“The entire packets of lessons are standards-based, have essential questions, and provide all of the details teachers need to implement the lessons into the classrooms.  It is an amazing resource for classroom teachers at the middle level.”

Carol Renca, Librarian

Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, VT

“The lesson plans are incredible, who ever did them did an amazing job. The 7th grade humanities teacher used one of the lessons with her class and the response from the kids was overwhelming.”  

Beverly Lane, Librarian,

The Calhoun School, NY

“I'd like to thank you for the outstanding lesson plans.  Rarely do I ever use pre-created activities because they are either too low-level, not relevant to our state standards, or not interesting enough to grab a 7th graders' attention.  This is the first time in my 10 years of teaching that I did not have to "recreate the wheel" for a novel.  I really appreciate that the lessons include many high-level, thought-provoking questions for students as well as questions that are authentic/related to their lives.  These are the types of questions that always keep the students interested in the reading.  I enjoyed watching the kids get excited this week about selecting and writing/drawing their Maya nicknames.”

Alisa Bowling, 7th Grade Teacher

Canarelli Middle School, Las Vegas, NV