Teacher Resources

 

 

FAMILY VACATIONS and READING: Teachers – Encourage parents to read books together as a family. They can use Waymarking.com or Geocachcing.com to help their students make real-world connections with the book, characters and author! See the Waymarking (like Geocaching) category, Literary Book Marks for Families. They can even plan a family vacation around one of the books found at the site. Also, if a Waymarking site is near your school, you could take a class trip to the site.

Students can create a “Flat Family” cutout and use this in their Waymarking picture when they find a site, if they don’t want to include a personal photo. Using a GPS (Smart Phone works fine), families locate one of the sites related to a book they’ve read, then log in their find online as they join others in this exciting family experience. If a Waymark doesn’t exist for their book, they (or you!) can create their own by noting the site’s coordinates and entering in to the Waymarking category.

Sontag Classroom Resources:

  1. Ancient Elements Series Resources, including chapter quizzes, a WebQuest, lesson plans, and Accelerated Reader Questions —https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1s1PBdekcbkYm0xQUJtLUZaY1E
  2. Ancient Mesopotamia Lessons —https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1s1PBdekcbkN1B3cW5GQkMwOEE
  3.  Rising Hope Teaching Resources —https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1s1PBdekcbkZ3hXRGZfZ2FoTVk
  4. A Learning Theory for 21st Century Students —https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1s1PBdekcbkaXRXaUQyMFowaG8

You can use this QR code to download Dr. Sontag’s bio page and its hotlinks.

AUTHOR TALK TOPICS


Email Dr. Sontag to book an author visit. Here is a list of topics she has addressed.

  1. Inspiration and Motivation – How Do We Find Them?
    – Example of Ryan Murphy, Three-time Olympic gold medalist
    – What inspiration and motivation means, and how I find these for my writing
    – How students can find and maintain inspiration and motivation
  2. The Writing Process – Like Baking a Cake!
    – What’s involved in the fiction writing process
    – Personal writing-process examples
    – Tips for students when writing fiction
  3. Dreams Are Like Hard Boiled Eggs
    – How I pursued my childhood dream of becoming an author
    – Help students identify dreams they have
    – Motivate students to pursue their dreams

 

    What Others are Saying
  • Read below to see what others have said about visiting and hearing Marie speak.

  • Thank you for your fun, friendly and information packed presentation. The students loved the story line, the in-class reading, the artifacts and of course, the freebies!

    We eagerly anticipate your next book in the series. Best wishes from the Lion's den

    Mr. Livingston

  • What a delightful way to learn about an ancient culture!

    Principal, El Carmelo School, Palo AltoChuck Merritt

  • Dr. Sontag captures the Ancient Mesopotamia culture in a captivating tale of a young boy's survival. Armed with his lucky dagger, Sam sets out on an adventure where he encounters numerous challenges and foibles, leading him to a lesson in forgiveness. A great read!

    Educator: Assistant SuperintendentDr. Donna Lewis

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