Free Teacher's Guide for OCULUM

Q6. Grannie can remember Cambridge and the boys’ choir there. How old does that make Grannie? How far in the future must we be? (38)

Q10. Who built Oculum? (94)

Q14. Why does Miranda1 call the dogs Caliban and Ariel? What is she referencing? (171)

OCULUM has a wonderful new Teacher's Guide from the publisher, Dancing Cat Books! For grades 6-9, the guide develops language and critical thinking skills, plus offers ideas for further study and activities.

FREE GUIDE: OCULUM Teacher's Guide

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ANSWERS from the author:
A: Q6, I imagined that Grannie could be between 50-75 years old. She could have heard about Cambridge and its famous boy's choir from adults as a young girl or adult. This story is therefore @60-100 years in the future.
A: Q10, The Olden Begones built OCULUM.
A: Q14, Miranda1 is referencing her favourite story in the WillBook, which is Shakespeare's The Tempest. 

NEW! 4 Free Teacher's Guides for Weird Stories Gone Wrong

By September 2018, look for
5 books in the award-winning Weird Stories Gone Wrong 
horror series for middle grade readers!

NEW this month, the first four books in the series now have
FREE Teacher's Guides.

Students use the books for predictive thinking projects, drama ideas, crosswords, character studies and more fun, engaging activities to develop reading and writing skills.


Guides are developed by Dundurn Press and educator Eleanor Creasy (thanks Eleanor!)

Try these free guides now: 

Alex and The Other, Teacher's Guide
Carter and the Curious Maze, Teacher's Guide
Myles and the Monster Outside, Teacher's Guide Winner, OLA Silver Birch Express Honour Book
Jake and the Giant Hand, Teacher's Guide

Book Trailers for the series, featuring illustrations by Shawna Daigle:

Blackwells and the Briny Deep, Book Trailer
Alex and The Other, Book Trailer
Carter and the Curious Maze, Book Trailer
Myles and the Monster Outside, Book Trailer
Jake and the Giant Hand, Book Trailer

More about the Weird Stories Gone Wrong on this BLOG.

Fabulous Teacher's Guide for The Gargoyle at the Gates

Teachers, Parents, Librarians! Here's a wonderful, imaginative Teacher's Guide for The Gargoyle at the Gates, free from my publisher Dundurn Press.

Click and download it here now: Teacher's Guide

Complete with chapter summaries and really creative, fun homework suggestions and full-scale activities (like making your own gargoyle, writing your own gargoyle profile, making a gargoyle bookmark and lots, lots more), this is a great extra to help bring this award-nominated book to life in your classroom. Please enjoy it, compliments of Dundurn Press!

The book has been nominated for the following awards:
OLA Silver Birch Express 2014
BC Red Cedar Award 2014
SYRCA Diamond Willow Award 2014
Hackmatack Award 2014
Cooperative Children's Book Award 2013
White Raven 2013