For over 100 years, Sherlock Holmes has provided readers with a wealth of engaging material, and the Canon can be especially valuable in the classroom. The Beacon Society, a scion of The Baker Street Irregulars, is an organization dedicated to supporting educators who bring Sherlock Holmes into their curriculum. Here, you will find information about how you can incorporate the works of Sherlock Holmes into the classroom, as well as resources for term papers, speakers, and more.
A Sherlockian Education
- What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach Us About Thinking?
- The Mystery Genre
- Sherlock Holmes Reimagined for Teens
- Science Fiction, Horror, & Other
Courses, Lesson Plans, Prompts
- Sherlock Holmes Teaching Resources
- Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Detective Fiction for Remedial Readers
- Meet Sherlock Homes
- More Fun with Sherlock Holmes
- International Exhibit Teacher's Guide
- It's a Mystery to Me, for schoolchildren
- Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
- Lesson plans based on The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Sherlock Holmes and the Scientific Method
- Teaching English Through Detective Fiction
- The Mystery of the Undiscovered Values
- Who Done It? 7th & 8th Grade Creative Writing
General Resources
- The Beacon Society
- Scholarly Articles
- Study Guides
- About Copyright
- Ownership of the Sherlock Holmes Canon
- How to Write a Term Paper
Diversity and Inclusion
- Addressing Cancel Culture
- The Period of Production Argument
- Femme Friday from the Baker Street Babes