Team Copy Cat had a great time at the first OC Book Fair in Old Town Tustin! The SCBWI booth was great, as always, and lots of independent bookstores participated. Thanks to my mom and sister!
OC Book Fair
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Teacher’s Guide
Now you can download the Copy That, Copy Cat! Teacher’s Guide all in one file!
Plus it includes a new Language Arts activity. Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman was one of the inspirations for Copy That, Copy Cat!. “Good Copycat or Bad Copycat?” invites students to compare and contrast the two books and practice being good copycats in their own writing.
Teacher’s Guide, Part 3
Hands on Science!
At long last, the last chunk of the Copy That, Copy Cat! Teacher’s Guide is available. With these inquiry-based experiments, kids will discover how planes fly, how snowshoes work, and make their own soda can submarine!
You can find the rest of the Teacher’s Guide in Resources.
Teacher’s Guide, Part 2
I have a couple of new resources for educators!
Here’s a printable coloring sheet of one of my favorite COPY THAT, COPY CAT! spreads:
And check out my guest post on Patricia Newman’s LitLinks blog. It includes the biomimicry song, two hands-on science activities about lift, and a language arts activity on how to be the good kind of copycat! The site is full of lots great STEM activities connected to children’s books,,
In case you missed it: Teacher’s Guide, Part 1. You can also find all of the educator resources on the Resources page.
CYBILS Finalist!!
Wow, COPY THAT, COPY CAT is a finalist for the Cybils Awards!
The CYBILS are judged by book bloggers. They have a really extensive process; this article is really interesting. The finalists were announced January 1st, so that was a pretty awesome way to start the new year! The winner in each category will be announced February 14th.
