Lesson Plans
Free Classroom Lesson Plans & Resources
Bring Curly Crow stories into your classroom with standards-aligned lesson plans designed to support literacy, creativity, and social-emotional learning.
These resources help teachers turn storytime into engaging learning experiences for students.
What Teachers Will Find
Each Curly Crow lesson plan includes:
• Reading comprehension questions
• Vocabulary development activities
• Writing prompts and creative exercises
• Discussion topics for classroom conversations
• Optional social-emotional learning connections
Lessons are designed to work with Curly Crow books and classroom read-alouds.
Curriculum Alignment
Lesson plans connect with:
• Common Core English Language Arts standards
• New Mexico education standards
• Social-Emotional Learning themes
Teachers can easily incorporate these lessons into:
• reading blocks
• literacy centers
• guided reading
• classroom discussions
Available Lesson Topics
Each lesson includes printable worksheets and activity ideas.
Creative Classroom Activities
Looking for a fun way to extend your Curly Crow lessons?
Teachers can use our printable coloring sheets and activities to encourage creativity, storytelling, and artistic expression in the classroom.
These activities work well for:
• literacy centers
• early finisher activities
• art integration
• reading celebrations
• classroom contests
🎨 Curly Crow Coloring Contest
Students can submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the Curly Crow website or win a special Curly Crow prize pack!
Teachers can download the coloring sheets and invite students to participate as a fun classroom activity.
Curly Crow Coloring Contest – Download Sheets:
👉 Day of the Dead Coloring Sheet
👉 Rooger and Loki Coloring Sheet
Extend the Lesson with an Author Visit
Want to make the experience even more memorable?
Invite Curly Crow author Nicholas Aragon to visit your classroom or school.
Students will:
• learn how books are created
• participate in storytelling activities
• draw Curly Crow together
• explore how imagination turns ideas into stories
These resources are designed to extend the Curly Crow Reading Superpower message into the classroom.
Want to see how this message comes to life in schools?
👉 Explore Curly Crow Author Visits
Want to celebrate your students progress?
👉 Reading Is My Superpower Certificate
Questions?
Contact us anytime: support@curlycrow.com
We’re happy to help teachers bring Curly Crow stories into their classrooms.