2009-2010
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http://janbrett.com/bookstores/three_snow_bears_book.htm
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
http://www.janbrett.com/bookstores/three_snow_bears_book.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/newsnotes/the_three_snow_bears_newsnotes_index.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/mural_tsb/mural_three_snow_bears_main.htm
http://www.janbrettvideos.com/how_to_draw_a_baby_polar_bear_low_bandwidth.htm
*(can be shown using computer/projector combination)
http://www.spokenartsmedia.com/StudyGuides/The%20Three%20Snow%20Bears.pdf (lesson
plan idea)
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/walkingbytheway/478574/ (folder idea)
http://www.ingramlibrary.com/MRKNG/K12/09.07/offtheshelf.html (interview with
Jan Brett)
http://www.wickedlocal.com/norwell/homepage/x1909893282 (newspaper article)
http://momofmonkeys.wordpress.com/kindergarten-curriculum/unit-on-the-threesnow-bears-by-jan-brett/ (lesson plan ideas)
Subjects: polar bear, bear (fiction), bear (folklore), folklore
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http://www.doreencronin.com/doreen.html
Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin
http://www.doreencronin.com/doreen.html
(Interesting facts about books and Ms. Cronin)
*http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/GamesAndContests/Printables.aspx
(scroll down to find Diary of a Fly and many other favorite book activities)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods/study_guides/diary_of_a_fly.pdf
(activities)
http://www.merrybee.info/ba/dfly.html (activities)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1145
(lesson plan ideas)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/531344.Diary_of_a_Fly
(good blog tips)
Subjects: flies, diaries
http://www.answers.com/topic/tim-egan
The Pink Refrigerator by Tim Egan
http://www.cherylrainfield.com/picture-book-review_The-pink-refrigerator.html
(book review)
http://martsubhub.lib.wv.us:8000/kcweb/kcContent?isbn=9780618631544&type=
review&controlnumber=eph00066664&referedby=titlelist (book reviews)
http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Egan/e/B001IR1D5K
(other books by Egan including follow up books about Dodsworth (main
character in Pink Refrigerator- I guess he really took exploring to heart!)
*Explore/Scavenger Hunt – similar to Gingerbread Man hunt for Kindergarten
*Include this book with color word study:
http://rg022.k12.sd.us/color_word_songs.htm
http://www.calicocookie.com/colorsongs.html
http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/bowmany/webquest/color/color_song.htm
Subjects: self-actualization, laziness
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http://boaeditions.org/authors/harrington.ht
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The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
By Janice N. Harrington
* http://suzyred.com/pbks2008chicken.html
(the only website needed!)
* http://suzyred.com/pbks2008chicken.html
(new version chicken dance)
Use this book during farm unit.
Subjects: chickens, farm life, African Americans
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http://content.scholastic.com/browse/contri
butor.jsp?id=3318
Henry’s Freedom Box
by Ellen Levine
*http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods/study_guides/
henryfreedombox.pdf
(literature guide – pdf version)
* http://www.edhelper.com/books/Henrys_Freedom_Box_MixedHTMLReview.htm
(have to join to get activities, but edhelper is a wonderful resource and well worth the money)
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=38913_type=Book
_typeId=4492
(scroll to bottom for activity list – these activities are for older students)
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/RCActivities.asp?bookid=42
(questions – open response)
http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/we/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=312623
(click on January book activities)
http://www.wfu.edu/~garaam5/diversity/multiculturallesson.pdf
(lesson plan outline -states it is for first graders – a little difficult, however)
http://www.ncslma.org/BookCompetitions/NCCBA/NCCBABooklet2009.pdf
(page 8 of activity book-other pages are activities for other books)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html
(Underground Railroad Search)
* http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/travel/underground/states.htm
(visit historical places along the underground railroad route)
*Reader’s Theatre Handout
Subjects: Brown, Henry Box, fugitive slaves, slaves (biography), Underground Railroad
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by
Margaret McNam
*http://www.kids-learn.org/pumpkins/ideas.htm
(Pumpkin Activities)
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/food/pumpkins.html
(other Pumpkin books)
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750098
(more ideas)
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/pumpkins.html
(scroll to songs and poems)
http://www.kizclub.com/Topics/food/pumpkin.pdf
(pumpkin sequence booklets and many other fun ideas)
*http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/5164.htm
(Pumpkin Seed lesson w/worksheets)
http://www.alabamaaitc.org/class_notes/pumpkinpatch.pdf
(more ideas)
Subjects: pumpkins, counting, schools, self-perception
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http://www.trinkahakesnoble.com/newbooks
.html
The Orange Shoes
by Trinka Hakes Noble
http://www.trinkahakesnoble.com/bio.html (biography and books)
http://www.trinkahakesnoble.com/newbooks.html (synopsis of book)
add art projects to this book study
*http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/shoes.htm
(shoe art)
Subjects: shoes, poverty, family life, artists
http://www.arthuralevinebooks.com/illustrato
r.asp?illustratorid=35
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie
by Laura Rankin
*http://www.archbalt.org/light/upload/Making_Good_ChoicesGrades-1-3.pdf
(Lesson plan for choices lesson – Christian School but could be
used
in Public School, also)
http://www.aikenstandard.com/sports/0906-east-aiken-assembly
(newspaper article about a school skit based on the book)
*http://charactercounts.org/lesson-plans/character-educationlesson.php?id=61
(cool egg idea to represent lying - handout)
Subjects: honesty, behavior, schools
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http://davidschwartz.com/blog/category/bo
oks
Where in the Wild
by David Schwartz
http://www.author-illustr-source.com/David%20Schwartz.htm
(Author Biography)
http://www.kiwimagonline.com/bookclub/reviews/where-elsein-the-wild-more-camouflaged-creatures-concealed-andrevealed-by-david-schwartz/
(Follow up book)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?DocID=509
(Science lesson to go with the book)
*http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep2a.htm
(Camouflage website)
*http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/animalcamouflage-pictures.htm
(Animal camouflage photos)
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/animalcamouflage1.htm
(More Animal camouflage photos)
Subjects: animals, camouflage, animals (poetry)
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http://www.kellyatinkham.com/
Hair for Mama by Kelly A. Tinkham
Unfortunately there is very little information is available on this
wonderful title.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hair-for-Mama/KellyTinkham/e/9780803729551
(Book review and synopsis)
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6X_Dealing_W
ith_Diagnosis.asp
(Helping children whose parents have cancer)
http://www.nelib.org/conference/2008/program/2-08-6specialneeds.pdf
(Bibliography of children’s books about diseases and disabilities)
http://www.tlcdirect.org/depts/americancancersocietyhatsforcance
rpatients.html
http://www.hatswithheart.com/
(Hats and Caps for Cancer Patients)
*Activity: A great activity for your students would be to have them
decorate ball caps or other soft hats for cancer patients. Think
how they could bless others with their efforts.
Subjects: cancer, hair, mothers and sons
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http://www.jeanvanleeuwen.com/
Papa and the Pioneer Quilt
by Jean Van Leeuwen
http://www.jeanvanleeuwen.com/meetjvl.html
(Ms. Van Leeuwen’s website)
http://users.manchester.edu/Student/cmsautter/ProfWeb/Entire%20Unit%20
Plan.pdf
(Unit created by Education students. This will help jumpstart a pioneer unit with
some good ideas)
http://www.awhc.org/docs/Education/PioneerLife/LessonPlans/Quilts%20and%
20Pioneers.pdf
(Quilt Block lesson plan)
* http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/pioneer_patterns/wfpattern.htm
(Pattern for Wandering Foot (Turkey Tracks) quilt block. Use scrapbooking
paper for each student to make their own block.)
Take students on field trip to one of the Pioneer Villages located in Arkansas.
Subjects: quilts, overland journeys to the Pacific, frontier and pioneer life,
Oregon National Historic Trail, and West (U.S.)