• Homeschooling,  Literature

    Angelou, Maya

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    Author Maya Angelou Literature Based Theme leads you to free and low cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Free Resources for Maya Angelou at Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:maya%20angelou/Price-Range/Free I Know Why the Caged Bird … [continue reading]

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    Andersen, Hans Christian

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    Author Hans Christian Andersen Literature Based Theme free and low cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Hans Christian Andersen was born April 2, 1805. He died August 4, 1875. He was a Danish author … [continue reading]

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    Guest, Elissa Haden

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    Author Elissa Haden Guest https://www.elissahadenguest.com/ Wikipedia Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_Haden_Guest Iris and Walter Iris and Walter downloadable materials teacher guides and reader activities https://www.elissahadenguest.com/resources https://web.archive.org/web/20090106133320/http://www.harcourtbooks.com/BeginningReaders/irisandwalter.asp

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    Aeschylus

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    Aeschylus – Greek tragedies author and one of the earliest tragedians of ancient Greece, is widely regarded as the father of classical drama. His surviving works explore justice, divine intervention, and consequence, offering insight into ancient Greek values, storytelling, and … [continue reading]

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    Peet, Bill

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    Author Bill Peet https://www.billpeet.net/ Wikipedia Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Peet Bill Peet booklist https://www.billpeet.net/PAGES/booklist.htm

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    The Color Purple

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    The Color Purple Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Be sure to learn about the author, Alice Walker. Novel The Color Purple from the author’s site. Spark … [continue reading]

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    Silverman, Erica

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    Author Erica Silverman https://www.ericasilverman.com/ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa downloadable materials teacher guides and reader activities https://web.archive.org/web/20081121055957/http://www.harcourtbooks.com/BeginningReaders/cowgirlkateandcocoa.asp

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    Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

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    Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Author Biography Alexander Solzhenitsyn One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Glencoe Study Guide A Teacher’s Guide to the … [continue reading]

  • Homeschooling,  Literature

    Series of Unfortunate Events

    13 Shocking Secrets (there’s a pdf to download) This invaluable booklet is intended to prepare you for The End. It contains unsettling information about Lemony Snicket, the Baudelaire orphans, and a secret organization that is watching you right now. http://www.lemonysnicket.com/shockingsecrets.cfm… [continue reading]