Chris Grabenstein’s books are filled with characters upon magical characters.  Explore how students can become protagonists and problem-solve their way through conflicts in this imaginative “Book It” board game. To find a downloadable version of the whole game click here.

Ah, poetry! Celebrate language and play with words in this very teacher-friendly poetry guide.  Get silly and contemplative with these delicious poems and their equally edible activities!

You’ll find activities on Roald Dahl, poems selected by Jack Prelutsky and Helen Ferris as well as picture books in verse organized in book clusters by topic and content.

This educator guide is filled with social/psychological experiments, creative writing, poetry slams and more and will keep your students moving, analyzing, creating and smiling as they finagle their way in and out of conflicts along with Billy and his crazy character crew!

This National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and Newbery Medal winning author knows how to connect to young readers.  This author study dives deep into his Marvin Redpost series, his stand-alone chapter books and his middle-grade novels.  There is something for all ages!  Our guide aids students in comparing and contrasting the author’s writing techniques from book to book and genre to genre while also exploring Sachar’s use of humor and highly relatable characters and themes.