You’ll find here a range of resources to support you in the classroom or with homeschooling. Some of the resources link specifically to my books – such as the brilliant cross-curricular teacher guides for My Family and Other Romans and Auntie Medusa and Me produced by Adamma Okonkwo. Others are more general, supporting reading and writing for pleasure. I’m always happy to write to your young learners too. Just drop me a line via the contact form.
AUNTIE MEDUSA AND ME: reading and interview.
Click on the image to visit the ReadingZone and listen to me introducing Auntie Medusa and Me. You can also read an exclusive interview and hear me read a short section of the text.
https://www.readingzone.com/books/auntie-medusa-and-me/
Auntie Medusa and Me: chapter by chapter teacher resource.
Want to use Auntie Medusa and Me in the classroom? This chapter by chapter guide created by Adamma Okonkwo is packed with cross-curricular activities and writing opportunities.
AUNTIE MEDUSA AND ME: sample chapter.
Why not start your Graeco-Roman journey by circulating the first chapter? Asking the children to read the opening independently or with their parents or carers is a great way to encourage discussion, especially if I am due to visit your school.
AUNTIE MEDUSA AND ME: wordsearch and puzzle.
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ROMANS: an introduction and short reading to share with your class.
Meet Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca, half school girl/half goddess, and join her as she first ventures back to Ancient Rome as I read a quick taster!
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ROMANS: chapter by chapter teacher resource.
Want to use My Family and Other Romans in the classroom? This chapter by chapter guide created by Adamma Okonkwo is packed with cross-curricular activities and writing opportunities.
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ROMANS: sample chapter.
Why not start your My Family and Other Romans journey by circulating the first chapter? Asking the children to read the opening independently or with their parents or carers is a great way to encourage discussion, especially if I am due to visit your school.
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ROMANS: giving the myths a twist.
In this fun guest post for the Time Tunnellers, I talk about my writing inspiration and how I gave history and myth my own unique twist. I also confess to serious imposter syndrome and set a writing challenge for schools.
My Family and Other Romans was voted best book 2023 for curriculum support by Books for Topics!
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Princess BMX is recommended by the Gender Collective and BookTrust. I hope these resources will help you smash stereotypes, defy limits and encourage reading and writing for pleasure.
PRINCESS BMX TEACHER GUIDE AND STORY TIME VIDEO
With writing prompts, discussion points and a detailed synopsis and author notes, this Chicken House reading guide contains everything you’ll need to enjoy Princess BMX in the classroom. Choose to download the accompanying sample chapter or play a video of me reading it instead.
CREATE A MAGICAL CREATURE INSPIRED BY THE WORLD OF BISCOTTI
Click on the link to go to #LitFilmFest where we talk about worldbuilding and invite you to create your own magical story inspired by Doreen the micro-unicorn and the fantastical world of Biscotti.
THE FEMALE EXTREME SPORTS STARS GOING TO EXTREMES
Meet Dakota Rose Tucker one of the many girls and women pushing themselves to extreme
sporting limits. Complete the comprehension question and then use your research skills to find out about other female extreme sports stars and write a newspaper-style article about them.
#BEMOREBMX RESILIENCE POSTER
Being More BMX is a key theme of my school visits. Here’s a downloadable image for your classroom wall summarising some of the key themes. Click on image to open then right-click to save.
WHAT’S MY STORY? The working class girl who eventually proved she was good enough.
A short video I recorded for the Portico Library where I talk about my journey as a working class writer and encourage children to defy the expectations others try to put on them. Continue watching to hear me talk about my favourite inspirational settings in the North West.
WRITING TIPS FOR KS3 AND ABOVE COURTESY OF PORTICO LIBRARY
I was invited by the Portico Library to share some writing tips. The library runs an annual writing competition The Sadie Massey Awards that is open to schools and learners in the North West. These tips are suitable for KS3 up. They’ll also be useful to adult writers.
Here I talk about writing engaging characters and the relationship between plot and character.
Here I talk about editing and rewriting.
Visit my school visits page for more details of how I can support you in the classroom. All author visits and creative writing workshops include follow-up resources and you’ll also be provided with a Princess BMX teacher guide to support your creative writing and reading for pleasure. I frequently offer discounts to schools in Greater Manchester, Halton, the Wirral and Liverpool.
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 