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Work Books for
Literature and Novels
Grades
K-3
Responding to
Literature in the Primary Grades
This unit consists of a series of activity cards for
picture books and chapter books to help primary students respond to their
reading. Grades 1-3
Activity
Cards for First Novels
Generic Activity cards and work
sheets to accompany first novels for primary grades. Grades
1-3
Reading
With Curious George
Activities for ten stories about
Curious George, the little monkey created by H. A. Rey. Grades
1-3
Reading
with Franklin
A
reading resource for primary grades using the Franklin books by Pauline
Bourgeois.
Reading With Roald Dahl
Novel Studies for seven of the author's popular novels. Grades
3-6
Miscellaneous
Subjects Grades K-3
Language for Little Ones
For Kindergarten,
Grade 1 and English as a Second language.
Pound It! Squeeze
It! Paint It! Kindergarten to Grade 3
A collection of suggestions and ideas for many art activities together with
lists of materials and recipes for such things as finger-paint and play
dough.
Teaching Science to
Little Ones Book 1
This resource takes the objectives of a typical Grade 1 curriculum and
presents teacher-friendly lesson plans and worksheets that any teacher
can use in the classroom. Grade
1
HELP!!
I have to teach music (Primary)
For primary teachers with a limited
musical background. Grades 1-3
Music Magic Book 1
Activities and games to make learning music skills fun for the students, with
suggestions and rubrics for the teacher. Grades 1-3
Pet
Pals
Teaching students
about the care and welfare of animals that can be kept as pets. Grades 1-3
Fall Activities for Primary
Grades
Activities for returning to school, signs of Fall, Thanksgiving in Canada
and the USA and Halloween.
Grades 1-3
School as
a Community
This unit teaches students about
the concept of community, civic responsibilities and their role in the
community. Grades 2-3
A series of
cards to introduce the student to the rubrics and rating system used for the Six
Traits Analytical Writing Model. Grades
1 - 4
Creativity in Bloom
A collection of art
projects that teach artistic skills as students create beautiful flowers
using a variety of materials.
Grades 1 - 6
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Work Books for Novels and Literature
Grades 4-6
ThemeQuotes
ThemeQuotes games link famous quotations to the themes of the books you teach!. Students must puzzle out the
ThemeQuote by working in teams to answer trivia questions from the main novel.
Fun
With Great Works
A series of reproducible units based on classroom
novels. Each unit contains an assortment of word puzzles, such as
crosswords, cryptograms, criss crosses, word searches, fractured maxims,
word merges and more. Grades 4-1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grades 3 - 6
Roald Dahl's popular fantasy novel. Charlie Bucket
finds a Golden Ticket that invites him to Willy Wonka's marvelous and very
unusual candy factory.
Catmagic Grades 3 - 6
A young girl's adventures while staying at her uncle's magical pet
store.
Charlotte's
Web and Stuart Little
Novel Studies for two of E. B. White's popular novels. Grades
3 - 6
James and the Giant Peach
Grades
4 - 6
Roald Dahl's story of a boy's adventures as he crosses the Atlantic Ocean with
some strange creatures.
The Novel Approach
The Revolutionary War
Grades 4 - 6
This series of units is designed to
integrate novels into teaching history, science and social
studies.
Six of the
Best
Novels which have been awarded the
Newbery Medal. Grades 4-6
Reading
with Ramona
Grades 4 - 6
The collection
begins with Ramona at nursery school and ends with her beginning the
fourth grade.
Because of Winn Dixie Grades
4-6
Newbery Honor book for 2001 by Kate DiCamillo
Flight
of the Dragon Kyn Grades 4-6
A story about dragons and a young child,
by Susan Fletcher.
Frindle Grades
4 - 6
Nick, a student in the fifth grade invents an alternative word
for a pen as a joke to annoy his English teacher. However, this
escalates beyond anyone's imagination when the story is reported in the
local news. Novel by Andrew Clements.
Whittington by Alan
Armstrong Grades
4-7
A retelling of the
English folktale, Dick Whittington and His Cat. A battered tomcat
tells the story of his namesake Dick Whittington to an audience of a
group of animals.
Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing Grades
4 - 6
Judy Blume's humorous novel about how Peter Hatcher copes with the trials and
tribulations of living with a younger brother.
Superfudge
Grades 4-6
The sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing tells how Peter copes with five
year old Fudge, a new baby sister and relocation to Princeton.
Double Fudge
by Judy Blume
Grades
4-6
The Hatcher family has more fun and adventures when cousins from Texas come to
visit them in New York.
The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by
Barbara Robinson
Grades 4-6
The Christmas pageant is a tradition, but things change and chaos ensues when
the terrible Herdmans insist on taking part. Although the pageant is
different than previous productions everyone agrees it really was the best
Christmas pageant ever.
The Best School Year Ever
Grades
4-6
The terrible Herdman children wreak havoc throughout the school year in the
hilarious sequel to The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Best Halloween Ever by
Barbara Robinson Grades
4-6
Halloween has been cancelled because the terrible Herdman children have
been up to their usual mischief.
Freddy
and the French Fries: Fries Alive!
Grades
4-6
Freddy wants to help the failing family business by winning the prize for the
best float in a parade
by David Baldacci.
Number the
Stars
Grades 4-6
A novel by
Lois Lowry about a young girl's life under the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
Pelly
by David Glaze Grades 4-6
Pelly is the story of a young girl in western Canada who befriends a
pelican.
Stone
Fox Grades 4-6
John Reynolds
Gardiner's novel about a young boy's effort to save the family farm.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter, a young wizard makes friends and
overcomes challenges when he attends Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and
Wizardry. Grades 4-6
Morris
Rumpel and the Wings of Icarus by
Betty Waterton Grades 4-6
Morris visits his Grandparents, rides on an airplane and a horse for the
first time, saves a family of peregrine falcons and becomes a
hero.
Stanley's guide tells
potential inmates how to survive Camp Green Lake, the juvenile detention
facility, featured in the novel Holes.
Sarah,
Plain and Tall
Grades 3-5
An historical novel by Patricia Maclachan about pioneer life on a farm in the 19th century.
Code Red at the
Supermall
Grades 4-6
This novel by Eric Wilson is one of a series of mysteries involving two young
detectives.
The
Sixth Grade Nickname Game
Grades
4-6
Gordon Korman's
amusing story about an ex-football coach who becomes a teacher.
Gordon Korman's amusing novels in a series about a hockey team
from a small town in Canada.
Vancouver Nightmare Grades 4-6
A Tom Austen mystery
set in Vancouver by Eric Wilson
Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec
Grades 4-6
Another Eric Wilson novel set in old Quebec City during the Winter carnival
featuring super sleuth Tom Austen.
What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in a Such a
Silly Movie? Grades 4-6
Stevie Diamond solves a murder mystery while
working as an extra on a film set. A novel written by Linda Bailey.
The Tale of Despereaux
Grades
4-6
The Newbery Medal winner for 2004 by Kate DiCamillo
Cassandra's
Driftwood Grades 4-6
A young girl deals with adolescence,
a novel by Budge Wilson.
The
Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements Grades 4-6
Jack Rankin is ashamed of his father who is a janitor at the high school he
attends. The novel tells how the relationship between them changes as Jack
learns more about his father's early life.
Meiko and the Fifth Treasure
This novel by Eleanor Croerr is set
in Japan just after the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
Grades
4-6
Natalie Babbit's tale about a water
spring that has the secret of everlasting life.
Copper Sunrise
Grades 4-6
This novel by
Bryan Buchan tells of the end of the Beothuks as Newfoundland is
colonized.
The Hundred
Penny Box Grades 4-6
A story about a young boy and his aged
aunt's secret treasure box, by Sharon Bell Mathis.
Ticket to
Curlew Grades 4-6
Celia Parker Lottridge's story about
a family who start a new life on the Canadian prairie in 1915.
Wings to
Fly Grades 4-6
The sequel to Ticket to Curlew as the
family adjust to their new life.
Finders
Keepers Grades 4-6
A story of friendship and prejudice
towards Native Peoples by Andrea Spalding.
Pit Pony
Grades 4-6
The story of a young boy's life
as a coal miner in the early 1900's by Joyce Barkhouse.
The
Half-a-Moon Inn
Grades 4-6
Paul Fleischman's novel about a boy's
adventures at a mysterious Inn.
The Canada
Geese Quilt Grades
4-6
A new baby in the family and an ill
Grandmother bring rewards to a young girl, by Natalie Kinsey Warnock.
Shiloh by Phylis Reynolds Taylor
Grades 4-6
Marty finds an
abused dog and doesn't want to return it to its owner.
Paddy's
Pot of Gold Grades 4-6
Dick King-Smith's tale about a leprechaun
and a young girl.
How
Come the Best Clues Are Always in the Garbage?
Grades 4-6
This is the first of the Stevie Diamond
Mysteries written by Linda Bailey
Fog Magic Grades 4-6
A young girl
who loves the fog, uses it to travel to her own fantasy world,
by Julia L. Sauer
Mick
Harte Was Here
by Barbara Park Grades 4-6
Phoebe Harte tells the story of the death of her brother in a bicycle
accident by recalling events in his life.
Harriet the Spy
by Maya Gold Grades 4-7
Harriet and Annie, spy on the strange people selling Christmas
trees. Harriet is also intrigued by Annie's odd behaviour, and is determined
to discover the reason for this.
Jacob's Little Giant
Grades 4-8
A novel by Barbara Smucker about
the conservation of wild life as a farm family raise a flock of Canada
geese.
The
following Grade 4-6 Work Books are based on the
Hank Zipzer novels written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver.
Niagara
Falls, or Does It?
Henry Winkler, who is dyslexic, based the central character in this
first of a series of novels, on some of his own experiences.
The
Night I Flunked My Field Trip
More adventures with Hank Zipzer and his
friends. The novel is set on a sailing ship with near disastrous
results.
Holy
Enchilada!
Hank Zipzer and his friends welcome a
Japanese exchange student to their school and take part in a
multicultural day.
The
Day of the Iguana
Hank Zipzer plans a science project that
requires little of the written work that is so difficult for him.
I
Got a 'D' in Salami
Hank Zipzer gets into more trouble when
he tries to hide a poor report card from his parents.
The
Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down
Hank is chosen to play the part of the King of Siam in the School's
winter musical. However, his father insists he gain a B+ in a
math test in order to do this.
The Zippety Zinger
Hank Zipzer loves baseball but lacks skills. However, one day he wears
his sisters lucky monkey sock with surprising results.
Dump
Trucks and Dogsleds: I'm On My Way Mom!
The sixteenth novel in the Hank Zipzer
series, tells how he and his family have to return to New York by
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Help!
Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!
It is the end of the school year and Hank Zipzer is horrified to
discover that he might have to repeat the Fourth grade. How can
he prevent his parents from discovering this?
The
Secret Life of a Ping-Pong Wizard
Hank Zipzer finds he is good at ping-pong but hesitates to tell his
friends as they might not consider ping-pong a real sport.
My
Dog's a Scaredy Cat
It's Halloween and Hank Zipzer and his friends in the fifth grade plan
revenge on Nick McKelty as they construct a haunted house.
Barfin'
In The Back Seat: How I Survived my Family Road Trip
The
twelfth book in the series about Hank Zipzer and his family tells of
his adventures as they travel to a crossword competition.
Who
Ordered This Baby? Definitey Not Me!
In the thirteenth book of the series Hank learns that his mother is
pregnant, and decides to practice being a
big brother by buying a pet. When he chooses a tarantula for a
pet not everyone is pleased.
A Tale of Two Tails
Hank enters his dog, Cheerio, in a show to win the honor of being the
school mascot. Problems arise while training Cheerio and Hank has to
do community service at a senior's home.
The Life of
Me
Reading Gym seems a dull choice for Hank
compared with Tae Kwon Do, until he develops a crush on one of the
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Work Books
for Literature and Novels
Grade 5 &
up
The Emily Carr Mystery
Grades 5-7
Detective Liz Austen becomes involved in an exciting mystery at her
friends wedding, by Eric
Wilson.
The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Grades 5-7
Three children who have been abused and abandoned find love in a caring
foster home.
White
Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson Grades
5-7
As Jasmine travels through time to help a young Chinese boy find his father, she
learns about her own history.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis Grades 5-7
Four children have a series of adventures
when they venture through a mysterious wardrobe into the land of Narnia.
Time Cat Grades 5 - 7
Lloyd Alexander's popular story
of a cat who travels back in time to various places in the world.
Space Trap Grades
5 - 7
A girl is trapped on a strange world
where aliens are kidnapped for zoo's. A novel by Monica Hughes.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Grades 5 - 7
Donald is an average
student, with a kind and considerate nature, but his failure to win a race earns
him the nickname of Loser from his classmates. Donald continues to be
himself and the reader will consider who are the real winners and losers.
Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
Newbery Honor Book for 2005. Moose's family move to Alcatraz where his father
works as a prison guard and his mother hopes they can send there autistic
daughter to a special school in San Francisco.
Al
Capone Shines My Shoes Grades
5 - 8
This sequel to the previous award winning novel continues the adventures of
Moose Flanagan and his friends culminating in their success in preventing the
escape of three convicts.
Hana's Suitcase Grades 5 - 8
The true story of Hana Brady, a girl killed at Auschwitz, and how her suitcase
came to be part of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center.
Elijah
of Buxton Grades
5 - 8
Buxton, a black settlement for escaped
slaves in Ontario as seen through the eyes of Elijah, the first child to be born
free in the settlement.
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! - Voices from a
Medieval Village Grades
5 - 8
The 2008 Newbery winner by Laura Amy
Schlitz. Set in England 1n 1255.
After
Hamelin Grades 5
- 8
Penelope has a special gift
that allows her to recue the children stolen by the Pied Piper. This novel by
Bill Richardson is a fantasy based on the fairy tale.
A Christmas
Carol Grades 5-8
Charles Dickens' classic story of Scrooge, the three spirits of Christmas Past,
Present and Future and how they change his feelings about Christmas.
The True
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Grades 5-8
The
story by Avi about a young girl's adventures when she travels from
England to Rhode Island by ship in 1832.
Coast to Coast by
Betsy Byers Grades 5-8
A thirteen year old girl and her grandfather fly across the country in a Piper
Cub.
Maniac
Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Grades
5-8
This novel, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1991, is the story of a young boy,
Jeffrey (Maniac) Magee, who faces racism and attempts to soothe racial tensions
in a small town while searching for a new home.
Julie
by Cora Taylor Grades 5-8
Julie is a young farm girl in western Canada who has inherited the gift of
second sight from her Scottish grandmother.
Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant This is the story of how a young girl and her friend help her uncle to deal with
the sudden death of his wife.
Lost in
Cyberspace by Richard Peck
Grades 5-8
Josh Lewis and his best friend use computers to travel through time and bring
people from the past into the present.
This is a fast paced and humorous book.
Journey by Patricia MacLachan Grades 5-8
Eleven year old Journey searches for reasons why his
mother left him and his younger sister with his grandparents.
A Single
Shard Grades
5-8
This Newbery medal winner the story
of an orphan in 12th century Korea, who overcomes many difficulties to
become a potter.
Reading with Barbara Smucker
Grades 5-8
A series of activity cards for language arts, research and art to be used
with six novels by Barbara Smucker. The novels used are: Amish
Adventure, Underground to Canada, White Mist, Days of Terror, Jacob's Little
Giant and Incredible Jumbo.
Nothing's
Fair In Fifth Grade by
Barthe DeClements
Grades 5-8
When Elsie Edwards joins the fifth grade class
she is ridiculed because she is very fat. The situation worsens when
money is stolen and Elsie is unfairly blamed. Gradually the class
realizes that Elsie is desperately unhappy and when they begin to see Elsie
as a person with feelings and a desire to change she is accepted.
This novel shows that discrimination can take many forms and is always
unfair.
We
All Fall Down by Eric
Walters Grades 5-9
Will is visiting his father who
works in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The novel
tells how they escape from the South Tower after the plane crash, and
how this event changed their relationship and increases their
understanding of each other.
The Watsons Go To Birmingham -1963
Grades
6-8
Christopher Paul Curtis's novel about the
Birmingham, Alabama church bombing in 1963.
A girl runs away
from home and discovers her hidden talents, by Jan Truss.
Lois Lowry's popular novel about a
utopian society and its effect on a young boy.
Willow and Twig
Abandoned by their mother, ten year
old Willow and her four year old brother go to live with their
grandmother. The novel tells of their adjustment to this new life
and a sense of security that neither has experienced before. By Jean
Little.
Grades 6-8
A
Perfect Gentle Knight
A game based on the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,
helps the Bell children deal with the grief following the death of their
mother. Problems arise when Sebastian, the eldest is unable to distinguish
between the game and reality. By Kit Pearson Grades
6-8
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Grades
6-8
Crispin finds himself in danger after the death of his mother and his adventures
as he flees across 14th Century England. The novel is written by Avi.
More adventures of Crispin, a
peasant boy in 14th Century England.
The story of Obi, a young slave,
who decides to make a break for freedom, even if it costs him his life.
The
Hollow Tree Grades 6
- 8
This
historical novel by Janet Lunn set in 1777. A young girl's adventures
during the War of Independence.
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A girl reluctantly
takes care of her mentally handicapped brother, by Betty Byars.
Dragon
in the Clouds Grades 6-8
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Rosemary Nelson's
story of how a picture in the clouds results in the dream of a disabled
boy being realized.
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A Texas boy is
wrongly accused of theft, a novel by Louis Sachar.
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A mystery story
set in Nineteenth Century Germany, by Joseph Holub.
Hatchet
Grades
6 - 8
A boy survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and survives with only
his wits and a hatchet.
The Wednesday Wars
Grades
6 - 8
Set in the 1960's this Newbery Honor Winner, by Gary D. Schmidt, tells of a
boy's growing maturity as he tells of his problems at school and home.
Olive's Ocean Grades 6-8
2004 Newbery Award Winner by Kevin Henke about life, death, growing up and
personal relationships.
The Master Puppeteer Grades
6-8
Katherine Paterson's story of Jiro who is apprenticed to Hoshido in his puppet
theater.
Charlie
Wilcox Grades 6 - 8
A
biography set in the First World War by Sharon E. McKay tells of the adventures
of a young stowaway on a ship bound for Europe.
Bridge
to Terabithia Grades 6-8
Katherine
Paterson's story of the friendship between a boy and a girl until tragedy
strikes.
Messenger
Grades 6-9
Giver series, it tells the story of Matty who leaves his
village for one where he will be accepted and respected.
Gathering Blue Grades 6-9
The second novel in The
Giver series tells of a village society that lacks any modern technology and
where brutality and self interest rule.
The Face on the Milk Carton Grades
6-9
When Jane Johnson sees her own face on a milk carton featuring lost children,
memories begin to surface and realizing she was kidnapped she begins to search
for her lost identity. By Caroline Cooney
Torn Away Grades
6-9
A young boy is caught up in the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland. Caught by the
police he is sent to his uncle's home on Vancouver Island where he adjusts to a
new way of life.
Seedfolks
Grades 6-9
A collection of stories by Paul Fleischman about old and new immigrants living
in an apartment building in Cleveland which has a vacant lot nearby where they
start to plant a garden.
Daniel's Story Grades
6-9
The story of a young
Jewish boy from Germany who survives the horrors of the Holocaust, by Carol
Matas.
The Lightning Thief Grades
6-9
This is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan that combines the trials of a
modern twelve year old boy with adventures from Greek mythology.
The first of a series, it is excellent when used in conjunction with a
unit on the Greek gods and mythology. The
War of the Eagles Grades
6-9
Eric Walters' story about a young boy growing up in British Columbia in
the 1940's. He learns to deal with racism, world conflict and to be
proud of his cultural heritage.
Silverwing
Grades 6-9
Shade is a Silverwing bat. He is very small and teased about his
size. This leads him to want to see the sun, which results in a
series of adventures and misadventures. It is filled with examples
of figurative language and provides an excellent opportunity to discuss
different kinds of prejudice. Novel by Kenneth Oppel
Sunwing
Grades 6-9
In this sequel to Silverwing, Shade
continues to search for his father, finally rescuing him and bringing
peace between the owls and the bats.
Ginny's
Hookups for Six Traits
A series of
cards to help students understand the rubrics and scoring system used for the
Six Traits Analytical Writing Model.
Grades 5
- 12
Music Masters
1
An overview of musical development
from 1200 to 1850 for teachers with a limited musical knowledge.
Grades
6-9
Music Masters 2
This unit focuses on composers and
music development from 1825 to 1900. Grades 6-9
Music Masters
3
This series continues with the development
of music in the 20th Century. Grades 6-9
A Jazz Journey
The story of jazz from its beginnings
to the present day. Grades 6-9
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Work Books
for Literature and Novels
Grades
7 and up
The Novel Approach:
Book 1 Canadian History from 1670-1837 Grades 7 - 8
The Novel Approach:
Book 2 Canadian History from 1866 to 1910 Grades 7 - 8
The Novel Approach:
Book 3 Canadian History from 1910 to 1936 Grades 7 - 8
Simply Shakespeare
Shakespeare: an introduction to his life and time,
his plays and poetry.
Grades 7-9
A
Cordial Invite from the Masters of Fright!!
Grades 7-10
The unit
consists of a selection of poems and short stories to be read,
dramatized and presented by the students. Students also have the
opportunity to write their own hair-raising story.
Lyddie by Katherine
Patterson
Grades 7-9
The story of a young girl working in the woolen mills of Lowell,
Massachusetts, and the beginnings of the labor movement in the United States.
A story about
survival in the North West Territories after an aircraft crashes, by Will Hobbs
The Sky
is Falling Grades 7-9
The story by Kit Pearson about two
English children who are evacuated to Canada during World War 11.
Homecoming
by Cynthia Voigt
Grades 7-9
This tells how the Tillerman
children, led by the oldest, Dicey who is thirteen, find their way to there
grandmother's house after their mother leaves them in the parking lot of a
mall.
Lost
in the Barrens Grades 7 - 9
Farley Mowats
tale of survival by two boys lost in the wilds of Northern Canada.
Jacob I Have Loved Grades
7 - 9
A Story of sibling rivalry and learning to find your own strengths and talents,
by Katherine Paterson
The
Maestro
Grades 7 - 9
A boy meets
an eccentric musician who changes his life. Novel by Tim Wynne-Jones.
Awake
and Dreaming Grades
7-9
Kit Pearson's
tale about hope and a child in a dysfunctional family.
After the War
by Carol Matas
Grades 7-9
The story of a young girl who survives the Holocaust, and her search for a new
life in Israel.
Taming the
Star Runner Grades 7 - 8
S.E. Hinton's
novel about the difficulties a group of adolescents face and how they react
to them.
Reading
with Jerry Spinelli
A collection
of humorous novels recommended for students who show little enthusiasm
for reading.
Grades
7-9
Day
of Tears Grades 7-9
This novel by Julius Lester was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for 2006. Based on
historical fact, it tells of the largest slave auction ever held.
Walk Two Moons
Grades 7 - 9
A young girl searches for answers following her mother's death. By Sharon
Creech
Janey's Girl
Grades 7-9
Claire and her mother, Janey return to a small town in British Columbia, where
Janey learns to come to terms with her past. Novel by Gayle Friesen
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Janet McNaughton's
story about how a young girl's friendship with a crippled boy gives new
meaning to her life.
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Lizzie finds a
pair of old spectacles that allows her to see into her grandmother's childhood,
by Margaret Buffie.
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The story of a
Scottish immigrant and her coming of age, by Janet McNaughton.
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Welwyn Wilton
Katz's tale of Viking folk lore and a modern murder.
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The first of four
books in the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin, about an apprentice wizard.
My
Mother's Ghost Grades 7 - 9
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The ghost of a young boy helps a
family overcome their grief when they lose a child, by Margaret Buffie.
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Karen Hesse's
story about a power plant accident and its effect on a fourteen year old
girl.
Forbidden City by William
Bell
Grade 7 - 9
Seventeen year old Alex accompanies his father to China and witnesses the
student demonstration in Tiananmen Square and its horrific aftermath.
Notes From the Midnight Driver by Jordan
Sonnenblick Grades 7 - 10
A drunken teenager crashes his car into a
neighbor's yard. At his court appearance he is sentenced to community
service in a nursing home with curious and unexpected results.
Random Passage Grades
7 - 10
The story revolves around the Andrews family who were exiled to Newfoundland and
landed at Cape Random. There was only one other family there, but
through the process of the story, we see how the settlement grew amid trials and
triumphs. It is an exceptional look at life in the early days of
Newfoundland's history.
The Wild Children Grades 8-10
This novel by Felice Holman tells of the plight of homeless children and their
fight for survival in Russia after the Civil War of 1917
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
Grades 8-10
This novel tells how a group of schoolboys react when they are stranded on a
desert island without adult supervision.
A Night To Remember
Grades 9-12
This is the story of the sinking of the Titanic and what happened
when the largest passenger ship of the time struck an iceberg on her
maiden voyage and sank with the loss of many lives. Walter Lord's
book written as an historical novel is based on extensive research and
interviews and is considered by many to be the definitive account of the
tragedy.
I Heard the Owl call My Name Grades 9 - 12
A young minister learns about life, death and the power of love when he is
sent to a native village in British Columbia.
The Snow Goose
Grades 9-12
Phillip Rhayader is shunned by society after being rejected because of a
deformity. He befriends Frith when she brings an injured snow goose to
him. During World War II when British soldiers are trapped on the beaches
of Dunkirk, Phillip makes many trips to help rescue them and is accompanied by
the snow goose.
Night by Elie Weisel Grades 11-12
The terrifying story of a young boy's survival in a Nazi concentration camp.
Miscellaneous
Subjects
Grades
7 and up
Classroom
Drama from Classic Literature
This workbook
contains scripts adapted from four classic short stories together with
various activities to be completed after reading the scripts. Also
included are suggestions for using the unit, tracking sheets, rubrics for
evaluation, peer and self evaluation sheets and a complete answer key.
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Teacher
Resources
Teacher Widgets
Many activities and
programs for each month of the school year.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Holidays, St. Valentines Day, St. Patrick's
Day etc.
These activities will encourage discussion, reading, creative writing,
research and art.
Suitable for all grades.
5 Minute Fillers
This unit contains lots of ideas to use in those odd minutes that frequently
occur during the school day. There are ideas for all subject areas that
are adaptable for all grades and can be used with the whole class, a group or
independently. Useful for both regular and substitute teachers.
Praxis
Teacher Certification Study Guide for Middle School Language Arts
This guide was
developed for Teacher Certification in the United States, but the
information included would be valuable for anyone in the teaching
profession for information and review.
Using Novel Studies in the
Classroom All Grades
Practical ideas for using novels in the classroom, with the whole
class, groups and independent activities.
The Busy Teacher's Book of Forms
A collection of forms that every teacher
uses throughout the year. Included are forms for lesson and project
planning, homework records, rubrics for writing and multiplication and
additional squares.
Letters to the Family
A series of letters created for primary and junior grades that can be sent home to inform families about what is happening in your classroom throughout the year. These letters can be copied or used as models to personalize the letters that you send
home.
- September
Sanity
A collection of dozens of proven
tips and ideas to help the new Grade 3-8 teacher survive the first few
weeks of school.
Espaņol...Pronto!
This book for is designed for
teachers who may not have Spanish as part of their education. Student
Edition and Teachers Guide. Grades 4-8
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