Teacher Resource Websites

· If you are looking for interesting discussions for the classroom, classroom exercises, group work, or a project to follow a reading assignment turn to this page for some help. Here you can find 100 fun things to do with books. The topics range from characters, settings, authors, the past, the future, comparison, presenting, drama, creative writing, literacy qualities, library projects, fun, and more. http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/books.html
· The next website promises to give ideas that will spice up those traditional book reports that can lose the attention of the students. http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/books.html
· The eThemes website will give you access to resources listed by titles. Say that you need to find information on Bud, Not Buddy you hit the letter L for Literature and then scroll down until you find the title. From there you have access to information about the author, activities, a discussion guide, study guides, quizzes, an interview with the author and then other information about the Great Depression and jazz music in America. If you know you want a certain theme you can search that way or by award nominees and winners. http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtml