Below you can download discussion guides and activities that expand my books as well as connect to both Next Generation Science Standard and Common Core English Language Arts teaching requirements.
ARROW
Blending fantastical elements with real-world science, ARROW is an eco-fiction adventure that inspires children to learn more about their environment and take action to protect it.
Activity Guide
Filled with STEM learning activities and “Restore the Magic” activities to help children make a difference in their world.
DOWNLOADDiscussion Guide
These questions will make readers think beyond the book, researching connections between the fictional world and our real one.
DOWNLOADLinks For More Learning
Discover more places online where young readers can learn about nature and how to be an activist for it.
GET LINKSTHE BOY, THE BOAT, AND THE BEAST
With themes of overcoming fear and building self-confidence, this contemporary fantasy keeps young readers thinking long after they’ve finished the book.
Discussion Guide
Reading Rumpus called this book “excellent as a mentor text” for POV and other parts of the Common Core English Languagde Arts Standards.
DOWNLOADCreative Writing Exercises
This book uses a lot of figurative language techniques and these exercises introduce children to them as well.
DOWNLOADMake Your Own Courage Art Therapy Project
Professionals and caregivers can use these activities to help children find their strength like the Boy in the book.
DOWNLOADOnce Upon A Time… Story Strips
Change the stories you tell yourself. Download these “Once upon a time…” story strips, which are discussed in my author visits.
DOWNLOADChapter Guide
This guide features questions about each chapter of the book to help young readers with their understanding of the story.
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