For Teachers
Look here for articles, booklists, lesson plans, and other information on using children's literature in the Pre-K-12 classroom.
What and when is Get Caught Reading Month?
May is Get Caught Reading Month. Since 1999, the Get Caught Reading Month national campaign has promoted reading for fun for all ages. Get out your children's books, your teens' books and your own books and encourage your family to Get Caught Reading!
May is Get Caught Reading Month. Since 1999, the Get Caught Reading Month national campaign has promoted reading for fun for all ages. Get out your children's books, your teens' books and your own books and encourage your family to Get Caught Reading!
Children's Books for September 2008
This September 2008 calendar of children's books includes recommended children's books related to September 2008 occasions and events, including Library Sign-up Month, the 10th anniversary of Harry Potter, the publication of the latest book in the Inheitance Cycle by Christopher, Paolini, September 11, 2001, Citizenship Day and Constitution Day.
This September 2008 calendar of children's books includes recommended children's books related to September 2008 occasions and events, including Library Sign-up Month, the 10th anniversary of Harry Potter, the publication of the latest book in the Inheitance Cycle by Christopher, Paolini, September 11, 2001, Citizenship Day and Constitution Day.
Calendar of Children's Books - Find Books for All Seasons Holidays and Occasions in This School Year Calendar of Children's Books
Use this school year calendar of children's books to find appropriate children's books for a variety of occasions and seasons. The calendar of children's books includes books about starting school, the seasons, a variety of holidays, including Halloween, the Day of the Dead, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, the Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and much more.
Use this school year calendar of children's books to find appropriate children's books for a variety of occasions and seasons. The calendar of children's books includes books about starting school, the seasons, a variety of holidays, including Halloween, the Day of the Dead, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, the Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and much more.
Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater
Scripts, tips, and more to make it easy for you to enjoy reader's theater with your students, from author Aaron Shepard.
Scripts, tips, and more to make it easy for you to enjoy reader's theater with your students, from author Aaron Shepard.
Bibliography: Books on Disaster For Kids
A valuable resource for parents and teachers, categorized by age level, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A valuable resource for parents and teachers, categorized by age level, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
An excellent site, with articles, reviews, and great tips for using children's literature in the classroom.
An excellent site, with articles, reviews, and great tips for using children's literature in the classroom.
CyberGuides: Grades 4-5
Standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades 4-5, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
Standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades 4-5, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
CyberGuides: Grades 6-8
An excellent source of standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades 6-8, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
An excellent source of standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades 6-8, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
CyberGuides: Grades K-3
Standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades K-3, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
Standards based units of instruction based on children's literature for grades K-3, from S.C.O.R.E. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Search for award-winning books for children, from preschool level to YA (Young Adult), using a database that allows you to be very specific about what you are looking for.
Search for award-winning books for children, from preschool level to YA (Young Adult), using a database that allows you to be very specific about what you are looking for.
Doucette Index
Search by book title and author for lesson plans and other literature related teaching ideas for K-12.
Search by book title and author for lesson plans and other literature related teaching ideas for K-12.
Education World: Reviews
The Education World website has many resources for teachers, including children's book reviews and lesson ideas.
The Education World website has many resources for teachers, including children's book reviews and lesson ideas.
Children's Literature Lesson Plans
Terrific directory of links to lesson plans based on children's literature, from The Educator's Reference Desk.
Terrific directory of links to lesson plans based on children's literature, from The Educator's Reference Desk.
Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
Excellent site with a feminist, multicultural perspective, from Kay E. Vandergrift, professor of library and information at Rutgers University.
Excellent site with a feminist, multicultural perspective, from Kay E. Vandergrift, professor of library and information at Rutgers University.
Latino Bibliography
This is an annotated of bibliography of children's literature, fiction and nonfiction, focusing on Latino people, history, and culture. The list of books also includes resources for librarians, teachers, and parents. Most of the books listed were published in the 1980s or early '90s.
This is an annotated of bibliography of children's literature, fiction and nonfiction, focusing on Latino people, history, and culture. The list of books also includes resources for librarians, teachers, and parents. Most of the books listed were published in the 1980s or early '90s.
Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers
This article, from the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Digest, focuses on motivation the low performing adolescent reader.
This article, from the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Digest, focuses on motivation the low performing adolescent reader.
Picture Book Database
Use the Picture Book Database at Miami University to find picture books by topic, concept, and skill.
Use the Picture Book Database at Miami University to find picture books by topic, concept, and skill.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets is dedicated to providing "information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle." It contains downloadable teachers' and family guides, articles, tips, and more.
Reading Rockets is dedicated to providing "information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle." It contains downloadable teachers' and family guides, articles, tips, and more.
Scholastic Teaching Resources
Here you will find author interviews, ideas for using books in the classroom, and much more from Scholastic, the largest publisher of children's books in the U.S.
Here you will find author interviews, ideas for using books in the classroom, and much more from Scholastic, the largest publisher of children's books in the U.S.
Teacher's Guides: Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers provides teacher's guides in pdf format for more than three dozen books in the these categories: picture books; Orca Young Readers, books for 7 to 11 year olds; junvenile fiction for 8 to 12 year olds; and Orca Soundings for ages 12 and older.
Orca Book Publishers provides teacher's guides in pdf format for more than three dozen books in the these categories: picture books; Orca Young Readers, books for 7 to 11 year olds; junvenile fiction for 8 to 12 year olds; and Orca Soundings for ages 12 and older.
Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children
This list was compiled from the National Education Association's online survey which ran on the Read Across America web site during the spring of 1999.
This list was compiled from the National Education Association's online survey which ran on the Read Across America web site during the spring of 1999.
Teaching With Asian Children's Literature
Several thematic units of study, from the Teachers' Asian Studies Summer Institute web site.
Several thematic units of study, from the Teachers' Asian Studies Summer Institute web site.
Why & How I Teach with Historical Fiction
An excellent article by Tarry Lindquist, an award winning fifth grade teacher, from the Language Arts/Social Studies section of the Scholastic web site.
An excellent article by Tarry Lindquist, an award winning fifth grade teacher, from the Language Arts/Social Studies section of the Scholastic web site.