Activities & Downloadables
Books are organized alphabetically:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
1–100
3 Weeks in the Rainforest
13 Ways to Eat a Fly
A
Above All Else
Acacia
Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective
Activity Kit
Word search, maze, and classroom mystery activities
Adela's Mariachi Band
After Gandhi
Find out about the history of nonviolent resistance and Gandhi's enduring legacy.
Aggie and Ben
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call
Alfred's Book of Monsters
Make-a-Monster Activity Sheets
Alice & Greta
Alice In Pastaland
Excerpt from Pasta Math Problem Solving
This supplement describes activities to do after reading the book that connect math and literature.
Alice In Wonderland
All About Color
All About Nothing
All About Patterns
All About Patterns
Amelia to Zora
Discussion and Activity Guide
A helpful guide of activities, comprehension questions, and vocabulary to enhance classroom discussion and reading.
Animals Black and White
Discussion and Activity Guide
Discussion of animal characteristics followed by a game of 20 questions.
Apples
Archie Celebrates Diwali
Around the World in a Bathtub
ARTificial Intelligence
At Home In Her Tomb
Author Visit Jitters
The Avian Adventurers Series
Snowy Owl Rescue Readers Group Guide
B
Bábo
Baby Loves Science! Series
Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering! Discussion Guide
Baby Loves Quarks! Discussion Guide
Baby Loves Political Science: Democracy! Activity Kit
Baby Loves Political Science: Democracy! Stickers
Baby Loves The Five Senses Activity Kit
Baby Loves Holidays with Science Activity Kit
Baby's First Book of Birds & Colors
Baby's Firsts
Bad Girls
Bamboo People
Discussion and Activity Guide
Download this Discussion and Activity Guide for use in the classroom. It has great questions and ideas to tie the book into various aspects of the curriculum.
Book Club Guide
Jump-start a conversation about Bamboo People and the events that are occurring in modern-day Burma.
The Barbary Chronicles
Baseball for Breakfast
Beansprout
Because I Could Not Stop My Bike
Becoming Beatriz
Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
Beyond the Blue Border
Big Bang!
Big Test Jitters
Sarah Jane Hartwell's Test Prep Tips
Bill the Boy Wonder
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!)
Boo Cow
Born Inside a Nest So Small
Borrowing Life
Bounce!
Bugs Don't Hug: Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids
Bugs for Lunch
Bunny's Big Surprise
C
Can Mud Be That!?
Candy Bomber
Discussion & Activity Guide
Download this Discussion and Activity Guide for some great exercises and questions to supplement the following areas of study: language arts, historical studies, mathematics, and world governments.
Candy Shop
Discussion & Activity Guide
Contains reader questions, activities, web resources, and much more!
Captain's Log: Snowbound
Captain Skidmark Dances with Destiny
A Carp for Kimiko
Activity Guide
Children make a compare-and-contrast chart to understand the holidays described in the book.
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
CeeCee
Charlotte's New Moccasins
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES
Children from Australia to Zimbabwe
Excerpt with Activities
(From Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World)
Children of Native America Today
Excerpt from the Activity and Resource Guide
Explore Native American foods, clean water, and photography.
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
The Cloud That Stuck
Hard Topics Discussion Guide & Activities
The Coin Counting Book
Activity Guide
Various activities to practice and test readers' coin counting abilities.
Contagion
Counting Kindness
The Crayon Counting Book
Activity Guide
Children use different numbers of crayons to create different shapes.
Creepy Creatures
Cursed
D
D-39
Dance or Die
The Day-Glo Brothers
Activity Guide
Learn more about the Switzer brothers and daylight fluorescence with these activities and discussion questions.
Dear Diary, It's Me!
Dealing With Addition
Activity Guide
Numerous activities for readers to practice adding!
Deception
Desert Diary
Devin Rhodes is Dead
Discussion & Writing Prompt Guide
Did You Burp? How to Ask Questions – Or Not!
Different Just Like Me
Dinosaurs Can Be Small
Diving Deep
Dream Big, Little Scientists
Dropbear
E
Earth Hour
Eat Your Math Homework
Eat Your Science Homework
Recipes:
Atomic Popcorn Balls
Invisible Ink Snack Pockets
Sedimentary Pizza Lasagna
Eat Your U.S. History Homework
Every Day with April & Mae
Everything Grandma Needs
Evolution
Eye Guess
F
Faces of the Moon
Falcon Wild
A Family of Readers
Fantastic Fruits
Far, Far Away
Family Reminders
Teacher's Guide
Comprehension questions, activities, and the author's biography included to help students gain greater insight into this compelling story.
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
Teacher's Guide
Includes activities that correlate to the Common Core State Standards.
First Day Jitters
Tips on how to beat the jitters on the 1st day of school
First Day Certificate of Courage and First Day Memories Worksheet
A Flea for Justice
Flying the Dragon
A Teacher's Guide
Created by the author, teacher/librarian Natalie Dias Lorenzi.
Follow Chester
Footeprint
Forever Cousins
Freefall Summer
Friend or Fiction
Friends for Freedom
G
Gabriel's Winter Count
Gingerbread Dreidels
Girls with Guts
Poster
Discussion/Activity Guide
Glitter Everywhere
The Golden Bull
Discussion Guide
Enhance your reading experience with these comprehension questions.
The Golden Dreidel
The Golden Necklace
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
The Great Molasses Flood
Discussion & Activity Guide
Download this guide to use in your classroom. It has links to all areas of the curriculum, and includes a Reader's Theater!
Grin and Bear It
Groundhog's Dilemma
Growing Up Beth
Grumble Boats
H
Hands On Science series
Hats Off to Hair!
Discussion and Activity Guide
Children discuss the textures of various materials.
Hello, Baby Beluga
Poster
This poster prints as large as 11 x 17, landscape.
Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones
Hey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!
Hey There, Stink Bug!
Activity Guide
Activities to improve reading and to learn more about poetry and bugs.
High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs
Honeybee Rescue
Hot Pot Night
How to Build a Human
How to Explain Science to a Grown-Up
Kid Expert Certificates and Badges
How Long Is Forever?
Hum
I
I'm New Here
I See I Learn®
Download these posters for a "Closer Look" at the books in this series!
The Icky Bug Counting Book
Discussion and Activity Guide
Children observe insects in real life and then organize them into groups.
Imani's Moon
The Importance of Wings
Discussion Guide
Discussion questions and the author's biography help give insight into this book about accepting different cultures.
Imposter
In the Neighborhood
The Incredible Shrinking Lunchroom
Infographics for Kids
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane
Discussion and Activity Guide
This guide includes a recipe to make your own ink!
The Inventor's Secret
Itse Selu
Iza Trapani books
Discussion and Activity Guide
Check out the things to do in relation to each of the author's great books!
J
Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill
Activity Guide
Children write poems based on the names and characteristics of countries.
Jellyfish Scientist
Just in Case
K
Keepunumuk
The Kid
L
La Mala Suerte Is Following Me
Last Day Blues
Last to Leave
The Legend of Hong Kil Dong
Activity Guide
Information about the author and the making of the book. Learn how to make your own graphic novel!
Leo at the Farmers Market
A Light for Lucinda
Hard Topics Discussion Guide & Activities
Like Vanessa
Limelight
Literacy Posters
Get into the Groove at the Library!
Hoot, Holler, and Howl for Books!
"To the Thawing Wind" by Robert Frost
Cherokee Language Literacy Poster
Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book!
The Little Gray Bunny
The Lobster Lady
Lola Reads series
A Long Pitch Home
Love That Baby Hair
M
Mahogany
Mario and the Hole in the Sky
NSTA Science & Children Article with Lesson Plan
Courtesy of Science & Children, a publication of the National Science Teachers' Association
Mascot
Me and Rolly Maloo
Meet the Meerkat
Monster vs. Boy
Monsters of Fife
Sea Dragons Readers Group Guide
Terror Birds Readers Group Guide
Make Your Own Graphic Novel pages
A Moon for Moe and Mo
Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan Recipes
Mountain Chef
A Mountain Chef Inspired Recipe
Moving Words About a Flower
Multiplying Menace
Discussion and Activity Guide
Comprehension questions and writing exercises for students.
Music Was IT
The Mystic Phyles: Beasts
N
Never Insult a Killer Zucchini
A New School Year
Night Night, Curiosity
Night Owl Night
Night Train, Night Train
Nine
Nine Poets at Noon Activity Guide
No Monkeys, No Chocolate
Teacher's Guide
Includes activities that correlate to the Common Core State Standards.
No Voice Too Small
No World Too Big
No Brain the Same
Series Activity & Discussion Guide
Not A . . . Series
Now You See Them
O
Older Than the Stars
Timeline of the Universe (8.5"x11")
Timeline of the Universe (11"x17")
Download a poster that shows a timeline of how the universe was created.
Once Upon a Masterpiece
Activity Guide
Creative writing and listening exercises combined with information and comprehension questions.
One Big Rain
Poster
This poster has art on both sides. It prints as large as 11 x 17, landscape.
The One Day House
One Little Lot
Onward
The Other Pandemic
Our Seasons
P
Paleo Joe's Dinosaur Detective Club
Poster
"Great Stories with Real Paleontology!"
The Patch
The Perfect Sword
Background Information Page
Learn more about the time period, samurais, their code of ethics, and important Japanese symbols.
Picture Day Jitters
Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch
Poster
This poster prints as large as 11 x 17, landscape, and includes the Activity and Discussion Guide on the back.
Plant Secrets
Activity Guide
Plant your own secret garden!
A Platypus, Probably
Plymouth Rocks!
Poodle and Hound
Activity Guide
Discuss the book, color a picture, complete a word find, and write your own story!
Popo the Xolo
Hard Topics Discussion Guide & Activities
Powwow Day
Priscilla and the Hollyhocks
Discussion and Activity Guide
Extend classroom discussion across the curriculum.
Prisoner 88
Pumpkins
Q
The Quest to Digest
Discussion and Activity Guide
Connect science with creative writing and art, and explore other discussion and activity options relating to this book.
R
Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons
Recipes for:
Chanukah
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
Sukkot
Raj the Bookstore Tiger
Ralph Masiello's Alien Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Ancient Egypt Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Bug Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Christmas Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Dinosaur Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Dragon Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Fairy Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Farm Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Halloween Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Ocean Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Robot Drawing Book
Ralph Masiello's Unicorn Drawing Book
Rare and Blue
Remember Her Name
Rickshaw Girl
Riding the Trail
The Ripple Effect
Rise Up! The Art of Protest
The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound
Bird Identification Flashcards
Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time
Reader's Theater
Create your own reader's theater like Rufus and his friends!
Running Full Tilt
S
Of Salt and Shore
Sami's Special Gift
Samurai Rising
Activity and Discussion Guide
Discussion questions, activities, and research projects.
Saving Kenny
School Year Jitters
Seashells: More Than a Home
Activity and Discussion Guide
Discussion questions, activities, and research projects.
Secrets of the Cirque Medrano
Discussion and Activity Guide
Classroom discussion and activity guides that cross the curriculum.
She Sells Seashells
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Excerpt from Round Table Geometry
Use these numerous activities to help connect math and literature.
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens
The Knightly Neighborhood
Use these activities to learn more about place value.
Sir Cumference and the Viking's Map
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
Activities for Teachers and Students
Smitten with Kittens
Soldier Sister, Fly Home
Someone Else's Shoes
Someone New
Something Sweet
Hard Topics Discussion Guide & Activities
Snowman - Cold = Puddle
Sonny's Bridge
Squawk of Spanish
Stand as Tall as the Trees
Steamworks
Family Activity Sheets (English)
Family Activity Sheets (Spanish)
June's Solar Oven Book Guide (English)
June's Solar Oven Book Guide (Spanish)
June's Solar Oven Leaf Prints Activity (English)
June's Solar Oven Leaf Prints Activity (Spanish)
June's Solar Oven Recycled Crayons Activity (English)
June's Solar Oven Recycled Crayons Activity (Spanish)
Manny Matches the Weather Book Guide (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Book Guide (Spanish)
Manny Matches the Weather Book Buddy (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Weather Matching Activity (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Weather Matching Activity (Spanish)
Manny Matches the Weather Weather Cards (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Clothing Cards (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Window Art Activity (English)
Manny Matches the Weather Window Art Activity (Spanish)
Moon Chef Book Guide (English)
Moon Chef Book Guide (Spanish)
Moon Chef Book Buddy (English)
Moon Chef Flashlights & Spheres Activity (English)
Moon Chef Flashlights & Spheres Activity (Spanish)
A Party of Colors Book Guide (English)
A Party of Colors Book Guide (Spanish)
A Party of Colors Book Buddy (English)
A Party of Colors Book Buddy (Spanish)
A Party of Colors Coloring Sheets
A Party of Colors Mixing Colors Activity (English)
A Party of Colors Mixing Colors Activity (Spanish)
Ramp It Up Book Guide (English)
Ramp It Up Book Guide (Spanish)
Ramp It Up Book Buddy (English)
Ramp It Up Book Buddy (Spanish)
Ramp It Up Playground Ramps Activity (English)
Ramp It Up Playground Ramps Activity (Spanish)
Sisters All the Time Book Guide (English)
Sisters All the Time Book Guide (Spanish)
Sisters All the Time Book Buddy (English)
Sisters All the Time 120 Minutes Activity (English)
Sisters All the Time 120 Minutes Activity (Spanish)
Sisters All the Time What Would You Like to Do Activity (English)
Sisters All the Time What Would You Like to Do Activity (Spanish)
Sort, Wash, Roar! Book Guide (English)
Sort, Wash, Roar! Book Guide (Spanish)
Sort, Wash, Roar! Book Buddy (English)
Sort, Wash, Roar! Book Buddy (Spanish)
Sort, Wash, Roar! What Goes with Dino? Activity (English)
Sort, Wash, Roar! What Goes with Dino? Activity (Spanish)
Sounds of Trash Book Guide (English)
Sounds of Trash Book Guide (Spanish)
Sounds of Trash Book Buddy (English)
Sounds of Trash Book Buddy (Spanish)
Sounds of Trash Body Orchestra Activity (English)
Sounds of Trash Body Orchestra Activity (Spanish)
Sounds of Trash Water Xylophone Activity (English)
Sounds of Trash Water Xylophone Activity (Spanish)
Sounds of Trash Sounds of Rain Activity (English)
Sounds of Trash Sounds of Rain Activity (Spanish)
Talking With Worms Book Buddy (English)
Sticky Hermana
Stone Giant
Storytelling Math
Series Activity Kits (English)
Series Activity Kits (Spanish)
Board Book Activity Kits (Chinese)
Up to My Knees Activity Kit (English)
Up to My Knees Activity Kit (Spanish)
Up to My Knees Activity Kit (Chinese)
Circle! Sphere! Activity Kit (English)
Circle! Sphere! Activity Kit (Spanish)
Circle! Sphere! Activity Kit (Chinese)
What Will Fit? Activity Kit (English)
What Will Fit? Activity Kit (Spanish)
What Will Fit? Activity Kit (Chinese)
The Last Marshmallow Activity Kit (English)
The Last Marshmallow Activity Kit (Spanish)
The Last Marshmallow Activity Kit (Chinese)
Where Are the Eggs Activity Kit (English)
Where Are the Eggs Activity Kit (Spanish)
A Beautiful House for Birds Activity Kit (English)
A Beautiful House for Birds Activity Kit (Spanish)
The Animals Would Not Sleep Activity Kit (English)
The Animals Would Not Sleep Activity Kit (Spanish)
Lia & Luis Activity Kit (English)
Lia & Luis Activity Kit (Portuguese)
Lia & Luis Activity Kit (Spanish)
Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum Activity Kit (English)
Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum Activity Kit (Chinese)
Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum Activity Kit (Spanish)
Bracelets for Bina's Brothers Activity Kit (English)
Bracelets for Bina's Brothers Activity Kit (Spanish)
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! Activity Kit (English)
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! Activity Kit (Spanish)
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! Activity Kit (Cherokee)
Usha and the Big Digger Activity Kit (English)
Usha and the Big Digger Activity Kit (Spanish)
Again, Essie Activity Kit (English)
Again, Essie Activity Kit (Spanish)
Too-Small Tyson Activity Kit (English)
Too-Small Tyson Activity Kit (Spanish)
Yumbo Gumbo Activity Kit (English)
Yumbo Gumbo Grocery List (English)
Beto's Berry Treasure Activity Kit (English)
Beto's Berry Treasure Activity Kit (Spanish)
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes Activity Kit (English)
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes Activity Kit (Spanish)
Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling Activity Kit (English)
Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling Coloring Pages
César's Cerulean Surprise Activity Kit (English)
Stretch to the Sun
Subway Ride
Activity Guide
Discuss different cultures from around the world.
Super Gear
The Superlative A. Lincoln
Summertime Sleepers
SumoKitty
Activity Guide
Talk about the book, do some fun activities, and throw a Sumo Party!
T
Ten Beautiful Things
This Is a Book to Read with a Worm
Tiger Boy
To the Stars!
Trapped!
The Treasure Hunt
Truck Stuck
Activity Guide
Draw your own truck and do a word find.
Turtles Heading Home!
Twice Dead
U
Ugly Vegetables
20th Anniversary Activity Kit
Celebrate 20 years of Grace Lin's beloved debut classic with pre- and post-reading activities, an ugly vegetable guide, and a recipe!
Under The Freedom Tree
Educator's Guide
This is an abbreviated version of the complete Educator's Guide created by author and educator Debbie Gonzales (www.debbiegonzales.com). Find the full guide, with Common Core correlations, at www.underthefreedomtree.com.
Unite or Die
Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper
V
Valentine's Day Jitters
Vinnie and Abraham
W
Waiting for Pumpsie
Wanda Hears the Stars
Wangari Maathai
The Way I Say It
Ways Papi Says I Love You
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
Cherokee Language Literacy Poster
We Are Still Here
We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt
Werewolf Hamlet
What Color Is a Kiss?
Activity Guide
Matching game, maze, crossword puzzle, and coloring pages.
Poster
Download the 12x28 size poster.
What's in Your Pocket?
Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night?
Where You Left Us
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Wiggle & Waggle
Wiggle and Waggle's film debut
Wild About Bears
Will's Words
Activity Guide with Readers' Theater
Will We Miss Them?
Discussion and Activity Guide
Children create book pages illustrating animals that humans are currently trying to save.
Will You Be Mine?
Bookseller Kit:
Activity Guide
includes Mother's Day Bingo, Valentine's Day Word Search, and Valentine's Day cards.
Shelftalkers
Use these shelftalkers in your store!
Winter Solstice Hill
Women on a Mission
Wood-Hoopoe Willie
Activity Guide
Children make instruments out of objects around the room.
