Stories from Where We Live
One of the finest collections of geographically linked material for children can be found in the volumes of the series Stories From Where We Live. I’m going to ask the editor, Sara St. Antoine, to...
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons Ansberry/Morgan I just returned from a day at the two-week workshop, sponsored by Miami University in Ohio, on using children’s books to jumpstart science lessons....
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Shadows Art Roundup
Most of these fantastic art projects were from school visits in Indianapolis, IN, Pettisville, OH, and Harrison, in South Bend, IN. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left;...
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Exploring Earth’s Biomes Activity Roundup
Here are some images from early school visits 2006 and earlier. Many schools did huge projects. Each classroom, for instance, might focus on a biome and educate the rest of the school through dioramas...
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Continents and Crocodiles
Use Sayre’s continent books or maps to introduce the continent of Africa. Then introduce some African animals with the books below. First, survey the kids about what they know about crocodiles and...
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Biomes
These books are out of print but in lots of libraries. Pull them as a resource for follow up study, or, for the youngest students, perhaps just a look at the covers and interior photos. Biome:...
View ArticleTeaching Guide Database
Teaching Guide Database Visit http://www.susantaylorbrown.com/teachingguides.html for a searchable teaching guide database which helps to connect children’s books to the classroom curriculum. It is...
View ArticleWhat’s New 2006
In 2006 STARS BENEATH YOUR BED won a big award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It was in conjunction with Science Books and Films and Subaru. Jeff and I traveled to St....
View ArticleNutritious Nonfiction: Cesar, Si, Se Puede!
Nutritious nonfiction. Sometimes I have to be tricked into reading what’s good for me. I accidentally read this book and I am so glad. I just read Cesar, Si, Se Puede! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand,...
View ArticleInterview, March 2007
Here is an interview I did with a well known book blog in March, 2007. http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2007/03/author-interview-april-pulley-sayre.html
View ArticleBird, Bird, Bird: A Chirping Chant
Bird, Bird, Bird is follow-up to the wildly popular Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant celebrates American birds and bird diversity in general through a wild chant of their common names. (more…)
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Continents Activities
The first of these is from Wea Ridge Elementary School. But most of these great activities come from Harrison School in South Bend. Wow, what an enthusiastic school! #gallery-3 { margin: auto; }...
View ArticleHush Little Puppy
Hush Little Puppy is a fictional bedtime picture book illustrated by Susan Winter. (more…)
View ArticleDragonfly Days in the Midwest
Welcome to my blog, where I share news, great books, writing tips, and what is happening in the garden. I just categorized 3,700 photos I took this year. May and June are packed with wildlife events....
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The Senses: Looking and Listening
After reading the book, students can learn observation skills by going out and looking for shadows and experimenting as the kids do in the book. Why are shadows hard to see when the sky is cloudy?...
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Continents Activities at Nappanee Elementary
Wow, do they know how to dig into a subject! Look at what Nappanee Elementary did with the continents theme. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px;...
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Journeys and Mapping
Have the children use what they observe by looking and listening to make a map of their surroundings . . . the school, the schoolyard, the neighborhood, maybe the entire city! Before or after a study...
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Army Ant Parade activities
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What’s New 2007
2007 promises to be a big year, packed with school visits, conference appearances, and three yummy new books: March Release: HUSH LITTLE PUPPY, illustrated by Susan Winters (Holt) This is a beautiful...
View ArticleStorytime Props
This from Margaret Kownover, an experienced public librarian: Using April’s picture books with school children Picture books April has authored have “come alive” to school children at the library...
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