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Your students will love the novel Bud, Not Buddy, and you will love these lesson plans for Bud, Not Buddy! In our classrooms, we use this novel as a whole-class study. It’s just so fun to read aloud! Of course, this book is also a perfect choice for literature circles or an independent novel study. […]
Are you looking for free lesson plans for Flush by Carl Hiaasen? If so, you’re in the right place! The novel Flush combines comedy and humor with mystery and suspense to create the perfect read! Carl Hiaasen’s characters are realistic and unforgettable! Your students will enjoy every page of this novel. This book is perfect for […]
When I first started my Hatchet lesson plans, I knew I wanted some activities that would focus on the author’s craft. Gary Paulsen’s voice and style of writing are all his own and worth taking note of. For example, in chapter 14, Paulsen repeats a one word sentence: Mistakes. So, written in my Hatchet lesson […]
If you’re looking for activities, tests, and lesson plans for Holes by Louis Sachar, you’re in the right spot! I’ll never forget the first time I read Holes aloud to my seventh grade students. We all fell in love with the two plots and they mystery of how the two intertwined. They will never forget […]
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos is a lighthearted novel suitable for middle school kids. Your students will laugh at Joey’s antics yet sympathize with his needs. If you’re looking for Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key lesson plans, activities, handouts, or tests, check out our free printables in the link below! Print these […]
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, is a Newberry Medal award winning novel about the Holocaust. This compelling story will hook your reluctant readers and pull them into an unforgettable story of friendship, courage, and hardships. Our lesson plans for Number the Stars will work perfectly for a whole class read, an independent novel study, […]
Rules by Cynthia Lord will keep your middle school students interested as they read about twelve-year-old Catherine and her autistic brother David. Catherine just wants a normal life, but there is more than her younger brother that complicates that. If you’re looking to print some lesson plans for Rules by Cynthia Lord, you’re in […]
ELA Core Plans provides teacher-written lesson plans, bellringers, and novel units designed to coordinate with Common Core State Standards.
