Lessons & Activities

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 posted on the Responsive Counselor blog
The NED Show lesson plan

Brave Every Day

Publisher's Classroom Activity Guide -- Download PDF 
Story Read Aloud Resources  - Download PDF

Calling the Wind

Author Lessons & Activities Guide --Download PDF
Publisher Story Read Aloud &ActivityS heets  - Download PDF

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

The Responsive Counselor -Lesson Plan
Just Kidding WITS 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

The Power of One

Publisher's Community & Educator Guide - The Power of One Educator & Community Guide

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 Spotlesson 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

“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