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It's Raining Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarization using the book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They silently read the story, and as a class discuss the five W's. Students then write a short summary of...
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Super Susie Slithered Slowly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter /s/ sound. As a class they recite an S tongue twister, then trace and write the letter S. Students then listen to the book "Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle,...
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Leo Lionni Author Study

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify Leo Lionni as an author in this activity. They identify the types of illustrations used in his books. They also create a picture of a mouse, using a drawing program on the computer. They change the colors of the mouse...
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The Importance of the Rainforest

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry while listening to Tropical Rainforest music. They name all the speaking animals in the book and list each of the reasons the animals gave for not cutting down the tree. They then...
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"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Eric Carle instructional activity, students read 33 words on sentence strips from the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what Do You See?" by Eric Carle.  Students can use these sentence strips to write their own version of the...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear by completing this activity at home with their parents. Students color and cut out 6 pictures and paste them on the labeled color chart.
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Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners create a pizza recipe based on the recipe used in The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges. In this early childhood lesson plan, students read The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) and identify the ingredients needed...
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The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about sorting and classifying objects by size while reading Eric Carle's "The Grouchy Ladybug". In this sorting and classifying lesson, students first listen to and interact with the story. They then look at cut-outs of...
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#2 Peter Rabbit - Reading Comprehension

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the story 'Peter Rabbit.' Students then read the 5 reading comprehension questions and write the answers on the lines.
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Who Will Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the characters in the book The Little Red Hen. In this character study instructional activity, students discuss the behavior of the characters and write about positive ways to work together for a common goal.
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Arthur's Birthday

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum lesson, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Young scholars re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search, and...
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Harry the Dirty Dog

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars investigate the parts of a book by reading a story about a dog.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students utilize their memory to place pictures from the book Harry the Dirty Dog in order from start to finish....
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Babushka Baba Yaga

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read books by the author Patricia Polacco and complete different activities for the 4 books. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the books Babushka Baba Yaga, Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom, Pink and Say, and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Frida

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a non-fiction story in class. In this three tiered vocabulary lesson, students read the book Frida and discuss the real life Frida and her story.  Students identify vocabulary terms in the...
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My Caring and Sharing Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They consider when they have shared with someone or expressed caring. They write, illustrate and compile a fish book that tells of their caring and sharing experiences.
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Alphabet Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create their own alphabet book using clip art in a publishing program. They are read Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss as an "attention grabber."
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Trees for Many Reasons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils, by reading fables such as The Lorax, Dr Seuss or The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono, examine the importance of conserving natural resources.
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Wild Things - Texture And Pattern

For Teachers K
Students implement textures and patterns in creating an imaginary Wild Thing, using the book and illustrations in Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak serve as Inspiration.
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You've Got a Wocket Where?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify rhyming word pairs, apply generalizations about the principle of onsets and "rimes," and create and classify multiple lists of words, both real and nonsense, based on given rhymes.
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Chasing Peter's Wolf

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to Prokoviev's Peter and the Wolf, relate the story to the music and identify instruments and their representative characters. They examine how music communicates events and images that help the listener to better...
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Goldilocks and the Bears Make Their Pitch

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and identify the pitch of the bears' voices as high, medium, and low. They improvise on xylophones a melody to accompany the bears in the telling of the story.
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You Gotta Have A Hat

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare versions of the folktale, 'Caps for Sale.' After listening to both stories, 1st graders utilize a Venn Diagram imbedded in this activity to produce a graphic organizer detailing the similarities and differences...
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Sneetches by Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read "Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss. They complete a story map and write about the topic of prejudice. They role-play star-bellied and plain-bellied sneetches and write a persuasive essay about their experiences.
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One Pager

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read the novel, Freak the Mighty and describe and illustrate the setting. They create a graphic organizer that demonstrates the major plot elements and character development.

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