6-8 Literature Links

New Site!! Download copies of The Learning Circle, created to meet a pressing need for simple classroom activities that educators can easily fit in their curriculum. The guides are geared to educators of children aged four to 14. The simple activities included in each Learning Circle have been designed to help students learn more about First Nations and related issues through fun and interactive exercises.  Younger students will enjoy the traditional stories and games, while older children can learn more about a range of topical issue, including treaties and self-government.
New Site!!  StoryPlus is an online children’s publisher with a vision, offering a large choice of stories that will make reading a pleasure.  Click here for instructions on signing up for StoryPlus.
New Site!!  Doucette Index provides an index to textbooks and website for literature grades k-12.
Find a description of children's literature pieces at Simon Says Kids.
Find  out what books have won the latest awards at these sites:
  1. Caldecott Medal Home Page
  2. Newbery Medal Home Page
Visit Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site and find reviews of great books for kids and how to use them in your classroom.
A Menu of Novel Resources offers novels listed alphabetically.  Many activities to compliment the novels including comprehension questions, links, and vocabulary.
Find an archive of English sonnets, commentary and relevant web links at Sonnet Central.
More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports supplies an endless list of ideas to use with any story your students have read.
Literature List for Grades 4-8 contains a suggested list of novels to use in your classroom listed by author.
New York Times Book Review has over 50,000 book reviews on their site.
BookSpot is an excellent place to explore the many great resources they offer related to reading.
An abundance of resources for teaching literature are offered at Lesson Plans and Resources for Adolescent and Young Adult Literature.

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