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Feelings + belonging
Choose a download, read a teaching idea, or listen for inspiration. Check each activity’s book requirements before you begin.
Downloads + activities (3)
- Download the guide
Empowering Students with Picture Books
Explore voice, confidence, and creative expression. Includes I Don’t Draw, I Color!, Warning, Please, and books by Carmen Oliver.
Multi-book activity pack
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Emotional Memory / Mining Memory Activity Guide
Explore memory through art and writing with Lisa Rogers’s Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony and Beautiful Noise.
Uses named books by Lisa Rogers
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Improv Story + Heart Mapping Lesson Plans
Use collaborative storytelling and heart mapping to explore ideas, personal connections, and community.
Flexible storytelling activities
Teaching articles (4)
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Build writing confidence
Explore belonging and story structure through inclusive picture books.
Teaching article
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Picture books for tough topics
Explore how picture books can open conversations about grief, anxiety, and other tough topics. Includes There Was a Hole.
Teaching article
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Build voice and confidence
Creative picture-book activities that help students express themselves. Includes I Don’t Draw, I Color!, Warning, and Please.
Teaching article
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Memory, art, and creative expression
Explore emotional learning, memory, and creative expression through picture books. Includes There Was a Hole.
Teaching article
Picture This listening (1)
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Picture Books for Tough Topics
Explore picture books that open conversations about grief, identity, and more.
Picture This podcast
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This Is a Good Story
A story worth building.
Discussion + project guide
Ready-to-use creative activities help students see how stories work and start building their own.
Book-specific guide
Download the guideGuide created by Debbie Gonzales
Also useful: activities to adapt
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Creative Writing Lesson Kit
Explore narrative structure and writing with picture books. Choose a narrative picture book that fits the lesson; examples include We Love Fishing!.
Requires a suitable narrative picture book
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School visits
From the page.Into your school.
Bring creativity, critical thinking, and storytelling to life with a visit built around your students.
Spark curiosity.Curiosity
Build creative thinkers.Creativity
Give ideas a voice.Confidence