The Grannie Annie in the Classroom and Beyond

The wide variety of resources below will enhance your Grannie Annie experience, complement your curriculum, and help you utilize the wealth of information in this collection of amazing family stories. Please help yourself!

We want your Grannie Annie experience to be as satisfying and rich as possible, so please e-mail us at Resources@TheGrannieAnnie.org to let us know how these resources work for you. You are also invited to share any ideas you have for additional resources.

The Grannie Annie Calendar: The Grannie Annie Calendar will help your parents and classroom teachers as they guide you through the steps of discovering, writing, and sharing a story from your family's history. The monthly reminders will help to keep everyone on schedule so that submissions will be complete prior to the deadline. Optional activities to extend the learning are also included.

The Grannie Annie Index of Stories: This comprehensive index will help you find stories on the topics that interest you and will help you and your teachers enhance numerous units of study across your curriculum with personal family stories from the Grannie Annie anthologies.

Your Grannie Annie Interview: Who will you interview for your Grannie Annie story? What questions will you ask? How will you remember what you hear? Following these interview suggestions will help you make better use of your interview time and will help you write the best possible story.

Writing Your Grannie Annie Story: You’ve interviewed a family storykeeper but aren’t sure how to begin writing your Grannie Annie story? That's not surprising, because writing is complex. This resource breaks the writing process into parts so that you can focus on each step individually.

Revising Your Grannie Annie Story: Published authors consider specific revision topics to make their writing interesting and satisfying for their readers—to make their work shine. You can, too!

Letter to Parents/Guardians: Here's a resource designed especially for teachers. Click and print a letter to your students' parents and guardians that explains The Grannie Annie and their participation in their child's family history adventure.

Poster: Invite the young people in your community to participate. The Grannie Annie is the kind of celebration that gets better as more people join in!