Resources for Educators and Parents
Welcome, educators and parents. We're glad you're here! During this challenging time, as educators, students and their families adjust to distance learning, Orca is here to help. We've compiled a number of online resources that can be used from home or in the classroom. You'll find links to free teacher guides and activities, ebooks and audiobooks, as well as information about Orca's dedicated language arts program and our digital subscriptions.
Are you looking for customized resources, such as ebook bundles or other digital products? Curious about classroom licenses for individual ebooks? Please contact us at 1-800-210-5277 or digital@orcabook.com to discuss your school's needs.
DISTANCE LEARNING
The Story Ninja program consists of 21 ready-to-use lesson plans and accompanying videos that cover story-building, writing and editing. Developed by award-winning author Sigmund Brouwer and now available completely online at www.storyninjasrock.com.
Orca's Digital Subscriptions are an easy and cost-effective way to provide ebooks to an entire class, school or library system. Free 30-day trials available!
All Orca titles are available as ebooks (PDF and EPUB), and most picturebooks are also available as Read-Along EPUBs. Select titles are available as mp3 audiobooks. Shop on our website for immediate downloads or visit your favorite ebook/audiobook provider.
FREE DOWNLOADS
Orca Classroom Connections is a quarterly teacher resource with free lesson plans and activities for elementary, middle-school and high-school classrooms.
For a limited time, download a FREE Read-Along EPUB of On the News: Our First Talk About Tragedy from the World Around Us series of nonfiction picture books.
Download professionally written teacher guides for many titles, including Orca's hi-lo and early reader series, select middle reader fiction, middle reader nonfiction and teen fiction.