Activities to Support Your Lessons

Easily use TeachingBooks sharing tools to create mini-lessons, bell-ringers, and interactive activities to practice skills, demonstrate understanding, and prompt discussions. See our menu of ideas to get started.

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Authors Inspire Us

Lesson sheets to learn about author's purpose or inspiration.

Activity	Printable sheet
Authors of PK-5 Titles	Authors 1 - Set A & B
Authors of 4-8 Titles	Authors 2 - Set A & B
Authors of 7-12 Titles	Authors 3 - Set A & B
Identifying Author's Purpose	Authors of PK-5 Titles
Author Study	Mo Willems (Grades PK-5)
Author Study	Jacqueline Woodson (Grades K-12)
Author Study	Alice Walker (Grades K-12)

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Genre Sleuth

Identify the genres authors are talking about.

Activity	Printable sheet
Authors of K-12 Titles	Genre 1 - Set A & B
One a Day - Poetry	Early Elementary (Grades K-3)
One a Day - Poetry	Elementary (Grades 3-5)
One a Day - Poetry	Secondary (Grades 7-12) Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3

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What's in a Name? Respecting Culture and Identity

Enhance conversations about identity by listening to authors' mini-autobiographies.

Activity	Printable sheet
Authors of K-12 Titles	Name 1 - Set A & B
Authors of K-5 Titles	Name 2 - Set A & B
Authors of 4-8 Titles	Name 3 - Set A & B
Authors of 7-12 Titles	Name 4 - Set A & B
One a Day - Immigration	Grades 7-12

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Writing Prompts

Provide opportunities to reflect and respond as authors discuss their craft.

Activity	Printable sheet
Creative writing	Listen & Respond - younger students
Creative writing	Listen & Respond - older students
Exit slip	Drum Dream Girl & Ada's Violin (Grades PK-5)
Exit slip	Symphony for the City of the Dead (Grades 7-12)
Journaling styles	Compare/Contrast (many levels)
Social Justice	Grades 1-5 | Grades 7-12

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Interactive Spaces

Encourage exploration in your libraries and classrooms with these teaching tools.

Activity	Printable sheet
Shelf Talkers - Primary	Set 1 | Set 2
Shelf Talkers - Secondary	Set 1 | Set 2