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Use Literature to Teach Tolerance
Students listen as teachers read a different book or a different passage that focuses on the theme of tolerance. Students then write a paragraph each day to tell how that day's book/passage taught them the importance of tolerance.
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Perfect Pancakes
Students are read the book "Perfect Pancakes". They write a paper about how to make a bowl of cereal. They state the items they need and the steps involved. They write each part of the paper in different colors to help distinguish them.
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: No, David!
Students review beginning, middle, and end of a story and how details add to a story.
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Using Children's Literature and Art to Examine the African-American Resistance to Injustice
Young scholars study the basic techniques Jacob Lawrence used in creating a series of paintings. They realize the importance of individual accomplishment within their own family, things as ordinary as preparing for a picnic or going to...
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Find a Pattern Using Children's Literature
Sixth graders listen to Demi's, On Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. They use the problem solving strategy of finding a pattern to determine the number of rice Rani will receive after 30 days. They create a spreadsheet which...
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Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature
Third graders use the Decision Tree strategy to brainstorm ideas about two decisions that must be made. They predict what will happen in the rest of the story. Students discuss the time period the story takes place in. They study the...
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Samuel's Choice - Social Studies Using Children's Literature
Fifth graders read a book about independence, freedom, and slavery. Students create a story map of the book. They research the causes of the Civil War. Students write a newspaper article from the point of view of an American colonist.
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Boxcar Children Lesson 7- A Big Meal from Little Onions
In this literature worksheet, learners learn new vocabulary words taken from the chapter of Boxcar Children called "A Big Meal from Little Onions." There are 45 words on the page to learn and they are organized by phonograms. There are...
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Boxcar Children Lesson 6- A Queer Noise in the Night
For this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from the book Boxcar Children. On this page is a list of words organized by phonograms from the chapter called "A Queer Noise in the Night." There are no questions to...
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Boxcar Children Lesson 8- A Swimming Pool at Last
In this literature instructional activity, students learn 45 new vocabulary words taken from the chapter called "A Swimming Pool at Last" in Boxcar Children.The words are arranged according to phonograms; there are no questions to answer.
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Boxcar Children Lesson 9- Fun in the Cherry Orchard
In this literature learning exercise, students learn 45 new vocabulary words in this list taken from the chapter called "Fun in the Cherry Orchard" in Boxcar Children. The words are arranged by phonograms; there are not questions to answer.
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Patricia Polacco, Author and Illustrator
Students conduct Internet research about the studenT author and illustrator Patricia Polacco. They compose letters to Ms. Polacco and, after revising and editing their work, send them in the mail.
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Learning With Paint And Literature: "Today I Feel Silly"
Learners draw a picture related to the book "Today I Feel Silly" using a computer drawing program. They listen to the story and answer discussion questions, view drawings on the teacher's Paint website, and create an illustration of...
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Reading Buddies - Helping Your High School Students Learn the Importance of Quality Literature for Children
Students write letter of introduction to their Kindergarten book buddies, obtain children's books from library, visit Kindergarten students' classroom at time(s) specified by teachers, read stories to children, and write reflection...
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Dr. Seuss Settings
In this literature response worksheet, students choose a Dr. Seuss book, and think about the fantasy setting. They then answer 10 questions about the setting, and illustrate it.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
In these literature worksheets, students will construct a book based on the popular story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" Students will color each animal according to its descriptive color in the story.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Students demonstrate beginning reading strategies. In this Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lesson plan, students identify upper case letters of the alphabet while relating them to a selection of literature.
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Freckle Juice
Students complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature lesson, students read chapter one and brainstorm adjectives for the four main characters. They make a page of vocabulary words and definitions.
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Learners complete activities with the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff. In this literature lesson plan, students listen to the story and then participate in shared reading. This lesson plan offers three extensions which link the story...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Students explore language arts by reading a children's story in class. For this three tier vocabulary lesson, students read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and identify the specific use for several vocabulary words. Students...
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Civil War Perspectives
Fifth graders have a debate and defend one of the three different perspectives of the Civil War. For this Civil War lesson plan, 5th graders defend either the North, the South, or the Neutral perspectives.
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In Search of Ethnic Identity in Selected Narratives: New Reading, New Meaning
Middle schoolers read texts reflecting multiple cultural perspectives.
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Create a BIG Book
Students explore about big books. They create a big book version of a favorite story or an ABC book about a favorite topic. Students describe the size of a book. Students are explained that big books are books that have large pictures...
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Those Fabulous Fables
A video leads off this activity on fables, introducing the class to this important form of traditional storytelling. The group defines fable and hears an explanation of the origin of this type of folk tale. They summarize the story they...
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