Free Leader’s Guides
Free Spirit’s leader’s guides provide teachers, youth leaders, parents, and other adults with valuable information for using Free Spirit resources in the classroom and other group settings.
Download these free support materials today to reinforce the lessons and get the most out of Free Spirit books.
A Leader’s Guide to It Won't Ever Be the Same
Korie Leigh Ph.D.
Help young readers get the most out of the It Won't Ever Be the Same book.
A Leader’s Guide to I'm Here
James J. Crist, Ph.D.
Help young readers get the most out of the I'm Here book.
A Leader’s Guide to B is for Belonging
Shannon Anderson
Help young readers get the most out of the B is for Belonging book.
A Leader’s Guide to Be Yourself, Like Yourself
Eric Braun
Help young readers get the most out of the Be Yourself, Like Yourself book.
A Leader’s Guide to the Paula's Patches
Gabriella Aldeman
Help young readers get the most out of the Paula's Patches book.
A Leader’s Guide to the Food Justice books for Kids Series
Erik Talkin
Help young readers get the most out of the Food Justice Books for Kids
A Leader’s Guide to Yay! You Failed!
Shannon Anderson
Help young readers get the most out of the Yay! You Failed!
A Teacher’s Guide to Learning to Get Along®
Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
Help young readers get the most out of the Learning to Get Along® series.
A Leader’s Guide to Ease the Tease
Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W. / Mimi P. Black, Ph.D. / Steve Mark
Help young readers get the most out of Ease the Tease.
A Leader’s Guide to Make a Friend, Be a Friend
Eric Braun / Steve Mark
Help young readers get the most out of Make a Friend, Be a Friend.
A Leader’s Guide to What’s the Big Deal About Addictions?
James J. Crist, Ph.D.
Help readers get the most out of What’s the Big Deal About Addictions?
A Leader’s Guide to Dream Up Now™
Rayne Lacko / Lesley Holmes
Help readers get the most out of Dream Up Now.
A Leader’s Guide to Lulu and the Hunger Monster
Erik Talkin
Help young readers get the most out of Lulu and the Hunger Monster.
A Teacher’s Guide to Jamie and Bubbie
Afsaneh Moradian
Help young readers get the most out of Jamie and Bubbie.
A Leader’s Guide to Mindset Power
Shannon Anderson
Help young readers get the most out of Mindset Power.
A Teacher’s Guide to the Zach Rules Series
William Mulcahy
Help young readers get the most out of the Zach Rules series.
A Leader’s Guide to the Everyday Mindfulness Series
Help young readers get the most out of the Everyday Mindfulness series.
A Teacher’s Guide to the Real Kids, Real Stories Series
Garth Sundem
Help young readers get the most out of the Real Kids, Real Stories series.
A Leader’s Guide to Everyday Feelings
Help young readers get the most out of the Everyday Feelings series.
A Leader’s Guide to The Survival Guide for Money Smarts
Eric Braun / Sandy Donovan
Help young readers get the most out of The Survival Guide for Money Smarts.
A Leader’s Guide to Every Vote Matters
Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D. / Natalie C. Jacobs, J.D.
Help young readers get the most out of Every Vote Matters.
A Lesson Plan Guide to Every Vote Matters
Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D. / Natalie C. Jacobs, J.D.
Ready-to-use lesson plans based on key topics from each of the book’s highlighted Supreme Court cases.
A Leader’s Guide to Nobody!
Erin Frankel / Paula Heaphy
Help young readers get the most out of Nobody!
A Leader’s Guide to How Rude!®
Alex J. Packer, Ph.D.
Using debates, skits, conversation prompts, and more, help your students discover why manners still matter.
A Leader’s Guide to Count on Me: Sports
Brad Herzog
Ideas and questions to help readers get the most out of the Count on Me: Sports series.
A Leader’s Guide to Words Wound
Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D. / Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D.
Help readers get the most from Words Wound with ideas from this guide.
A Leader’s Guide to Make a Splash!
Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.
Lead participants as they do the service projects in Make a Splash!
A Leader’s Guide to the Weird Series
Erin Frankel / Paula Heaphy
Help young readers get the most out of the Weird series.
A Leader’s Guide to Going Blue
Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.
Help participants make the most of the service projects in Going Blue with this idea-filled manual.
A Leader’s Guide to the Middle School Confidential Series
Annie Fox, M.Ed. / Matt Kindt
Strategies and ideas for helping readers get the most out of the Middle School Confidential series.
A Teacher’s Guide to the Jamie Is Jamie Series
Afsaneh Moradian
Help young readers get the most out of the Jamie is Jamie series.