Children's Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Haddix-Hesse

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Lesson plans for Among the Hidden , more.

Dreaming Up by Christy Hale
This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.

East-West House by Christy Hale
This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.

The Truth about Sparrows by Marian Hale
Summary, discussion questions, and a writing activity. This 4-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
This teacher's guide offers a pre-reading activity, comprehension and discussion questions, and ideas for post-reading projects.

A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Janet Halfmann
This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.

Donald Hall
Resources for teaching Ox-Cart Man .

Virginia Hamilton
Lesson plans and activities for The House of Dies Drear and other works.

Reading and Writing with The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo
Practice with reading skills like making predictions, word study, contrast with Jan Brett's Comet's Nine Lives , and extension activities. The entire document has 112 pages; lesson plans for this book begin on p. 33. Adobe Reader required. Designed for grade 2.

The Gunniwolf by Wilhelmina Harper
Students identify causes and effects, practice making predictions. Includes background information and vocabulary. Follow tabs to downloadable chart, worksheet. Designed for grade 1.

Teacher's Guide to A Place for Joey by Carol Flynn Harris
This teacher guide offers discussion questions using Bloom's Taxonomy, pre-reading and prediction questions, and ideas for projects that address multiple intelligences.

John Lewis in the Lead by Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson
This teacher's guide includes summary and background information, prereading questions, vocabulary, discussion questions, ideas for literature circles and reader response, writing activities, strategies for ESL/ELL, and interdisciplinary connections.

Cat up a Tree by John and Ann Hassett
Four learning activities.

The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig. Reading Skills and Strategies. Adobe Reader required for these resources.

• Introductory Material
  Author biography, background information, character list, vocabulary words.
• Chapters 1-8 Worksheet
  Students work with cause and effect, synonyms.
• Chapters 9-22 Worksheet
  Students work with summarizing, context clues.
• Allusion Graphic Organizer
  Given a definition of allusion , students find historical allusions in the book.
• Character Graphic Organizer
  Students explore how a character's reaction to a situation reveals his/her personality. Includes writing task.
• Setting Graphic Organizer
  Students analyze how the details of each setting evoke an emotion.
• Whole-Novel Discussion and Activities
  5 discussion questions and 5 post-reading activities.
• Multiple Choice Test
  10 questions.

A Gift for Mama by Esther Hautzig
Students learn about income and short-term savings goals. Part of the Wise Pockets project.

In the Days of King Adobe by Joe Hayes
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

Many Luscious Lollipops
Kindergarten and first grade students will become familiar with adjectives by reading Ruth Heller's book Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives . They will also be able to use adjectives to describe an object in their own writing.

Playing with Prepositions through Poetry
Students play with words as they explore how prepositions work in Ruth Heller's picture book Behind the Mask . They first explore the use of language in the text and identify how prepositions are used. They then read and identify prepositions used in a poem. Finally, students compose their own original prepositional poems, which they publish in a multimodal format modeled on Heller's text.

Kevin Henkes
Lesson plans for Chrysanthemum and other books.

A Classroom Guide for Buddy by M. H. Herlong
The author offers suggestions for a wide variety of learning activities and a list of vocabulary words. 24 pages; Adobe Reader required.

King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
Three activities to develop literacy skills.

That Book Woman by Heather Henson
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities.

Karen Hesse
Lesson plans for A Light in the Storm , Out of the Dust , and Letters from Rifka .