Empowering the Young Activist: Read-Aloud Series

Empowering the Young Activist: Read Aloud Series (K-5)


Have your future young activist join School District and community leaders for read aloud sessions. Check back regularly as new read aloud sessions are added.

Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines

Written by: Jeanne Harvey

Illustrated by: Dow Phumiruk

Read by: Nicholaus Bernardini

Lessons and Activities for Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines

  • Option 1: Scholastic Education: Design your own MEMORIAL

  • Option 2: From Teaching with Primary Sources - Framing questions: How are the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the items left at the Memorial similar? Why is the Vietnam Memorial designed by Maya Lin important to Americans?

  • Option 3: Use or modify this 4 - 5 day lesson plan for Grade 3 - 4 from Utah State University about heroes, memorials and the history of the Vietnam Memorial.

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Written by: Teresa Robeson

Illustrated by: Rebecca Huang

Read by: KD Davenport

Lessons and Activities for Queen of Physics

  • Browse the six ideas on this teacher's guide to supplement this book in K-5 classrooms. PDF available HERE.

  • Pair the book with this video on the life of Wu Chien Shiung from New York Historical Society's Women & the American Story.

Drawn Together

Written by: Minh Le

Illustrated by: Dan Santat

Read by the author for PBS Books Storytime

Malala's Magic Pencil

Written by: Malala Yousafsai

Illustrated by: Kerascoët

Read by: Nicholas Bungard

馬拉拉的魔法鉛筆

Malala's Magic Pencil (Mandarin)

Read by: Emily Goedde