2018-2019 RESOURCES

Click here for a Youtube playlist of Lectio book trailer titles for this year.

Alamo All-Stars.  By Nathan Hale.  

Alamo All-Stars book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgn5lpU-nVU

Teaching Guide (Abrams Books): https://www.scribd.com/document/326377929/NathanHale6-TeachingGuide

Remembering the Alamo (Smithsonian): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remembering-the-alamo-101880149/

Alamo History (History.com): https://www.history.com/topics/alamo

Native Americans & the Alamo: https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/remembering-before-the-alamo/

Beyond the Bright Sea.  By Lauren Wolk.

Discussion Guide (Penguin): http://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/25690-BeyondBrightSea_DiscGuide1.pdf

History of Penikese Island: http://www.penikese.org/about/penikese-island-history-and-fun-facts/

Leprosy Patients Arrive on Penikese Island: https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/first-lepers-arrive-on-penikese-island.html

Dazzle Ships.  By Chris Barton.  Illustrated by Victo Ngai.

Dazzle Ships book trailer (Lerner): https://www.facebook.com/lernerbooks/videos/10155726621363522/

Photo Gallery of Dazzle Ships (Public Domain Review): https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/dazzle-ships/

Dazzle Camouflage video (Joe Myers): https://vimeo.com/154264666

Vox - Why ships used fantastically weird camouflage in World War I: https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/2/27/17054142/dazzle-camouflage-world-war-one

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora.  By Pablo Cartaya.

Author video & tour of Miami’s inspirations: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533231/the-epic-fail-of-arturo-zamora-by-pablo-cartaya/

Writing Exercise (Pablo Cartaya): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55c689c9e4b026fc21f25819/t/58a8f9b6c534a5fdedb68ccc/1487468982744/Multilingual+Writing+Exercise.pdf

Understanding Gentrification (Reese News): https://vimeo.com/22364456

The First Rule of Punk.  By Celia C. Pérez.

A Punk Rock Playlist: http://celiacperez.com/playlist/

How to Make a Zine (Celia C. Pérez): http://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-make-zine/

Dia de los Muertos: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/celebrations/day-of-the-dead/

The Gauntlet.  By Karuna Riazi.  

Mughal Architecture: https://archnet.org/collections/842

The Harlem Charade.  By Natasha Tarpley.  

The Harlem Renaissance – Lesson Plan: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/the-harlem-renissance/

The Harlem Renaissance Teacher’s Guide: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/harlem-renaissance/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

An Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/145704/an-introduction-to-the-harlem-renaissance

A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials: https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html

I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups.  By Chris Harris.  Illustrated by Lane Smith.  

Classroom and Parent Resources from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&sort_order=relevance&q=poem&srchgo.x=0&srchgo.y=0&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site

Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/children

Poetry for Children: http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/

The Matchstick Castle.  By Keir Graff.

Official Book Site: http://www.keirgraff.com/books-for-kids/the-matchstick-castle/

Moo.  By Sharon Creech.

Author’s teaching resource page: http://www.sharoncreech.com/teach-creech/

Belted Galloway Junior Association: http://www.beltie.org/junior-association.php

4-H for students interested in learning more about agriculture: https://4-h.org/

Orphan Island.  By Laurel Snyder.

Publisher site with teacher and reading resources: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062443410/orphan-island/

Patina.  By Jason Reynolds.

Publisher’s guide:  http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Patina/Jason-Reynolds/Track/9781481450188/reading_group_guide

Diabetes explained, for children: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/type1.html

USATF Track team search: https://www.usatf.org/clubs/search/

Poem for Peter.  By Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.

Activities and Discussion questions from Brightly: https://www.readbrightly.com/brightly-book-club-a-poem-for-peter/

SLJ’s The Classroom Shelf: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2017/02/a-poem-for-peter/

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/h/a-poem-for-peter/

Holocaust Teacher Resource Center: http://www.holocaust-trc.org/teaching-empathy-through-ecphrastic-poetry-entering-a-curriculum-of-peace/

Refugee.  By Alan Gratz.

Author website with book trailer and discussion guide: https://www.alangratz.com/writing/refugee/

Scholastic discussion guide: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/lesson-plans/17-18/Refugee-discussion-guide.pdf

The Serpent’s Secret.  By Sayantani DasGupta.

Scholastic OOM Q&A with author: http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/5-questions-serpents-secret-author-sayantani-dasgupta

Author website: http://www.sayantanidasgupta.com/writer/

Hindu gods explained: https://kids.kiddle.co/Hindu_gods

Code Talkers.  By Arigon Starr.

American Indians in Children’s Literature Blog: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2016/12/highly-recommended-tales-of-mighty-code.html

National Museum of American Indian- Code talkers lesson: http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/html/lessons.html

Education World Lesson: https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2213.shtml

Scholastic lesson (focuses on Navajo Code Talkers): https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/17-18/creating-codes-like-navajo-code-talkers/

Tumble & Blue.  By Cassie Beasley.

Okefenokee Swamp Park: http://okeswamp.com/

Mountain Times Publication Interview with author: https://www.wataugademocrat.com/mountaintimes/swamp-magic-cassie-beasley-weaves-family-and-fate-in-tumble/article_0f69d0cb-eec7-5e68-92d9-50a65fac01cf.html

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street.  By Karina Yan Glaser.

Author website with discussion and activity guide: http://www.karinaglaser.com/resources/

Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls.  By Raymond Arroyo.  

The Relic of Perilous Falls book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uunTa_FObe4

Will Wilder Twitter account: https://twitter.com/realwillwilder?lang=en

Raymond Arroyo’s website: http://www.raymondarroyo.com/

Wishtree.  By Katherine Applegate.  Illustrated by Charles Santoso.  

Official book page: http://www.wishtreebook.com/