- Brave Monster Arts & Crafts (Grades: PreK-2 )Make monster hand puppets, as well as optional discussion about being brave and dealing with fear. For use with Brave Little Monster by Ken Baker
- Color Pages (Grades: preK-3) for use with Hip, Hip Hooray for Annie McRae! illustrated by Julie Olson
- Dot-to-Dot (Grades: K-3) for use with Hip, Hip Hooray for Annie McRae! illustrated by Julie Olson
Creative Writing Lesson Plans and Resources
- Creating Engaging Characters (Grades 2 to 12 and higher) Describes and provides examples of the characteristics of engaging characters. (3+ min video)
- Importance of Plot Focus (Grades 2 to 12 and higher) Writing students sometimes struggle with conveying what their story is really about. This video helps them understand the importance of plot focus in short stories, while showing them what problems can occur if their writing fails to properly progress the plot (2+ min. video)
- Narrative Writing; Reading Core Skills Lesson Plan (Grades: 1-6) for use with Old MacDonald had a Dragon by Ken Baker and Cow Can't Sleep by Ken Baker
- Plots Made Simple: Basics of Plot Development (Grades 2 to 12 and higher) Step-by-step video instruction and examples of plot diagram elements, including plot introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution (3+ min. video)
- Raising Plot Tension to Engage Readers (Grades 2 to 12 and higher) Explains and provides an example of how to use the try-fail-cycle technique to maintain and raise plot tension throughout a story in order to engage and keep the reader's interest (2+ min. video)
History Lesson Plans and Resources
- American History Resources for DANIEL'S WALK (Enter "Daniel's Walk" in the title search) Instructional materials, including Accelerated Reader quizzes, exist for DANIEL'S WALK by Michael Spooner and the book is available in hard-cover, paperback, and reinforced library binding. Teachers of intermediate grades use it regularly to integrate with American history units, especially those on settling the American West, or the Oregon Trail, or related subjects. (for example, see )
- Civil Rights Timeline (Grades: 7th and up) for use with Mississippi Trial, 1955 and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe
- Additional resources for use with Mississippi Trial, 1955 and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe: The Emmett Till Murder Scene, Emmett Till Murder, Mississippi Madness: The Story of Emmett Till, An Essay about Emmett Till, PBS documentary about Emmett Till, Another terrific book about the Emmett Till case, Civil Rights Resource
- Collection of curriculum resources on a variety of language arts topics, including adjectives, alphabet, anagrams, animals sounds, collective nouns, comparatives and superlatives, compound words, direct objects, fairy tales and fables, initials, parts of speech, prediction, proverbs, rhyming, sounds, synonyms, verbs, verbs (past tense), verbs (transitive and intransitive), vowels, wordplay, and writing triggers (Grades: K-6) for use with several children's pictures books by Rick Walton
- Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan: Crazy Cow Compares and Contrasts (Grades: 1-6) for use with Old MacDonald had a Dragon by Ken Baker and Cow Can't Sleep by Ken Baker
- Teacher's Resource Guide for ELLIOT AND THE GOBLIN WAR (Grades: K-6)
- Teacher's Resource Guide for ELLIOT AND THE PIXIE PLOT (Grades: K-6)
- The Swamp Beat - Rhythm in Verse Lesson Plan, students learn about rhythm in verse (Grades: K-6) for use with Kristyn Crow’s picture book, BEDTIME AT THE SWAMP
Literature Lesson Plans and Resources
- Dante's Divine Commedia Lesson Plans, Slide Lectures, Essays, Syllabus, and other Resources (Grades: High School) for use also with Dante's Daughter by Kimberley Heuston
Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans and Resources
- Book quiz (Grades: K-5) for use with Hip, Hip Hooray for Annie McRae!
- Book quiz (Grades: K-5) for use with Herd of Cows, Flock of Sheep
- Reading Comprehension Lesson Plan: Dragon Comprehends Key Ideas & Details for use with Old MacDonald had a Dragon (Grades: K-3)
- Teacher's Resource Guide for ELLIOT AND THE GOBLIN WAR (Grades: K-6)
- Teacher's Resource Guide for ELLIOT AND THE PIXIE PLOT (Grades: K-6)
Science Lesson Plans and Resources
- Dragon Fun Learning the Five Senses (Grades: preK-2). Teaches children the five senses using hands-on activities, as well as by reading Old MacDonald had a Dragon by Ken Baker
- Learn About T-Rex: How Fast Can T-Rex Run (Grades K-12) Education video that explains how fast scientists think T-Rex could run
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
- Being Brave and Dealing with Fear (Grades: preK-2) for use with Brave Little Monster by Ken Baker
- Civil Rights Timeline (Grades: 7th and up) for use with Mississippi Trial, 1955 and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe
- Additional resources for use with Mississippi Trial, 1955 and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe: The Emmett Till Murder Scene, Emmett Till Murder, Mississippi Madness: The Story of Emmett Till, An Essay about Emmett Till, PBS documentary about Emmett Till, Another terrific book about the Emmett Till case, Civil Rights Resource
