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Let's Summarize!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the six steps to use when reading to help know what is important. They then listen to the book, Tambourine Moon focusing on the important information and discarding unnecessary or repeating information. They then break...
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The Giving Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of "The Giving Tree". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the virtues...
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Comparing Characters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare similarities/differences of two characters. They demonstrate use of graphing software to compare/contrast their two characters. Students incorporate Inspiration/Kidspiration and the use of a Venn Diagram.
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Hoosier Artists

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the paintings of various Indiana artists. Using the internet, they relate the landscapes shown to the history of the state and how it affected Native Americans. Using the information they gathered, they write story...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners observe the teacher's basket which contains items that represent his/her childhood. They listen to a read aloud of Library Lil and complete a graphic organizer based on the story. They decorate a paper cut out with facts about a...
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Storytelling with the Opaque Projector

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create illustrations for a folktale that are shown with an opaque projector during the story reading. They are assigned a picture description and do not know how their picture fits into the story until all of the illustrations...
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The Island of the Skog

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the historical events that surround the life of Anne Frank. They study the available information found while doing research. They record events of discrimination seen in school for a short period of time and...
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A Little Alliteration

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
For this poetry lesson plan, students listen to stories that contain alliteration. While listening to stories, student pairs make a list of words that they then use to construct "silly sentences" that contain alliteration. Each student...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Steven Kellogg

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author Steven Kellogg. Links to his website and a list of his books are available.
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Steven Kellogg

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Steven Kellogg.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Johnny Appleseed Extension Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Johnny Appleseed" by Steven Kellogg. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Robert Kinerk: Clorinda

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Clorinda", written by Robert Kinerk, and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.

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