New A WRINKLE IN TIME resource for teachers

Dear Ones,

We’re happy to share that a new A Wrinkle in Time teacher resource has arrived! Get your copy of the free resource here, compliments of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.

A Wrinkle in Time, the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal and many young readers’ first encounter with Madeleine’s work, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013. It continues to rock the socks off its first-time readers, as teachers and school librarians can attest.

I (Erin) remember first reading A Wrinkle in Time as a middle-schooler. I can still picture my school’s copy with its blue cover, colliding circles, and white silhouettes. The sides of its pages were worn smooth by readers before me (a quiet endorsement in a school library). I loved the story and was confused all at once, pouring over its pages from the dark and stormy night to Meg’s return home. Most memorable, though, was my impulse to talk about the book with my friends: I simply had to.

Preteens in conversation … about a book? Now that’s the highest form of praise.

This new teachers’ guide can inspire that sort of magic, too. You’ll find great prompts for classroom discussions and essay-writing, STEM-related stuff, plus activities that range from exploring themes to exploring space. Questions related to the eponymous 2018 movie (directed by Ava Duvernay) are included, too. Icing on the cake: citations for Common Core alignment. Boom.

Find this new resource — and other A Wrinkle in Time resources — on the educators’ page.

Oh, one more thing: Are you using A Wrinkle in Time in your classroom? Are your students writing amazing essays or doing creative projects? Let us know! We’ll recognize outstanding student work — and the teachers who make that possible — with a blog post and swag! Please contact charlotte [at] madeleinelengle [dot] com.

Tesser well,

— Erin F. Wasinger, for madeleinelengle.com.