Peter Pan Novel Units Teacher Guide


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Activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of Cheaper by the dozen.










Classic Starts®: Peter Pan


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Soar to neverland in this abridged retelling of Peter Pan, part of the bestselling Classic Starts(R) series that has sold more than 8 million copies! "All children grow up. All except one." When Wendy and her brothers discover a boy named Peter Pan looking for his shadow, they can't decide what makes him more magical: the fact that he can fly, or that he never grows up! This abridged retelling is the perfect introduction for young readers to follow Peter Pan to Neverland, meet Tinker Bell, and spar with the menacing Captain Hook.










Loser Teacher Guide


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Activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of Loser by Jerry Spinelli.




Classroom Discussions


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"Based on a four-year research project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this book is divided into four sections: Talk in the Mathematics Class (introducing five discussion strategies, or “moves,” that help teachers achieve their instructional goal of strengthening students’ mathematical thinking and learning), What Do We Talk About?, Implementing Talk in the Classroom, and Case Studies."--pub. desc.




The Kite Runner Novel Units Teacher Guide


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"The Novel Units® Teacher Guide for The Kite Runner offers time-saving, inspiring lesson plans that provide a comprehensive novel unit - created by teachers for teachers. The legwork is done for you. The chapter-by-chapter guide incorporates research-based, higher-order reading, writing, and thinking activities."--Publisher's website.




The Kite Rider


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Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the wholeworld beneath him. And it was his. The Great Miao, master of the Jade Circus, offers Haoyou the amazing chance to escape his family's poverty -- by becoming a kite rider. Strapped onto a beautiful scarlet-and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky, earning money, freedom, and unexpected fame. Miao even plans for Haoyou to perform before Kublai Khan himself. From Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean comes a dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic world of thirteenth-century China.