WELCOME TO THE CHARLESBRIDGE CLASSROOM!

Supplement your curriculum with complimentary videos
from Charlesbridge authors and illustrators,
plus free downloadable educator guides and activity sheets.

Featured Video

Celebrate the traditional Cherokee value of gratitude all year round with Traci Sorell's award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga! Especially suitable for a new and improved curriculum take on Thanksgiving. 
★ "A gracious, warm, and loving celebration of community and gratitude."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ ". . . underscores the importance of traditions and carrying on a Cherokee way of life while simultaneously incorporating modernity and challenging dated media images of Indigenous people."—Horn Book, starred review
★ "This informative and authentic introduction to a thriving ancestral and ceremonial way of life is perfect for holiday and family sharing."—School Library Journal, starred review
★ "An elegant representation of this concept, We Are Grateful has the ability to resonate with any reader. . ."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

Pre-K & Elementary

Science
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Baby Loves Science storytimes with Ruth Spiro!
Math
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Art & Music
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Build a puppet theater with author
David Hyde Costello! (part one)

Build a puppet theater with author

David Hyde Costello! (part two)

Build a puppet theater with author

David Hyde Costello! (part three)

The inside scoop on picture book illustration with Dave Szalay

Draw a bird with Barroux, illustrator of Counting Kindness

Follow along as Lorian Tu draws Mia, the Sunshine Squad's star athlete from Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS

Watch as Lorian Tu edits a drawing of Sophie and Mia

Middle School

Science
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What's the difference between a hominid and a hominin?

If we evolved from apes, how come some of us remained apes?

How do we know if our ancient ancestors walked upright?

The Makapansgat Pebble

High School

History & Social Studies
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Social-Emotional Learning
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Karol Ruth Silverstein introduces her Schneider-Award-winning novel Cursed

Karol Ruth Silverstein discusses growing up with arthritis

Karol Ruth Silverstein discusses story beginnings