Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes
- http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1937.html : Mini Lesson including vocabulary, book summary, and questions about the book.
- http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/vazquez2/index.htm Fabulous site with many ideas and lessons to help students with characterization, details, cause and effect, story maps, and relevant facts. This site also has suggestions for book extensions.
- http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=189 Students begin by writing about an experience where they have seen or been bullied. Students can role-play a scene depicting a bullying experience. The class can then listen to and discuss the song/music video “Don’t Laugh at Me”.
The Buried Bones Mystery by Sharon Draper
- http://sharondraper.com/lessonsdetail.asp?lesson=6 From Sharon Draper’s website: includes comprehension questions about each chapter in the book. This site also has extension activities for teaching students how to research and writing activities to practice skills.
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin
- http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=12010 This Scholastic website has discussion questions.
- http://waw.emporia.edu/curriculumguides/2007_2008_3rd_5thCG.rtf This site offers discussion questions and activity suggestions including using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast pets with stray animals.
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
- http://kidblogaboutbooks.blogspot.com/2006/09/gooney-bird-greene-by-lois-lowry.html Students can blog with other students and discuss this book.
- http://www.teachingbooks.net/slideshows/lowry/GooneyBird.html Audio of an interview with the author about Gooney Bird Greene.
- http://www.nea.org/lessons/2005/talk050125.html Suggests having students weave an exaggerated tale like the one in the book.
Half and Half by Lensey Namioka
- http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780440418900&view=tg Includes discussion questions and additional internet resources.
- http://www.papertigers.org/interviews/archived_interviews/lnamioka.html Interview with the author about her background and books.
- http://www.edhelper.com/books/Half_and_Half.htm Edhelper literature unit with questions and extensions.
Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford
- http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/languagearts/la4r.htm Tiered activities and discussions about the book.
Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
- http://www.planetesme.com/saharaspecial.html Students can write to the author to have any questions about her work answered.
- http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/tgpdf/0786807938499.pdf Teacher’s guide to the book includes discussion questions and many good activities.
- http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/saharaspecial_t.pdf This site includes a guide for teaching literature circles and included discussion questions and activities.
The Skirt by Gary Soto
- http://www.garysoto.com/ This site has author biography and a link to contact the author.
The Warriors by Joseph Bruchac
- http://www.native-languages.org/algonquin.htm Information about the Algonquin Indians.
Whittington by Alan W. Armstorng
- http://www.teachertimesavers.com/Whittington%20pages.pdf Teacher resources to use with the book. This site includes worksheets and activity cards.
- http://edhelper.com/books/Whittington.htm Literature unit at Edhelper includes quizzes for much of the book and extension activities.