Discussion Guides
We offer discussion guides or lesson plans for many of our books. These will help facilitate discussions! Click on the image to download a pdf.
These include behind the scenes information or interviews, printables, discussion questions, or information on alignment with curriculum.
Discussion guide for The Heartland Tales
Discussion Guide for The Blue Planets series
The Read and Write Series Printables Pack
- I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay
- I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay
- My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay
- My Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay
The Aliens Inc. Series Teacher's Guide
Another Extraordinary Animal series
- Wisdom, the Midway Albatross
- Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma
- Nefertiti, the Spidernaut
- Rosie, the Ribeter
- Diego, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise
60 Science Writing Prompts - Based on Field Notebooks
Download this blog reprint with 60 writing prompts for science and STEM.
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The Story that Started with A List
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