Awards & Reviews

Many Dawn titles are helpful to educators both in the classroom and outside.
  • Classroom Teachers:
    For resources for particular titles, click on the activity links for each title listed below.
  • Outdoor Educators:
    Click on Joseph Cornell’s Sharing Nature Activities link for samples of his classic Flow Learning™ nature games.
  • Climate Change Educators: click here.
  • Project Learning Tree Educators: click here.
  • For Teacher’s Guides to Dawn titles click here.
Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats and Leaping Rats
Around One Cactus Activities
Ages 4 to 10
Author Anthony Fredericks shares several fun projects and activities for studying the desert habitat!
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
Planetary Fun Activities
Ages 3 to 8
Illustrator Janeen Mason shares melted crayon art techniques and author Marianne Berkes offers extended activities.
Going Around the Sun Bookmarks!
 
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate 
Climate Change Activities
Ages 10 to 14
Carol Malnor shares two climate change educational activities from
A Teacher's Guide to How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
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In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails & Salty Tails
In One Tidepool Activities
Ages 4 to 10
Author Anthony Fredericks shares several fun projects and activities for studying tidepools and ocean animals!
 
Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
Near One Cattail Activities
Ages 4 to 10
Explore the wetlands with these fun projects and activities designed by author Anthony Fredericks.
On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks
On One Flower Activities
Ages 4 to 10
Author Anthony Fredericks shares several fun projects and activities for studying flowers and bugs!
 
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
Jungle & Rainforest Activities
Ages 3 to 8
Author Marianne Berkes shares several rainforest classroom activities.
Polymer Clay Art
All ages
Illustrator Jeanette Canyon shares tips on using polymer clay to sculpt colorful creatures!
Over in the Jungle Bookmarks!
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Over in the Ocean Activities
Ages 3 to 8
Author Marianne Berkes shares several fun classroom activities to use with her award-winning book.
Polymer Clay Art
All ages
Illustrator Jeanetter Canyon describes how she creates her colorful sea creatures with polymer clay.
Over in the Ocean Bookmarks!
 
Sharing Nature Activities
for Families & Youth Groups

For all ages
Based on renowned naturalist Joseph Cornell's classic "nature game" books, Sharing Nature With Children and Sharing Nature With Children II
Salmon Stream
Salmon Stream Song
Ages 4 to 10
Author Carol Reed-Jones wrote this fun Salmon Song for use with her book! Includes sheet music and lyrics.
 
Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs & Other Ughs
Under One Rock Activities
Ages 4 to 10
Anthony Fredericks shares several fun activities projects and "really nead ideas" to use with his book