Curated OER
Character Traits: Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
Lensey Namioka’s Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear provides an opportunity for young readers to observe how writers bring their characters to life. Each class member selects a character to trace through the novel, recording...
EMC
The Inn of Lost Time Reader's Resource
Introduce "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka to your middle schoolers with a reader's resource page. It includes links to different activities, including a creative writing prompt about losing fifty years of your life, and a...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Half and Half" Teacher Guide
Teacher guide for "Half and Half" includes brief background/synopsis as well as questions for group discussion.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" t.g.
Teacher guide for "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" features brief synopsis and author biographical sketch as well as list of themes and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.