Educator Resources

Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards Lesson Plans for Amy Stewart’s Books

Amy has partnered with award-winning educator Jill Christensen to create Common Core and/or Next Generation Science Standards-aligned lesson plans for several of her non-fiction books. Although these books were written for an adult audience, teachers have been using them in the classroom and requesting lesson plans. Amy and Jill are happy to oblige! Free downloads are available here, and more lesson plans will be available on an ongoing basis through Jill’s Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

Wicked Bugs

Download a free Common Core-aligned lesson plan on the Rocky Mountain locust here. This teacher’s guide is designed for grades 6-9. More teaching resources and lesson plans based on Wicked Bugs will be available soon at Jill Christensen’s Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

Wicked Bugs Young Readers Edition has also been chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection. Go here to read the educational standards alignment for this edition.

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Wicked Plants

Download a free Common Core-aligned lesson plan on Wicked Plants here. This teacher’s guide is designed for grades 6-9. More teaching resources and lesson plans based on Wicked Plants will be available soon at Jill Christensen’s Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

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The Earth Moved

Download a free lesson plan on The Earth Moved here. This teacher’s guide supports Common Core English and Language Arts standards and is designed for grades 8-11. More teaching resources and lesson plans based on The Earth Moved will be available soon at Jill Christensen’s Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

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Flower Confidential

Download a free lesson plan on Flower Confidental here. This teacher’s guide supports California CTE Agriculture and Natural Resources Model Curriculum Standards and is designed for grades 9-12. More teaching resources and lesson plans based on Flower Confidential will be available soon at Jill Christensen’s Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

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Jill Christensen is a 35-year veteran science educator and instructional coach. Her professional work is focused on science, literacy, and differentiation for
students with learning disabilities.

All lesson plans © Jill Christensen. For questions and inquiries, please contact Jill through her Teachers Pay Teachers store, Utah Roots.

Wicked Bugs

Wicked Plants

The Earth Moved

Flower Confidential