Early Reader (Grades 1-4):
You can access an exclusive video from me and a downloadable book discussion guide on the She Persisted website.
Middle Grade (Grades 3-7):
My free, downloadable Educator’s Guide is available here. This 16-page packet is filled with classroom ideas and inspiration, research topics and supplemental sources, and colorful activity pages.
The official I Can Make This Promise Discussion Guide is available here.
I Can Make This Promise was featured in the MG at Heart Book Club in February 2020! Click here to access their newsletter, which includes an exclusive interview with me, great discussion questions, an activity, a recipe, and a printable coloring page. Be sure to subscribe to the MG Book Village for more great content and inspiration, which you can easily implement into your lesson plans and book clubs!
The Iowa Center for the Book created an activity guide for I Can Make This Promise, when the book was featured in their 2021 Kids Read All program!
The Story Spectator shared a fantastic blog post, complete with several discussion and activity ideas for The Sea in Winter.
The official educator guide from Heartdrum is a great resource.
I highly recommend visiting my author profile on TeachingBooks.net.
Young Adult (Grades 8+):
“Amplifying #OwnVoices: Recognizing and Affirming Indigenous Youth,” by Meredith Newlin, for the Duke TIP Teachers Workshop blog is an excellent resource for reading and teaching my essay from Our Stories, Our Voices!
Interested in school visits?
I am no longer booking visits for the 2022-2023 academic year. But I will certainly reopen to inquiries at a later date! I look forward to hearing from you!
