Literature Teachers’ Favorite Resources Since 1989
Complete novel studies, ready to teach tomorrow.
One membership gives you every LitPlan novel study for grades 4–12: daily lesson plans, study questions, quizzes, vocabulary, writing assignments, unit tests and puzzles. Written by real teachers and used in real classrooms for more than 35 years.
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Why teachers stay with us
What makes us different.
Written by teachers, not A.I.
Every LitPlan was written by Mary Collins, a high-school English teacher, or by an experienced teacher she trusts. Nothing here is machine-generated, and every updated edition is read and proofread page by page.
Proven in real classrooms
Tens of thousands of teachers worldwide have taught with LitPlans since 1989. Departments use them to keep literature instruction consistent across classes and grade levels.
Ready to teach, out of the box
Open the course, print or share what you need, and teach. Each unit is a step-by-step plan, day by day, so you can teach a novel with confidence even if you have never taught it before.
What you get
What’s inside every LitPlan course
Every title in the library is organized the same way, so once you have taught one, you know your way around all of them.
1
Introduction
An overview of the unit, the objectives, and how to use the plan.
2
Daily Lessons
A step-by-step lesson for every day of the unit — objectives, teacher instructions, and that day’s handouts, as PDFs and editable PowerPoint files.
3
Unit Tests
Short-answer and multiple-choice unit tests, an interactive PDF version, and answer keys.
4
Unit Resources
Writing assignments, activities, games, and related nonfiction reading.
5
Vocabulary Resources
Prereading vocabulary worksheets and answer keys for the whole book.
6
Google Forms Quizzes
Self-grading reading quizzes, ready to copy to your own Google Drive and assign.
7
Puzzle Pack
Crosswords, word searches, bingo, magic squares and more for review days.
Grades 4–12
Titles for every grade
175 titles in the LitPlan library, from Because of Winn-Dixie to Hamlet. Recommended grade levels overlap because novels do, so many titles appear in more than one band.
Grades 6–8
The OutsidersThe GiverThe HobbitA Wrinkle in TimeRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In the library
A few of the titles inside
Who it’s for
Built for the people who teach literature
Classroom teachers
Stop rebuilding units from scratch every year. Choose a title, open the course, and start on day one with a plan you can trust.
English departments
Consistent literature instruction across classes and grade levels — and a ready-made foundation for new teachers, teachers reassigned to a new grade, and long-term substitutes.
Homeschool families
Each plan was written to be picked up by someone who has never taught the book. Follow it day by day, with answer keys for everything.
From teachers
What teachers say about LitPlans
“
The collection of literature units created by Ms. Collins are extremely well done. The lessons and activities are consistent and thorough for a complete unit study. This is the first set of literature units I’ve found that do not need to be adapted for classroom use. Just print and take to work.
— K. Evans
“
Being my first year as a high school teacher, I knew I would need some tools to help my first year go by without a hitch. This lesson plan did just the trick. All I can say is wonderful! The other English teachers love them and our department head is looking into buying a series of them.
— A first-year high school teacher
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Mary Collins has obviously spent time in an English classroom as the teacher. Her study guide questions are right on the mark. In the vocabulary section, her quote choices are almost exactly what I would have chosen. I have used several of Collins’ lit plans, and without exception I have been pleased with them.
— M. T. Davis
One membership. Every LitPlan.
$497 a year, or $49 a month. Every title, every grade, new titles as they are added. Cancel anytime.
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Since 1989
From one teacher’s classroom
Mary Collins started Teacher’s Pet Publications in a spare bedroom in 1989, with the lesson plans she had written for her own English classes. More than 35 years later she still writes the LitPlans, updates them, and answers the email herself.