Teaching literature activities

Teaching literature with older students - engage them through connections and analysis. This is quick list of activities for literature with secondary students.

Teaching the folktales genre? These activities introduce folklore; compare and contrast their structures, characteristics, and purposes.

Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities!

A multiple choice quiz after reading is a quick and easy way to check student comprehension, but it doesn't allow you to assess deeper understanding and it certainly isn't fun or creative. If you are looking for more meaningful and engaging activities to use with students during literature circles or a novel unit, here's twelve ideas that are favorites in my classroom and the Common Core standards they align with.

A great resource that has links to multiple other ideas. A Q&A format that discusses ways to reach ELLs in the classroom.

Guys, girls, teacher friends...I am so excited! Ever since I started creating teaching products and selling on Teachers Pay Teachers, my goal has been to create curriculum or units for classroom teachers to use. Today, I am finally publishing my first unit. If I said I wasn't a little nervous I'd be lying. I have worked on this unit off and on this summer in between beach trips, days at the pool, trips to Texas to visit Mom and Dad, and all the other summer fun we've had. There are several…

So weve got a bunch of kids, right? They all love different kinds of stories - some are all about adventures, while some cant get enough of those fairy tales.

Teaching Roald Dahl's Short Story The Landlady is my favorite lesson of the year. It’s such a powerful story to read during October or any time of year!

Are your students disinterested and tired of the traditional ways of learning characterization? Have you been searching for a really fun, student-centered, interactive way to eliminate their boredom? Well, look no further! I present to you a wonderful student-collaboration activity that will get your students involved and excited for a character analysis for any novel, […]