CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
After losing his mother four years ago, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell runs away from the foster care system in search of the father he has never met. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: An Author Study: Christopher Paul Curtis
This five-day lesson will introduce the middle schoolers to the author of the novel as the beginning of a unit. The students will conduct research to obtain biographical information about the author and read/analyze summaries and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Christopher Paul Curtis and His Books
This interdisciplinary instructional activity on two books by C.P. Curtis features students in one classroom (or group) reading one of the books while the other class (or group) reads the other novel. Each class then divides into groups...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Christopher Paul Curtis: Classroom Activity
A brief activity or activities for students of all ages in commemoration of the Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis's birthday. Provides web links, a bibliography, and lesson plans, and is taken from ReadWriteThink's calendar on...
TES Global
Blendspace: Pre Reading Activities for the Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963
A fourteen-part learning module including links to texts, websites, and videos with pre reading activities for The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.
TES Global
Blendspace: Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Over one hundred links to images, videos, graphic organizers, and websites to use while reading Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Bud, Not Buddy
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Elijah of Buxton
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Bud, Not Buddy" Teachers Guide
Ideas for connecting this novel with other parts of the curriculum, a pre-reading activity and thematic connections are the important features of this teacher guide.