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.”

A Not So Perfect Start (Book 1 of The Caring Classroom Series)

Activity Sheets--Access here on Random House's Teachers & Librarians website

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