2019-2020 RESOURCES

5 Worlds:The Sand Warrior. By Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel. Illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller and Boya Sun.

Discussion Guides, Lesson Plans: https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-itm-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=itm&p=5+Worlds%3AThe+Sand+Warriors#id=2&vid=0fced22f1840f424f9fcdf0974620ddb&action=click

and http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=13265

Teacher guide from Penguin/Random House: https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/teachers-guides/9781626721456TG.pdf

Amal Unbound. By Aisha Saeed.

Discussion Guides, Lesson Plans and Further Reading: http://aishasaeed.com/amal-unbound-teaching-resources-page/

Teacher guide from Penguin/Random House: http://images.randomhouse.com/teachers_guides/9780399544682.pdf

Text publishing Teaching Notes for the Australian Curriculum: https://d2wzqffx6hjwip.cloudfront.net/9ee/6a6/105/9ee6a61055427b2f7b76034b08e0323e0fa474f98ca55fe0679cdc5f6188/9781925773026_AmalUnbound_TeachingNotes.pdf

Global Read Aloud for 2019: https://theglobalreadaloud.com/2018/07/12/amal-unbound-from-aisha-saeed-and-the-global-read-aloud/

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire. By John August.

Information about Colorado: https://www.colorado.com/regions-and-cities

Scouts BSA: https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/

Charlie Hernandez & The League of Shadows. By Ryan Calejo.

10 Latin American folktales: https://quemas.mamaslatinas.com/inspiration/130807/scary_latin_american_folktales

Latin American Folklore: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/latin-american-folklore/

Latin American Myths and Legends: http://www.latinolife.co.uk/node/1226

A Book of Creatures: https://abookofcreatures.com/tag/south-american-folklore/

Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon. By Suzanne Slade. Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. (all of these resources came from the author in her email acknowledgement of being a finalist)

Countdown Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6-P-D7UM5s&feature=youtu.be

Teacher’s Guide: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2053b2_d18940e0178c4130977f30a38c14a77d.pdf

Author Interview: http://peachtree-online.com/2018/08/author-interview-suzanne-slade-on-countdown-2979-days-to-the-moon/

NASA Teach (rocket activities): https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/tag/search/Rockets

Video Armstrong’s first step on the moon: Apollo 11 Moonwalk Montage

Finding Langston. By Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Lesa Cline-Ransome Discusses Past Present and Writing Finding Langston: https://kidlit.tv/2018/10/past-present-with-lesa-cline-ransome-finding-langston/

Study Guide Including Teacher Resources and additional links: http://www.africanamericanhomeschoolmoms.com/finding-langston-study-guide/

Exploring I, Too by Langston Hughes Lesson Plan: https://www.poetryarchive.org/lesson-plan/lesson-i-too-langston-hughes-0

Langston Hughes Mini-poetry unit lesson plans: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/hughes.html

Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code. By Laurie Wallmark. Illustrated by Katy Wu.

Guide created by Debbie Gonzales: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54aabd1ee4b037e9bad286f6/t/598372e0ff7c50bf4991da17/1501786862884/Wallmark%2C+Laurie.+GRACE+HOPPER.pdf

Author’s website: https://www.lauriewallmark.com/

Tech Age Kids: https://www.techagekids.com/2017/05/grace-hopper-queen-of-computer-code-by.html

Sterling Publishing guide: https://e41d2e279e8f9f86d467-5df75b4f054767765b6702b13ddfc819.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/discussion-guides/DG-9781454920007.pdf

Journey of Little Charlie. By Christopher Paul Curtis.

Scholastic Discussion Guide: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/lesson-plans/18-19/Buxton-Chronicles-Discussion-Guide.pdf

Scholastic Video with Christopher Paul Curtis: https://youtu.be/Z-nhns-cbJM

Christopher Paul Curtis on The Journey of Little Charlie at the 2018 National Book Festival: https://youtu.be/sOdEHTxaWVs

La Frontera/The Border: El Viaje con Papá/My Journey with Papa. By Deborah Mills. Illustrated by Claudia Navarro.

Understanding the Journey Immigrant Families Take Lesson Plans with access to La Frontera Discussion Guide: https://www.thebarefootmommy.com/2018/08/immigrant-families/

Classroom Discussion Ideas for La Frontera and Dreamers: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/09/la-frontera-and-dreamers/

Crossing The US Border Lesson Guide For Grades 6+: http://archive.pov.org/alotrolado/lesson-plan/

Exploring Different Cultures Lesson Plans: https://www.rif.org/sites/default/files/Support_Materials/RIF_ExploringDifferentCultures_ActivityGuide_3-5.pdf

Immigration Myths Classroom Discussion Questions: https://www.tolerance.org/learning-plan/immigration-myths-4

Immigration Resources and Information: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/learnmore_immigration.html

Last Day on Mars. By Kevin Emerson.

Discussion Guides, Lesson Plans: https://www.walden.com/blog/available-now-last-day-on-mars-education-guide/

Teacher guide from Penguin/Random House: https://www.walden.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Last-Day-on-Mars-Ed-Guide.pdf

Kevin Emerson website: http://www.kevinemerson.net/p/mars.html

Lifeboat 12. By Susan Hood.

Oral History recording with Ken Sparks from the Imperial War Museum: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80020747

Article from the Warfare History Network about the sinking of the SS City of Benares: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/the-lost-children-of-1940/