Children's Literature
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Natalie Babbit
Lesson plans and activities for teaching Tuck Everlasting, designed for grades 4-9.

Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Four activities to develop literacy skills.

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
This unit plan includes 3 lessons, graphic organizers, discussion questions, and vocabulary.

Vocabulary from Chasing Vermeer
A list of 49 words drawn from the book.

Molly Bang
Official web site of the author of When Sophie Gets Angry, The Paper Crane, Ten, Nine, Eight, and other books.

Saturday at the New You by Barbara E. Barber
Summary, prereading and comprehension questions, vocabulary, suggestions for use in literature circles, reader responde and writing topics, ESL and interdisciplinary strategies. Access to this 6-page teacher guide requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application.

Judi Barrett
Lesson plans and activities for teaching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Peter Pan by J. M Barrie
Text of the story.

T. A. Barron
Lesson plans for The Hero's Trail.

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Lesson plans for Peter and the Starcatchers.

L. Frank Baum
Lesson plans, vocabulary words, and activities for teaching The Wizard of Oz stories.

Joan Bauer
Lesson plans for Backwater, Hope was Here, Squashed, others.

Marion Dane Bauer
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for On My Honor, more.

Granny the Pag by Nina Bawden
Summary and 12 discussion questions.

Operation Clean Sweep by Darleen Bailey Beard
Summary, 5 discussion questions, and 5 follow-up activities.

Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett
Pre-reading and discussion questions, ideas for post-reading activities.

The Berenstain Bears
Lesson plans and activities to accompany several books from the Berenstain Bears series.

Judy Blume
Ideas for teaching Freckle Juice and other works by Judy Blume.

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Summary and activities.

The A+ Custodian by Louise Borden
Summary, 5 discussion questions, and 4 follow-up activities.

The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Summary, 3 discussion questions, and 3 follow-up questions.

Jan Brett
Lesson ideas for The Mitten and other books.

Norman Bridwell
Follow the links to short video interviews with the author/illustrator of Clifford, the Big Red Dog.

Carol Ryrie Brink
Lesson plans for Caddie Woodlawn.

Everywhere by Bruce Brooks
Summary, list of discussion points, activities, and related titles.

Jeff Brown
Lesson plans for Flat Stanley.

Marc Brown
Lesson plans for the Arthur books.

Margaret Wise Brown
Lesson plans to accompany Goodnight, Moon, The Important Book, more.

The World that Jack Built by Ruth Brown
Summary, talking points, activities, and related titles.

Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself by Joseph Bruchac
This 7-page teacher's guide includes background information, prereading questions, a graphic organizer for vocabulary, discussion questions, writing activities, and interdisciplinary connections. Access requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application.

Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac
This 8-page teacher's guide includes background information, prereading questions, vocabulary words and discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and writing, and interdisciplinary activities. Access requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application.

The Berry-Picking Man by Jane Buchanan
Summary, 6 discussion questions, and 3 activities.

Eve Bunting
Lesson plans for Dandelion, Fly Away Home, more.

Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain by Robert Burch
Summary, discussion points, activities, and related titles.

Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ideas for teaching The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Sheila Burnford
Lesson plans for The Incredible Journey.

John Burningham
Several ideas for an author study.

Activities for Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Seven printable extension activities involving writing and art.

Betsy Byars
Ideas for teaching Summer of the Swan, The Pinballs, Keeper of the Swan and other works.