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Lesson Plan
Penguin Books

An Educator’s Guide to Ruta Sepetys

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Historical fiction novels give readers a chance to step into someone else's shoes. An educator's guide from Penguin Common Core Lesson Plans provides resources to accompany three historical fiction novels written by Ruta Sepetys: Between...
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Activity
Penguin Books

Using Thirteen Reasons Why in the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher helps bring difficult, but important, topics such as suicide and bullying into the classroom. An educator's guide for the novel provides activities and discussion questions to help teens explore the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" by Betsy Byars

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Pupils read the book, "Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" and discuss and define credit, loan, interest, and service credit. They complete activity sheets comparing advantages and disadvantages of using cash and credit.