“This was the best Read-Along Mystery yet. The kids were just really engaged in the story. They loved the matching big dipper t-shirts.”

“The kids really enjoyed this activity!”

“I have loved my experiences teaching mystery science. The activities are fun and educational and they are easy to prep for. My 1st graders are learning a lot. Thanks for this great program.”

“Students enjoyed the read-aloud and follow-up lesson from NatGeo on cardinal directions. My students now regularly refer to cardinal directions in the school (e.g. "You mean my place in line is north of where I'm at now?" -actual student quote). So great!”

“The students liked learning about how to find out the direction they are moving and help themselves if they ever get lost.”

“It went very well! The students enjoyed it!”

“The students were very engaged!”

“Students loved learning about the north star ”

“The students enjoyed the book, and could explain how to find and use the north star after we read the book. ”

“They found the Big Dipper and North star that same night when they went home!! :)”

“The students made good connections with the material. ”

“The activity where the students looked around the classroom with their hand-formed telescopes was very fun. :) I also really liked the optional worksheet where the students draw the north star using the location of the Big Dipper, and writing a sentence about the Big Dipper's name. This helped me assess whether or not the students understood which two stars in the Big Dipper to reference when determining the location of the North Star. ”