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     Authors and Books
Authors & Books  K-23-5, 6-8
Find interviews, biographies, and booklists on your favorite authors and illustrators.

     Internet Field Trips
Doing an Author Study?  3-5
Use these resources to locate information on your favorite author.

Essential Children's Literature Sites 
Explore children's literature on the Web.

George Washington  3-5, 6-8
Learn more about our first President by using the Web.

     Lesson Plans
Stories of Our Lives!  Early Childhood
Invite children to write and illustrate their own books and investigate personal experiences.

Unit Plan: Beyond Book Reports  3-5
Find tips and ideas to help students feel confident and prepared when standardized testing season rolls around.

Unit Plan: Who Am I?  K-2
Students will learn all about themselves and their classmates while collaborating with one another, the teacher, and their family members.

Unit Plan: Women in History: Research for Expository Writing   6-8
Read nonfiction literature to learn about Amelia Earhart and write a short newspaper article.

     Online Activities Teacher Guides
Asian Pacific American Teacher's Guide 
Get an overview of the Asian Pacific American Heritage activity, lesson-planning ideas, recommended resources, National Standards, and more.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using the Hispanic Heritage online activity in the classroom.

Challenging the Space Frontier: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using the Space Frontier online activity in the classroom.

Culture & Change Black History in America: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using the Culture & Change online activity in the classroom.

Flashlight Readers Teacher's Guide 
Students enter the world of quality books and meet the authors through this interactive online book club.

Lewis and Clark Teacher's Guide 
Help students learn about western expansion through this exciting and historic journey.

The First Thanksgiving: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using "The First Thanksgiving" online activity in the classroom.

We Remember Anne Frank: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using the "Anne Frank" online activity in the classroom.

Women's Suffrage Teacher's Guide  K-23-5, 6-8
Allow your students to learn about women's struggle for the vote while developing various skills.

World War II Remembered: Teacher's Guide 
Lesson-planning suggestions for using the "World War II Remembered" online activity in the classroom.

Writing With Writers Teacher's Guide 
Teacher's guide for the Writing with Writers workshops.