is a booklist with words in order of appearance and an interactive fill-in-the-blank puzzle for Fahrenheit 451.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Great Gatsby
This page offers wordlists (alphabetic and in order of appearance) and a fill-in-the-bank puzzle for The Great Gatsby.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Lord of the Flies
This is a chapter-by-chapter wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle for Lord of the Flies.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for of Mice and Men
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance with page numbers) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for Of Mice and Men.
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My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This page offers wordlists (alphabetic, order of appearance, and by parts of speech) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Call of the Wild
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by chapters) and a fill-in-the-blanks puzzle for Call of the Wild.