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Other

The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to the Gardener [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart won the Caldecott Honor in 1998. It centres around a set of letters about a young girl who moved from the countryside to the city. In the lessons in this teaching guide, students must make inferences from...
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American Library Association

Ala: Alsc: Welcome to the Caldecott Medal Home Page!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
2017 Caldecott Award recognition and honorable mention literature have been announced. Find the newest titles named.
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Other

Embracing the Child: The Caldecott Medal

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This page provides a listing of all Caldecott-winning books, with links to reviews of each winning title and biographical information about the authors and illustrators.
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Randolph Caldecott Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher resource for getting students to understand and appreciate the contribution of Randolph Caldecott in recognition of his birthday. Allows students to be creative and contains lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: How Big Are Martin's Big Words? Thinking Big About the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for a lesson using "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport to get students to think about their futures. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
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Harold D. Underdown

Caldecott Medal Winners, 2002 Current

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the children's books to win the esteemed Caldecott Medal from 2002 until the present. Includes links to each books page from "Amazon.com" for buying information and additional resources.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 2: The Ox Cart Man

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders build their knowledge of the agricultural history of the US economy and how families make choices to meet their basic needs. Students come to understand how life changes over time and identify some of the causes of those...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Robert Mc Closkey

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of author Robert McCloskey which discusses his famous book, "Make Way for Ducklings."
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Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Reading List for With Kids Who Love or Dislike Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading list with motivational books. Newbery Award winners and Caldecott Award winners make up the majority of the list.
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Unit Plan
American Library Association

American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books

For Students 3rd - 5th
The American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal for best illustration of children's books. This is a directory of Caldecott Medal winners and honor books, 1938-present, which includes a description of each book.
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Website
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Caldecott Medal Winners for 2015 and the 25 Years Prior

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a list of Caldecott Medal-winning books. Caldecott Medal Winners from 1990 through 2015 are included on this list.