New Listenwise Lesson on Cliffhangers with Episode 8!

Our partner Listenwise which helps students build listening and reading comprehension skills has created a lesson for elementary school classrooms around  Episode 8: A Girl Who Looks Like Me 8, which features an Arab-American girl Sulaf looking for an author who can represent a girl like her at the center of good old whodunnit mystery. Her author match is Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of Farah Rocks series. 

The Listenwise lesson introduces the storytelling tool of cliffhangers to young writers. Also included are before reading discussion and vocabulary, during listening organizers, after listening discussion questions, and recommended paired texts. Download a FREE PDF version of Listenwise’s lesson by clicking the button below. 

If you’re looking for more resources for teaching creative mystery writing—away from the world of grand manors and sleepy villages, you can also check out our Imagination Lab activity kit Cracking a Mystery which was featured on Good Housekeeping’s “The 20 Best Workbooks for Kids to Keep Them Learning All Year Long.” It is filled with companion writing, art, and STEAM activities for at home or in school use!

PS: For more Story Seeds fun, there’s Imagination Lab: Experiments in Creativity, our activity book with over 80 pages of episode-specific writing prompts, author’s craft reproducibles, non-fiction articles, and project-based learning provocations. You can purchase it here! Worldwide shipping is available and we also offer bulk discounts to educators.