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Welcome! The grade levels and ages listed here are estimates, simply meant to guide you. You know your kids and students best—every reader grows at their own pace. Many books are wonderfully universal and work well across multiple age groups, and some titles remain a perfect fit for readers who may still be developing their skills, especially with a bit of guidance or support. And remember: nonfiction picture books can be powerful tools at any age—even in high school—as supplements, mentor texts, or just great stories worth encountering. Thank you for sharing books with young people, embracing beautifully diverse stories, and keeping the magic of reading alive.

Feel free to use and share any of the educator materials provided here—just kindly credit Room 228, and please note that none of our resources are permitted for resale. Read away!

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Educator Guide for Kevin Hart’s Marcus Makes a Movie

This was a ridiculously fun educator guide to work on! Kevin Hart’s middle grade book is so funny and has so much heart (pun totally, absolutely intended). It’s gut bending and warm at the same time. This educator guide celebrates creativity and allows for ample opportunity for the young people in your classroom or in your life to shine. Check out the step-by-step movie-making adventure!

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Educator Guide for Deepfake by Sarah Darer Littman

Right on time, Littman’s book explores what happens when the truth seems right beyond your fingertips and students’ lives get disrupted by algorithms. Through this guide, students will be able to explore and discuss how our world is shaped by the technology we create. Topics range from digital citizenship to competition in schools. What happens when we put our trust in what we see, but forget that all we see may not be real?

 

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Classroom Guide for MAX EINSTEIN – THE GENIUS EXPERIMENT (Book One)

This guide is full of interdisciplinary hands on activities that connect to multiple subject matters.  Our expert educator, Michelle Assaad, uses her experiences as a middle school STEAM specialist to find the most engaging ways to bring students into the world of Max Einstein.  An immediate NY Times #1 Bestseller, “Max is a heroine for the modern age and will be looked up to by readers for generations to come.”  We couldn’t agree more!

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Classroom Guide for HECTOR: A BOY, A PROTEST, AND THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT CHANGED APARTHEID

Although this story is tragic, it is an inspiring way for young readers to connect to history or for older readers to begin a conversation about the struggles that existed in South Africa for years.  Use this guide in your classroom as a sensitive and thought provoking way to engage your kids in these historical topics.

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Activity Guide on Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans

This book is such a fun read and the guide is extra special.

Have you ever wanted to take your learners on a trip around the globe? Well now you can! This guide tells you how to connect the reading of this book with a great virtual adventure and gives you the printables to make it happen.

Shannon Rheault was the lead teacher on developing this project.  She is a rock star!

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