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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Now One Foot, Now the Other

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, working as a whole class, with partners or small groups, use various Web sites to investigate the relationship between generations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature instructional activity, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Only Boy in the Ballet Class

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discuss kindness and how to treat others. In this kindness lesson, students listen to the story The Only Boy in the Ballet Class by Denise Gruska. The teacher draws the main character and every time that he receives a put down...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Helping Hands

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the needs of senior citizens. They assist them with basic household chores. They gain pride in helping others and reflect in their journals.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Make Words With Tomie Depaola

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Have students manipulate the letters of two mystery words from The Art Lesson and Now One Foot Now the Other to practice spelling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. letter words.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.