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Librarian & Educator One-Sheet
A concise overview with themes, metadata, AR/ATOS details, paperback and hardcover ISBNs, and contact information.
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Purpose-driven fiction with classroom and collection value.
The Beacon Keepers: First Light gives readers an accessible school story for discussing belonging, integrity, teamwork, leadership, student voice, ethical choices, and what it means to create spaces where others can thrive.
Why it fits classrooms and libraries
A school story with a clear growth architecture.
This book carries intentional learning value. It is built around characters making decisions under pressure, forming a team, listening to overlooked students, testing assumptions, correcting mistakes, and choosing trust over shortcuts.
For classroom and library use, the discussion does not have to stay abstract. Students can point to scenes, choices, consequences, and character growth. They can debate what the crew should have done, identify where trust was built or broken, and connect the story to their own classrooms, teams, clubs, and friendships.
The book does not promise to change readers by itself. It gives them a story strong enough to help them start asking better questions about who they are, how they lead, and who they make room for.
AR / ATOS support
Teacher-Made Quiz Support
ATOS 4.60 · 6.0 AR Points · 10 questions
Optional teacher-made quiz support for schools using the Renaissance Accelerated Reader teacher-made quiz feature.
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Complete educator guide
Educator & Facilitator Guide
A structured companion guide for grades 4–8, built to support classroom, library, homeschool, and small-group conversations around The Beacon Keepers: First Light.
Browse selected pages here for a quick look at the guide's format and approach, then download the complete guide when you are ready to use it.
The on-page sample is for a quick visual review. The complete guide is available directly—no request required.
First Light Educator Resource Library
Choose the complete set, a single unit, or only the worksheet you need.
Print and fillable PDFs are available for each of the 30 unit worksheets. Use the complete library for planning, download a full unit, or choose individual resources as needed.
Fastest option
Download the complete Unit 1–6 worksheet library
Each ZIP contains all 30 individual worksheets in one format.
Browse by unit
Six units. Three ways to download.
Open a unit to download all five worksheets together or select individual Print and Fillable PDFs.
Unit 1 Find Your Beacon Chapters 1–4
Download all Unit 1 worksheetsAll five Unit 1 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 1.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 1.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 1.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 1.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 1.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Unit 2 Build Your Foundation Chapters 5–8
Download all Unit 2 worksheetsAll five Unit 2 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 2.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 2.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 2.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 2.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 2.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Unit 3 Weather the Storm Chapters 9–12
Download all Unit 3 worksheetsAll five Unit 3 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 3.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 3.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 3.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 3.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 3.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Unit 4 Prove Your Ground Chapters 13–16
Download all Unit 4 worksheetsAll five Unit 4 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 4.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 4.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 4.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 4.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 4.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Unit 5 Spark Other Lighthouses Chapters 17–19
Download all Unit 5 worksheetsAll five Unit 5 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 5.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 5.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 5.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 5.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 5.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Unit 6 Lighthouse Keepers Chapter 20
Download all Unit 6 worksheetsAll five Unit 6 worksheets in one ZIP.
Unit 6.1 — Reading ResponseComprehension, Analysis & Connection
Unit 6.2 — VocabularyVocabulary practice
Unit 6.3 — Discussion & ReflectionValues, leadership, and reflection
Unit 6.4 — Writing PromptsPlanning, writing, and text connection
Unit 6.5 — Extension ActivitiesApplied inquiry and extension work
Combined Units 1–6 collections
Prefer one resource type across the full book?
These single PDFs combine the same support type across all six units for easier planning and reference.
Reading Response
Comprehension, Analysis & Connection materials for Units 1–6.
Download PDF →Vocabulary
Vocabulary support collected across Units 1–6.
Download PDF →Discussion & Reflection
Reflection-first prompts and facilitator guidance for Units 1–6.
Download PDF →Writing Prompts
Writing prompts collected across all six units.
Download PDF →Extension Activities
Extension activities collected across Units 1–6.
Download PDF →Additional reader support
The Beacon Keeper’s Journal
A self-guided companion journal for readers to reflect, write, draw, and connect the story to their own choices.
Ordering and review copies
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Educator materials, librarian one-sheets, and review-copy information are available through Lordsburg Press.