Reading / Literature Resources
Resources to enhance your reading/literature program.
Summer Reading Programs for Kids - 2009
Each summer for the past 11 years I've hosted the About.com Homeschooling Summer Reading Club. Your children can use the same reading time for other reading programs at your local library's summer reading programs and/or some of the following programs. I've found that a summer reading incentive can turn a child into an avid reader which can last a lifetime. So beat the heat with a good book and r…
Each summer for the past 11 years I've hosted the About.com Homeschooling Summer Reading Club. Your children can use the same reading time for other reading programs at your local library's summer reading programs and/or some of the following programs. I've found that a summer reading incentive can turn a child into an avid reader which can last a lifetime. So beat the heat with a good book and r…
Recommended Reading - Upper Levels (Grades 5-12) Reading List
Share your student's favorite books and help make an Upper Level (Grades 5-12) recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read. Please include the title of the book, author, reading level if you know it, and tell a little about the book and why you recommend it.
Share your student's favorite books and help make an Upper Level (Grades 5-12) recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read. Please include the title of the book, author, reading level if you know it, and tell a little about the book and why you recommend it.
Recommended Reading - Elementary Level (Grades 1-6)
Share your student's favorite books and help make an elementary level (Grades 1-6) recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read. Please include the title of the book, author, reading level if you know it, and tell a little about the book and why you recommend it.
Share your student's favorite books and help make an elementary level (Grades 1-6) recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read. Please include the title of the book, author, reading level if you know it, and tell a little about the book and why you recommend it.
Recommended Reading Lists for PreK through High School - Books recomm…
Many, many books are being read this summer by participants of the Summer Reading Club! They would like to share some of their favorite books with you. They enjoyed these books and think that you will too!
Many, many books are being read this summer by participants of the Summer Reading Club! They would like to share some of their favorite books with you. They enjoyed these books and think that you will too!
Sylvan Dell Publishing eBooks
About.com Homeschooling has been awarded a Resource Grant for Sylvan Dell Publishing eBooks. There are currently 35 ebooks available for your enjoyment with your children.
About.com Homeschooling has been awarded a Resource Grant for Sylvan Dell Publishing eBooks. There are currently 35 ebooks available for your enjoyment with your children.
Magazines for Kids
Magazines encourage reading and broaden the horizons of kids. These magazines are designed for boys or appeal to boys, ages 5 to 14.
Magazines encourage reading and broaden the horizons of kids. These magazines are designed for boys or appeal to boys, ages 5 to 14.
Book Review - Jump, Kangaroo, Jump!
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! is a fun story book that implements math right into the story.
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! is a fun story book that implements math right into the story.
Recommended Reading List - Elementary Level (Grades 1-6)
Share Your Children's Favorite Books! Books recommended by participants of the Summer Reading Club.
Share Your Children's Favorite Books! Books recommended by participants of the Summer Reading Club.
Recommended Reading List
Favorite books recommended by the participants of the Summer Reading Club.
Favorite books recommended by the participants of the Summer Reading Club.
Harry Potter and the Order of the HomeSchool
Are the Harry Potter books controversial in the homeschooling world? You better believe it! Here are ideas from the forum on using the Harry Potter Series in your homeschool.
Are the Harry Potter books controversial in the homeschooling world? You better believe it! Here are ideas from the forum on using the Harry Potter Series in your homeschool.
Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Help your child learn to read and give them a love for reading with these fun ideas and activities.
Help your child learn to read and give them a love for reading with these fun ideas and activities.
How to Instill a Love for Reading in Your Child
Reading can be a lifelong enjoyment. Here are some ideas to help instill the love of reading in your children.
Reading can be a lifelong enjoyment. Here are some ideas to help instill the love of reading in your children.
Literature Related Mini Units
Literature Related Mini Units to liven up a topic you're studying or add something special to your school day.
Literature Related Mini Units to liven up a topic you're studying or add something special to your school day.
Summer Reading Ideas
Fun reading ideas for the summer and anytime. From your About.com Guide.
Fun reading ideas for the summer and anytime. From your About.com Guide.
Favorite Books Submission
Submit your children's favorite books and help create a recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read!
Submit your children's favorite books and help create a recommended reading list to share with others who are looking for great books to read!
Aesop's Fables
An online collection of Aesop's Fables. Site includes list fables, moral of the story and a dictionary.
An online collection of Aesop's Fables. Site includes list fables, moral of the story and a dictionary.
Bartleby - Great Books Online
Bartleby.com publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature and nonfiction.
Bartleby.com publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature and nonfiction.
Book Report Form
A book report form where students can record information such as title, author, setting, characters, and their favorite part of the story.
A book report form where students can record information such as title, author, setting, characters, and their favorite part of the story.
Children's Storybooks Online
19 original stories online with color illustrations for young children as well as older children and young adults.
19 original stories online with color illustrations for young children as well as older children and young adults.
Critical Reading: A Guide
This is a guide to help you in analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction.
This is a guide to help you in analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction.
Cyberguides
Online Teacher Guides and Student Activities for selected literature. For K-12, broken down by grade level.
Online Teacher Guides and Student Activities for selected literature. For K-12, broken down by grade level.
Discovering Dickens!
Discover the writer behind the writing. Learning about the time and circumstances which influenced Dickens will increase understanding and appreciation of his writing.
Discover the writer behind the writing. Learning about the time and circumstances which influenced Dickens will increase understanding and appreciation of his writing.
Eager Readers
This site lists over 600 recommended books that are ordered by category and reading level.
This site lists over 600 recommended books that are ordered by category and reading level.
Five In A Row
Literature-based unit studies for children ages 2 through 12.
Literature-based unit studies for children ages 2 through 12.
Learning Language Arts Through Literature
A fully integrated language arts program that teaches grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary, writing mechanics, creative writing, thinking skills and more.
A fully integrated language arts program that teaches grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary, writing mechanics, creative writing, thinking skills and more.
The Hole Truth
The Hole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth) is a unit study based on Louis Sachar's book, Holes. It is a book about miscarried justice, a family curse, a grim juvenile detention center, onions, and a dried-up lake bed of mysterious holes. It is funny, troubling, and touching.
The Hole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth) is a unit study based on Louis Sachar's book, Holes. It is a book about miscarried justice, a family curse, a grim juvenile detention center, onions, and a dried-up lake bed of mysterious holes. It is funny, troubling, and touching.
Mark Twain and American Humor
An online study of Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." (Grades 9-12)
An online study of Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." (Grades 9-12)
Online Antique Children's Books
Editec Communications' library currently houses 400 antique children's books published in the 19th and early 20th century. The online collection is about 70 books.
Editec Communications' library currently houses 400 antique children's books published in the 19th and early 20th century. The online collection is about 70 books.
Reading and Vocabulary Activities
Reading and vocabulary activities for grades 6-8 from Zaner-Bloser.
Reading and vocabulary activities for grades 6-8 from Zaner-Bloser.
Reading Comprehension
Weekly worksheets for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids. They are most appropriate for the upper elementary and middle school years.
Weekly worksheets for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids. They are most appropriate for the upper elementary and middle school years.
Story Time
Read a new exciting episode each week or choose a story from the library.
Read a new exciting episode each week or choose a story from the library.