The Mauled Mage - Education Guide - Bindi & Beam, #2

The Mauled Mage – Education Guide transforms a gripping middle-grade adventure into a flexible learning framework for exploring cyberbullying, digital ethics, empathy, and responsible technology use.

Structured to follow the chapters of The Mauled Mage, the guide offers educators and families a practical, low-prep approach to teaching complex digital and social issues through story. Each chapter includes theme summaries, reflective questions, and two learning activities: a zero-tech challenge focused on empathy, creativity, and discussion, and a tech-integrated challenge aligned with the ISTE Standards for Students.

The guide is grounded in constructivist learning theory and multiple intelligences, with built-in adaptation tips for early readers, ESL learners, neurodiverse students, sensory-sensitive learners, and one-to-one or small-group settings. Activities are suitable for classrooms, libraries, homeschool environments, and workshops, including tech-light contexts.

Through role-play, discussion, collaborative problem-solving, and creative expression, learners explore the emotional impact of cyberbullying, the responsibilities of bystanders, the importance of trusted adults, and the ethical dimensions of digital anonymity and power.

Downloadable worksheets, assessment rubrics, scenario cards, and chapter illustrations extend the guide into a complete, reusable learning ecosystem. Designed for repeated use, The Mauled Mage – Education Guide supports young learners in developing confidence, empathy, and agency in their digital lives.

Testimonials

"This guide helped bring the characters of The Mauled Mage to life in our classroom. My students were captivated and motivated to learn more about digital citizenship." - Aaron Johnson., Middle School Teacher

"Seeing my son connect with the characters while participating in the creative, tech free activities was wonderful. He's more aware of his online actions now." - Melissa Garant

"The guide's hands-on activities made the story's themes on cyberbullying tangible for my students without needing any digital devices." - Sandra Cornell, Grade 6 Teacher

"Our classroom discussions became richer as students used the guide to explore the characters' dilemmas and solutions. It's a brilliant educational tool." - Greg Barton, Teacher

"My two children were glued to the story and loved the zero-tech approach to the guide. They felt like they were part of Beam and Lee's world." - Natalie Foo