5th Grade Literature/Chapter Book Units
| Bunnicula | The Phantom Tollbooth |
| Loser by Jerry Spinelli | My Brother Sam is Dead |
| Star Girl | Dear Mr. Henshaw |
| Holes | Island of the Blue Dolphin |
| Two Years Before the Mast | |
| A Year Down Yonder |
Finding Units with Trade Books
Great Literature Websites
The Literacy Web http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/
Teach-nology:
Children's Literature
URL:
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/child_lit/
Jim Cornish's
Novel Study
Resources on the Web
URL:
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/novel_study_connection.htm
Mrs. Smith's Author
Page
URL:
http://home.earthlink.net/~jesmith/Authors.html
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Literature and Language Arts
URL:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html
CLWG:
Children's Literature Web Guide
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together
and
categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to
books for
children and young adults.
American
Literacy Classics - A Chapter a Day
This site features online books such as The Wizard of Oz, Moby Dick,
and a
Connecticut in King Arthur's Court set up so that your students
can read a
chapter a day. You can read the current featured novel or
return to the archives
for previous featured books at
American
Literacy Classics - A Chapter a Day Archives
KidPub
WWW Publishing
KidPub is a place for children to publish stories on the
World Wide Web and to
read stories published by other children.
Carol
Hurst's Children's Literate Web Site
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to
use
them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about
particular
subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
They've taken many
of Carol Hurst's back articles and sections from
her professional books for
teachers and librarians and reformatted and
interlinked them to create an
interactive collection of information.
Random
House Teacher's Resource Center
Random House Teacher's Services: teachers' guides and more resources
for
primary, secondary and post-secondary educators. Looking for new
ideas about
ways to teach award-winning books? Seeking exciting ways
bring literature
alive for your students? Interested in hearing authors,
such as Lois Lowry and
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, talk about writing and
their newest books?
Doucette Index K - 12 Literature
The Doucette Index provides access to books and websites that contain
useful
teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults,
and the
creators of those books. The books indexed are those held by the
Doucette
Library of Teaching Resources, but many of these books will
also be available in
other libraries.
Harper Children's.com at
http://www.harperchildrens.com/
Annette Lamb's Literature Learning Ladders at
http://eduscapes.com/ladders/index.html
has great lessons/guiding questions
for Newbury and Caldecott Award Winners, thematic
units, etc. A good example
(because not all books are resourced the same) is the
connecting lessons for
Lois Sacher's Holes at
http://www.eduscapes.com/newbery/99a.htm)
If you do author/illustrator themed studies, Houghton Mifflin Reading
is a great
place to start at
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/index.html
The Web English Teacher's Reading Index by author at
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/readingmain.html
is a great place to link
to author/book related discussions.
Reading Rainbow
Program schedules, book descriptions, and activity suggestions can be found
for
the Reading Rainbow Series. Also stories from the Second Annual Young Writers
and Illustrators Contest can be found on this site.
Book Adventure A free online reading
incentive program with over 60,000 registered users,
challenges students to read
more and understand more with the first-ever Book Bonanza
reading contest. The
Book Bonanza was designed to generate more enthusiasm about
reading and to
reward students for their literary success. Children (K-8) create personalized
book lists from over 4,000 recommended titles, take quizzes on the books they
have read at
school or at home, and earn prizes for understanding the books they
have read.
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Author
Sites
Welcome to Jan
Brett's Home Page
Jan Brett is the author of:
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE
THE HAT
THE MITTEN
This sight includes many hands on activities for you to print and use with the
books.
The Official Eric Carle Web Site
Eric Carle is the author of:
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
THE GROUCHY LADYBUG
BROWN BEAR BROWN BEAR WHAT DO YOU SEE?
This site has a bulletin board where teachers and parents using Eric Carle's
books
in creative ways can submit their ideas. A large number of these ideas are
on the
site for the viewer to read.
The
Official Berenstain Bears Website
This site includes activities, a theater, information about the characters, and
a
library featuring Stan and Jan Berenstain's bears.
Peter
Rabbit Home Page
Many of the wonderful pictures are reproduced on this site.
You may visit two
sections. One for Beatrix Potter and another for Peter an his friends.
Cyber Seuss
This site contains quizzes, games, and information about Dr. Seuss,
the author
who created the Lorax, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Website
Learn about the Oz Book Series through this site.
Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on line.
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