Literature Circle and Guided Reading Books

We are having fun with our new books! Here are some additional resources to go along with each book. You can explore the resources that go with your book, or check the resources for another book that you may read someday.

The Memory Coat
In this book, Grisha and his family immigrate to the United States. They stop at Ellis Island on the way. What is Ellis Island like? Find out with this tour!

Interactive tour of Ellis Island

City Green
In this story, Marcy and her neighbors turn an abandoned empty lot into a beautiful garden. Try your hand at gardening with this virtual garden!

Virtual Garden

Dragonfly's Tale
Dragonfly's Tale is a folktale from the Zuni tribe of the American Southwest. You can read other folktales and fables at the Between the Lions site.

Fables and folktales

Sam the Minuteman
This book takes place during the Revolutionary War. Learn more about colonial times with activities from Colonial Williamsburg.

Tour the Town

You can also take a virtual tour of some of the locations included in the book.

Virtual Tour

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
In this book, a young girl braves terrible weather to keep the lamps of a lighthouse burning. You can see the real Matinicus Island and other lighthouses with this lighthouse website.

New England's Lighthouses

Project Puffin
Today, the island that Abbie's lighthouse stood upon is a sanctuary for puffins. Learn more about puffins and the Maine coastline at Project Puffin.

Project Puffin

Weslandia
Wesley creates his own civilization in this book. Learn about the ancient civilization of Rome to think about how it compares to Wesley's civilization.

Roman civilization

My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother
Patricia Polacco has written many books for young readers. Learn more about this author and her books at her website.

Patricia Polacco

Map Activities

We're learning about maps! Use these links to find fun map interactives and learn more about maps.

Geography Games
Visit this site for a wide variety of geography games. (There are ads on this site.)

GIS in Action
What is GIS? How can it help us to learn about the world? Visit this site to find out!

GeoGames
Build planet Earth! Spin the globe, place continents, and find countries and cities.

Latitude and Longitude Game
Use latitude and longitude to find treasure.