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Orange County Department of Education

Dear Mr. Henshaw

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read Dear Mr. Henshaw and identify the character trait of self-respect as exhibited by Leigh throughout the story. They evaluate the author's use of letters to tell the story and discuss how the story would be different if...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Explore Brothers and Sisters throughout Literature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Celebrate Brothers and Sisters Day on May 2, 2013 by studying sibling pairs in literature.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Celebrate Books with an Author Study

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Children’s Book Week is a great time to inspire a love of reading in your classroom.
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Harper Collins

Fly Away with Books Poster

For Teachers K - 8th
Put up a poster near your class library to encourage your pupils to take trips to different worlds and times through books. The poster features one large hot air balloon made out of book covers and several smaller balloons, some with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Can Answer That!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Enhance reader comprehension! Examine different comprehension strategies with your second, third, and fourth graders. They discuss the strategy of questioning by developing their own comprehension questions to help improve their memory...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spending Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become familiar with the ways people exchange goods and services. In this spending money lesson, 4th graders listen to a chapter from Henry and Beezus and record Henry's earnings and money spent. Students use correct...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simulated Road Trip

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the book, DEAR MR. HENSHAW. They implement problem solving strategies and cooperative learning to complete a simulated road trip. Students will use the Internet as a guide to help them complete the road trip.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

A New Spin on Letter Writing Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Letter writing lessons can provide a way to introduce students to this important mode of communication.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search: Favorite Children's Books

For Students 2nd - 6th
Word trackers hunt down the titles of 50 favorite juvenile books in this word search puzzle. Needs reformatting to be a single page. Appropriate for grades 2-6.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Cooking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enrichment Activities - "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Use of Literature in SDMPS

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils demonstrate their knowledge of the eight step problem solving process. They describe how the story would change according to the solution chosen, then rewrite an ending to the story based upon a solution other than the one in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Musical Vocabulary Links

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students use well known songs to help them learn new vocabulary and apply meaning to the words. They make associations to the songs in order repeat and memorize new words. They use the Star Spangled Banner as an example in this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Autobiography

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and write autobiographical sketches, determine the author's purpose in writing, and type paragraphs using WP utilities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dear Mr. Henshaw

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read Dear Mr. Henshaw. In this language arts lesson, students answer Mr. Henshaw's ten questions using detailed paragraphs. Students create a lunch box alarm.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using The Catalog to Locate Information

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify prior knowledge of the Public Access Catalog. They identify parts of a catalog record. Students use the Public Access Catalog to locate an item. The teacher place 6-8 books on the tables. Students locate several...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Exact Words

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word choice worksheet, students read the words in dark print and their definitions. Students then write the word in dark print that finishes the sentence.
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Website
Other

The World of Beverly Cleary: Meet the Characters

For Students 1st - 5th
Anyone who loves Beverly Cleary books will enjoy reading about each character on this site dedicated to everything Beverly Cleary . A book list accompanies the "biography" of the character, and there is the neighborhood to explore to...
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Activity
Other

The World of Beverly Cleary: Teaching Resources

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A comprehensive guide to teaching Beverly Cleary's Ramona books. Includes material available as web pages as well as PDF formats. Also provides the words of Cleary herself when discussing characterization, as well as some unforgettable...
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Provides a description of Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary and a discussion guide.
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Activity
Other

The World of Beverly Cleary: Official Site

For Students 1st - 5th
A look into the life and works of the acclaimed children's author Beverly Cleary. Includes sections about Cleary's life, but focuses more on her stories and characters, including some interactive tools and games. Also includes trivia...
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Activity
Other

Official Site: About Beverly Cleary

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on young adult author Beverly Cleary. Discusses her early life, the many books she has written and the awards she has won.
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Website
Other

Ed. Paperback Assoc.: Top 100 Authors Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read what Beverly Cleary has to say about her life, and what the Educational Paperback Association has to say as well. There is also a list of some of her work.
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Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Beverly Cleary Turns 100!

For Students 3rd - 6th
This site contains a list of 10 words from an interview with the author Beverly Cleary who discussed reflections about her life and written works. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings,...

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