For Educators
Here are resources for sharing my books in the classroom, library, or at home. My books are listed chronological order, newest to oldest. If you’ve enjoyed sharing or pairing my books, I’d love to hear more! Please see BOOKS and SCHOOL VISITS for more information.
Celia planted a garden
Download this wonderful Educator’s Guide for Celia Planted a Garden.
How to read a book
Hot off the press! The Classroom Bookshelf has created a comprehensive guide. To find more adventures in words, download the Activity Sheets.
(Check out TEN TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL STORYTIME on this HarperCollins website page!)
BAABWAA AND WOOLIAM
Teacher Tips from Candlewick Press illustrates the power of reading, idioms, wordplay, and more.
SOME WRITER! THE STORY OF E. B. WHITE
The Classroom Bookshelf gives teachers and educators a comprehensive guide across the curriculum, including Primary Sources, Answers to Hard Questions, Author and Illustrator Study, and much more.
Visit the book trailer, the NPR Interview, a short film with Martha White talking about her grandfather, and Curious City’s Art Activity using E. B. White’s words.
YOU NEST HERE WITH ME
Pair this book for young readers with THE BOY WHO DREW BIRDS: THE STORY OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON by Jacqueline Davies, as well as Jane Yolen’s, Owl Moon. All three books introduce readers to a bevy of birds.
FIREFLY JULY: A YEAR OF VERY SHORT POEMS
A great collection for National Poetry Month, here’s a resource from the Classroom Bookshelf.
THE RIGHT WORD: ROGET AND HIS THESAURUS
The Classroom Bookshelf created a detailed and valuable resource guide including references, links, as well as Teaching Ideas and Invitations for grades kindergarten and up.
What’s the right word? Check out the book trailer, as well as the trailer for the Texas Bluebonnet nomination.
A SPLASH OF RED: THE LIFE AND ART OF HORACE PIPPIN
The Classroom Bookshelf created a detailed and valuable resource guide including references, links, as well as curriculum activities Thinking in Pictures, Teaching Ideas and Invitations, and more, for grades kindergarten and up.
Who was Horace Pippin? Here’s a video to find out more.
Little Red Writing
Find out about national Pencil Day! The Discussion Guide from Chronicle Books includes Reading Strategies, Sentence Stretchers, and more!
And some excellent writing advice from Classroom Bookshelf.
BRAVE GIRL: CLARA AND THE SHIRTWAIST MAKERS’ STRIKE OF 1909
Where Do Our Clothes Come From? Download the Teaching Guide for BRAVE GIRL, as well as the Classroom Bookshelf resources, including notes on the the Garment Industry, Pioneering Women, and more.
Be sure to visit the Tenement Museum website.
BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY: THE TRUE STORY OF THE PUPPETEER OF MACY’S PARADE
There are a number of great ways to share this picture book biography with readers of all ages. Download the EDUCATOR’S GUIDE, the ACTIVITY KIT including templates for making finger puppets and designing your own parade balloons.
Here’s a short video celebrating the Texas Bluebonnet Nomination.
The University of Minnesota Kerlan Collection created the Engineering of a Picture Book, a comprehensive digital resource about the making this picture book biography.
MRS. HARKNESS AND THE PANDA
How many pounds of bamboo can a panda eat in a day? This Educator’s Guide includes Questions to Consider, Science, Math, and Art.
THE BOY WHO DREW BIRDS: THE STORY OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
Author Jacqueline Davies created a stunning Educator’s Guide, including activities linking to science and technology, extinction, migrating, and nature journaling, to name a few.
