This section is for teachers to use when sharing my books with their classes. My Writing Tips, along with the Classroom Activities below, are intended to share the joy of creating stories by opening the doors to our imagination and sharing our ideas with others.

RESOURCES

1. The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts "Partners in Education" Touring Program.

This program provides resources for schools interested in professional development for teachers using an arts-integrated approach to learning. Amy will be one of 30 artists available to teach workshops nationally.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

The following classroom activities and discussion points were developed by me, taken from published texts, or sent in by teachers across the country. If you have ideas for other activities, contact me and I will be happy to add them to these, and give you credit.

Click on the book for which you would like activities:

Rachel Fister's Blister (and/or Cousin Ruth's Tooth)
Cousin Ruth's Tooth (and/or Rachel Fister's Blister)
The Spider Who Created the World
Little Beaver and the Echo
Please, Malese!
No More Nice
No More Nasty
Quentin Fenton Herter III

SERIES WEBSITE

There is a complete "in character" web environment for my novel series that includes the books, No More Nice, No More Nasty, and Too Much Flapdoodle that includes many downloadable activity and lesson sheets.

VISIT Aunt Mattie and Uncle Philbert's World

Additionally, there is a character blog for the main character in Too Much Flapdoodle that picks up where the book leaves off. Readers can have even have email exchanges with the character.

VISIT Parker's Blog

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for both teachers, students, and parents about how to get work published.