Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Kevin Henkes' Sheila Rae, the Brave [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Kevin Henkes' children's book, Sheila Rae, the Brave, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Lesson 3: Comparing and Contrasting Two Characters From a Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson plan unit on comparing and contrasting through which students learn how to compare and contrast two items, themselves with a character, and two characters within a text. Lessons use the...
Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 2: Actions of a Character

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan, based on Kevin Henkes's Sheila Rae, the Brave, in which learners learn how to use text and picture clues to describe and understand Sheila Rae's actions. With free login, users gain...
Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 3: Main and Secondary Characters

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Based on stories Sheila Rae, the Brave and Jamaica's Find, this lesson plan will take students through the process of distinguishing main characters from secondary ones by relying on clues from the text...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Kevin Henkes Biography

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the life and work of Kevin Henkes when you explore this online resource. This site provides a biography of the author and a booklist of his work.