Teaching Guides

First Day of School Curriculum & Teaching Guide

The First Day of School Curriculum & Teaching Guide provides easy-to-use reading comprehension lessons alongside activities that build confidence and friendship skills. Students explore story elements, strengthen vocabulary, and respond to reflective prompts about bravery, meeting new people, and easing first-day jitters. Designed to pair with the First Day of School picture book and its early reader adaptation, the guide helps children apply literacy skills while practicing strategies for calming worries, trying new things, and forming positive connections in new environments.

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Halloween Drama Queen Curriculum & Teaching Guide

This teaching guide accompanies Halloween Drama Queen and includes structured reading comprehension lessons paired with activities focused on creativity, resilience, and flexible thinking. Students work with story elements, vocabulary, and how characters respond throughout the story, while social-emotional prompts invite them to reflect on limits, disappointment, and finding workable solutions. Inspired by Ruth’s costume dilemma, the guide encourages children to adapt to challenges, solve problems with support, and celebrate the joy of resourcefulness.

Backpack Mishap Curriculum & Teaching Guide

This companion guide to Backpack Mishap offers reading comprehension lessons alongside activities that strengthen problem-solving and community-building skills. Students engage with story elements, vocabulary, and the ways characters move through challenges, while reflective prompts help them think about mistakes, forgiveness, and repairing relationships. Through Ruth’s backpack mix-up, children learn how kindness, communication, and second chances can make a big difference in their interactions with peers.