Get Ready for Your Author Visit!
If you are interested in buying a book or two for your class, you can click this little fella.
Or if you are interested in discounts for the whole class, check out the Student Book Sale below.
📣 Student Book Sale! 📚
To celebrate our virtual visit, all of your school families can shop with YOUR exclusive class promo code and get books:
- with a 25% off discount
- signed and shipped FREE* to your school
*FREE shipping for U.S. only. For Canada and International orders, shipping charges will apply.
Which lesson will you complete before our visit?
Creating Your Own ME Map Lesson + Activity
*Includes a reading of Chapter 2, so if you are doing a Fitting Out book study, do this lesson first.
Perspective Lesson + Try to See It Their Way Activity
*Includes a reading of Chapter 9, so if you are doing a book study, plan this lesson for near the end.
Compare and Contrast
Perfect for students ages 6-8.
I'm so excited to visit your class! 🙌 Here is what you can expect:
The way the lesson is structured is that your class would 1) view the video lesson and 2) complete the activity before we meet.
Next, we meet for a live 30 minute visit where I talk about becoming a writer for 2-3 minutes, then the rest of the time is split between: 1) Q&A: I can answer your students questions about writing, about being an author, the lesson or whatever else is on their mind and 2) often students like to share their completed activities with me.
If you are new to virtual author visits, here are some best practices for a successful visit:
1) Test your equipment before the visit to make sure video/audio/projection works like you expect - If you want to do a test call with me prior to our visit let me know at hello@sarahgilesbooks.com.
2) Get to know the author - Your students will get to "meet" me first through the video lesson. It really helps to do the lesson and the activity before we meet. Also, you can find out more about me/my books on by exploring the 'Books' and 'About' sections of my website.
3) Prepare some questions in advance - Some classes prepare these individually and take turns asking. I have met other classes that prepare questions together as a group and then elect certain students to come forward and ask them. And then, of course, other questions pop up as we go and those are great, too. 😊
4) Organize - Because I don't know everyone's names and it can sometimes be hard to hear, it is helpful if teachers or other leaders are standing by to help select volunteers for questions/sharing, and then have volunteers come up close to the mic/camera to speak.
Looking forward to seeing you soon!