Common Core & More
Attention Teachers & Counselors:
Feel free to take advantage of these great lesson plans to instill critical thinking skills and generate teachable moments with Trudy’s books. You may also find additional lessons by doing a Google search. Simply type the title of the book, followed by the words “lesson plans” or “activities.”
Better Than You
Lesson plan by the Colorado Professional Learning Community
The NED Show lesson plan
Confessions of a Former Bully
Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Writing Institute. -Download PDF
- Sample middle school student writings - Download PDF
- Sample middle school student project - Download JPEG
Anti-Defamation League’s lesson plan
Teachers Pay Teachers lesson plan
Gifts From the Enemy
GRADES 3-6: Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute. - Download PDF
GRADES 7-12: Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute - Download PDF
The Invisible Boy
“C.Jayne Teach” guest blog post lesson plan with tie-ins to Common Core State Standards - Download PDF
Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute. -Download PDF
- Sample middle school student poem -Download PDF
“Corner on Character” blog post & lesson plan
WITS Lesson Plan -Download PDF
Just Kidding
WITS program lesson plan -Download PDF
Colorado Professional Learning Network lesson plan
“Exploring School Counselor” blog post & lesson plan by Jeannie Maddox
My Secret Bully
Common Core aligned instructional lesson prepared by Andrea Johnson
Teachers Pay Teachers lesson plans here and here
Oregon Reads Aloud
Common Core/ELA/SS Activity Guide prepared by SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)
- Download PDF
Quiet Please, Owen McPhee!
Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute. -Download PDF
Teachers Pay Teachers lesson plans here and here
Sorry!
Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute. -Download PDF
“The Responsive Counselor” Blog Spot lesson plan
Apologizing lesson plan
“Exploring School Counselor” blog post & lesson plan
Too Perfect
Common Core/ELA/SS lesson plan prepared by Dr. Rose Reissman, Literacy Specialist & Director of the Ditmas IS 62 Writing Institute. -Download PDF
6th Grade lesson plan by Timothy Tetz – Download PDF
Trouble Talk
Colorado Professional Learning Community lesson plan
“The Responsive Counselor” Blog Spot lesson plan
Random House’s Bullying Book Discussion Guide that includes connections to Common Core State Standards for Trudy’s books. - Download PDF