Literature Teaching Guides

Help your students in Grades K-12 learn to appreciate literature with our extensive collection of easy-to-use supplemental material that will assist students in enjoying and understanding fine literature. These literature guides include lesson plans, printables, overview info, discussion questions, and extension activities to help you teach literary classics and structure your classroom discussion. Find guides to novels, short stories, nonfiction, plays, novels, essays, and poetry by diverse authors, both old and new.

Teacher Guides to Primary Literature Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message Number the Stars The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Stellaluna If You Give a Mouse a Cookie James and the Giant Peach Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal Charlotte's Web Ella Enchanted Reading Group Guide View All Primary Literature Guides Teacher Guides to Intermediate & Middle Literature Animal Farm Sign of the Beaver The Pearl Maniac Magee The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Group Guide Novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder – Classroom Activity Guide Reading Group Guide: Angel on the Square The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide Listening for Lions Reading Guide Bridge to Terabithia Teacher's Guide View All Intermediate & Middle Literature Guides Teacher Guides to Secondary Literature The Crucible A Raisin in the Sun The Scarlet Letter 1984 Macbeth Of Mice and Men Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass A Tale of Two Cities Death of a Salesman Wuthering Heights View All Secondary Literature Guides Most Popular Literature Guides Slideshows Most Popular Literature Guides for Primary Students Scroll through our most popular literature guides for grades K-3. Most Popular Literature Guides for Intermediate and Middle Students Take a look at our most popular literature guides for grades 3-8. Most Popular Literature Guides for Secondary Students We've gathered our most popular literature guides for grades 9-12.

More Literature Resources Teacher Guides to Online Books Take advantage of your students' desire to use the Internet, with our teacher guides to the best books on the Web. Find literature guides for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Camp Confidential series, Tess's Tree, The Eyebrow Story, & Callahan Cousins. Popular Folk Tales & Related Resources Introduce your students to the wonder of folk tales. Your class will be so surprised by how much they can learn about the traditions of different cultures by reading their stories. Popular Literature Lesson Plans, K-5 Supplement your study of literature in your elementary classroom, with our most popular lesson plans. You'll find everything from poetry-writing exercises, to journal-writing projects, to classroom plays. Popular Literature Lesson Plans, 6-12 Supplement your study of literature in your middle and high school classrooms, with our most popular lesson plans. You'll find everything from poetry-writing exercises, to journal-writing projects, to classroom plays. Popular Nonfiction Literature Resources Introduce your students to the many different types of nonfiction literature. Our most popular lessons, activities, printables, and other resources cover letters, biographies, diaries, and more. Popular Multicultural Literature Resources Expand your students' understanding of other traditions and backgrounds, with these multicultural literature resources. Find activities and lessons that will introduce your class to new and exciting places. Popular Literature References Use this collection of literature references to improve your students' analytical skills, as well as to enhance your own teaching skills. We have references on a variety of topics, from citation, to essay-writing, to inclusive teaching. Literature Printables Slideshow Students will study fiction and nonfiction, fairy tales, jokes and riddles, concepts of a story, and more! All of these activities and many more are included in our printable book "Literature Activities." Favorite Literature Graphic Organizers Slideshow Graphic organizers help your students to better understand what they read. Distribute the literature organizers in this slideshow or browse our entire collection of graphic organizers to find ones that meet your class's needs. Summer Reading Lists Find great recommendations for books to read over the summer break, for you and your students! We have slideshows, guides, and more to help you pick the perfect books. Popular Literature Printables by Grade and Subject Promote a love of reading early, with our most popular literature printables for all grades and subjects. There are plenty of entertaining and educational activities to encourage your class to start reading! Literature – Teacher Resources Help young readers appreciate literature with these teacher's guides, printables, and lessons. You'll find resources on all types of literature, such as fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, and many genres of each.