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     Authors and Books
Authors & Books  K-23-5, 6-8
Find interviews, biographies, and booklists on your favorite authors and illustrators.

     Lesson Plans
Break the Code  K-2
Use code breaking skills to find out what Freddy is up to.

Just the facts  K-23-5, 6-8
Go on a fact-finding mission through a cool new almanac written just for kids.

Presidential Best Friends  3-5
Check your comprehension of a story by answering key questions from the book, First Pets: Presidential Best Friends.

Spotlight on 1965   6-8
Research different events that occurred in 1965 and discuss what effect each one might have had at the time.

True or False  K-23-5, 6-8
What events really happened in the book, Duck for President, and which were made up?

Unit Plan: Real-World Conflict Resolution  6-8
Read a story about Abd al-Rahmen Ibrahima, complete graphic organizers, and discuss conflict resolution.

Who's That Character?  3-5
Test your students reading comprehension and name that character in this activity.based on Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket.

     Online Activities Teacher Guides
Flashlight Readers Teacher's Guide 
Students enter the world of quality books and meet the authors through this interactive online book club.