"We would be thrilled to use the Fact Trackers in our classrooms in conjunction with the matching Magic Tree House books to actively engage our students in all kinds of genres of reading... Your [MTH] books lend themselves nicely to cross-curricular connections in science, social-studies, history lessons, as well as springboards for great classroom discussions about author's purpose, historical fiction, and various other literary components of reading and writing. There are so many valuable lesson plan resources on your website that is hard to choose just one! The teachers at [our school] have been working diligently to transition to the Common Core standards and capitalize on their students’ love of reading. Utilizing your lesson plans is a great springboard for our various grade levels to decide what works best for their individual students in terms of furthering their love of reading, comprehension, and thinking skills."

"You have no idea what a new book means to a child that has nothing. I have over half of my second grade students reading at a Pre-Kindergarten level. Reading is a struggle and a chore for most students who come to school hungry and don't understand how valuable reading can be. As a teacher with severe dyslexia, I am a firm believer in giving a child a book that excites and engages them. I REMEMBER reading my first MTH book and falling in love. There is a magic in these books... What will I do with these gracious donated books? I will expand, engage and excite learning in every space of my room. I enjoy finding out what my students want to learn and engaging them with answers. I firmly believe in giving a child a book and letting them build confidence holding that book and learning to take pride in learning its context. I love your lessons on this website as well. I want to thank you again for providing this opportunity. I wish you could see the faces on my children when they are given books. I feel that as a teacher seeing literacy transformed in the mind of a child is the greatest joy anyone can experience. Thank you again."

We are using the books to do book studies within our small reading intervention groups. It has been a great way for students to dive into chapter books, answer comprehension questions and learn about historical places and times. We use the main series books to excite our students to read chapter books and learn about historical events. These books tie into important historical events that students will want to learn more about! 

Fact Trackers are a great means to correlate reading/ELA and the science and social studies standards we are required to teach, especially since we do not have a dedicated science or social studies curriculum. The breakdown given of each book [Curriculum Key] that tells what educational standards it helps to meet is very useful. The Fact Trackers also help boost opportunities for inquiry based learning and research. Project based learning and field trips to our local science or space based museums also serve as great enrichment opportunities for after the lessons have been covered.

Use with Dogs in the Dead of Night book cover - or fiction and nonfiction titles next to each other if possible.

"I will use many of these fiction and nonfiction Magic Tree House books in cross-curricular lessons. One title I am really excited to use is Polar Bears Past Bedtime. In science, we will be studying mammals and this is an exciting way to introduce them to mammals through literature. The Fact Tracker that accompanies this book, [Polar Bears and the Arctic], is a great nonfiction resource to use with my students.

"Oftentimes, students in our school struggle to be motivated to read due to a lack of resources and parental support...the Magic Tree House books would be the perfect series to use for our theme because of its cross-curricular elements. As a child is reading one of your books, they are being exposed to geography, real world topics, and history through the excitement and adventure of fiction. Our hope is that by exposing the students to this type of literature, they will be drawn into the wonderful world of reading! The Fact Trackers match the content standards that our students learn throughout the year. Therefore, teachers can use your books to enhance student learning through book clubs, projects, and other learning activities."

"I am so excited to have the opportunity to use Magic Tree House book in a whole class instruction. Being able to pair up the Fact Tracker with the fiction title is ideal in my classroom. I believe my students will enjoy being able to discuss the work it takes to know the background information that creates Jack and Annie's experiences.