Children's Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Babbitt-Baylor
Natalie Babbitt
Lesson plans and activities for teaching
Tuck Everlasting
, designed for grades 4-9.
Miss Hickory
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Four activities to develop literacy skills.
"The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic" from
Ghost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships
by Robert D. Ballard
How might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. Students work with vocabulary, figurative language, point of view, more.
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Blue Balliett
Lesson plans and activities for
Chasing Vermeer
, more.
Molly Bang Lesson Plans
Learning activities for
Living Sunlight
,
Ten, Nine, Eight
, and other books.
Kumak's Fish
by Michael Banio
Summary, analysis, pre-reading questions and activity, and 3 sets of discussion questions based on themes of the story.
Yonder Mountain
by Kay T. Bannon
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.
Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend
by Kay T. Bannon
This writing task includes a prompt, graphic organizer, student handouts, and a model essay. Emphasis is on providing evidence. 5 pages; word processor required.
First Come the Zebra
by Lynne Barasch
This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.
Knockin' On Wood
by Lynne Barasch
Background, summary, vocabulary, pre-reading activities, literature circle roles, reader response and other writing prompts, ELL support, and interdisciplinary learning activities.
Allie's Basketball Dream
by Barbara Barber
Students practice noting details. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a writing task, and additional learning activities. This unit plan is designed to last 5 days. 7 pages; word processor required.
Allie's Basketball Dream
by Barbara Barber
Synopsis, prereading questions, vocabulary, postreading discussion questions, writing tasks, ELL/ESL strategies, interdisciplinary activities for math, science, drama, and art.
Saturday at the New You
by Barbara E. Barber
Summary, prereading and comprehension questions, vocabulary, suggestions for use in literature circles, reader responde and writing topics, ESL and interdisciplinary strategies.
Tiki Barber
The author's presentation at the 2008 National Book Festival.
Little Nino's Pizzeria
by Karen Barbour
Questions with emphasis on economic concepts of entrepreneur, producers, consumers, and profit.
I Caught It!
Using
I Was Walking Down The Road
by by Sarah E. Barchas and Jack Kent as a mentor text, students work with rhythm, rhyme and alliteration to develop sentence fluency. Students write their own sentences and compile them into a class book.
Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett
Summary and 3 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.
No Mirrors in my Nana's House
by Ysaye M. Barnwell
Teaching resources include a captioned video of the story being read aloud (6:25) by Tia and Tamera Mowry and additional activities (downloadable). The video includes Sweet Honey in the Rock singing the song. The video resides at YouTube; the additional activities require Adobe Reader for access.
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
by Debra and Sal Barracca
In this lesson students learn to identify text evidence that shows the authors purpose is to entertain. Includes direct teaching chart, student handouts. This lesson is designed for second grade. Free registration required.
Judi Barrett
Lesson plans and activities for teaching
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
.
Sing to the Stars
by Mary Brigid Barrett
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.
Gene Barretta
Lesson plans for
Dear Dear
and
Now and Ben
.
J. M. Barrie
Lesson plans and teaching resources for
Peter Pan
.
T. A. Barron
Lesson plans for
The Hero's Trail
.
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Lesson plans for
Peter and the Starcatchers
.
L. Frank Baum
Lesson plans, vocabulary words, and activities for teaching
The Wizard of Oz
stories.
Joan Bauer
Lesson plans for
Backwater
,
Hope was Here
,
Squashed
, others.
Marion Dane Bauer
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for
On My Honor
, more.
The Witch's Daughter
by Nina Bawden
Activities to accompany reading. A link at the top leads to printable study guide questions organized by chapter.
Byrd Baylor
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for
The Desert is Theirs
and other books.