Remember there are lesson plans in the folders in the Resource Room! Many teachers have added to them over the years. You are responsible for maintaining these folders -- be sure to add your contributions for other teachers to use. For Discussion questions and links to other favorite books click here!
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Lesson Plans
Amazing Grace Discussion Write a Cinquin using AG Lesson Plan using Amazing Grace to celebrate multiculturalism and women!
Lesson plan using Amazing Grace is in our library Curriculum Guide to Reading Rainbow as is the Episode of Reading Rainbow!
Amelia Bedelia - Here's a Lesson Plan
Because of Winn Dixie - Official Movie Website - kids will love it - Fabulously detailed webquest
Caps for Sale Try this Webquest! Here is a page of teacher ideas!
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Try this Webquest! - Lesson Plans!
Chrysanthemum - Lesson Plans
Dear Mr. Henshaw - This site has links to interviews with Cleary as well as lesson plans California's Cyberguide has ideas
Use Dear Mr. Henshaw as a jumping off point to think about letter writing with this GREAT NTE site
Follow the Drinking Gourd - A great opportunity to incorporate a whole approach to an important time in American History! Try these sites! Underground Railroad Background Slave Narratives
Henry and Mudge, the First Book Try this Henry & Mudge Webquest . Here is a word study Here's another Lesson Plan.
The Hundred Dresses - Try this contest Webquest
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Try the Webquest Fun Activities
Ira Sleeps Over - StoryMap Here is another Lesson Plan
The Mitten Cyberguide - Carol Hurst's plans
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - A lesson Plan (using a venn diagram) - Kindness just because - Another set of plans - Using a story map for this tale -
Muggie Maggie - Lesson Plan 1, Lesson Plan 2,Complete Plans for a variety of lessons! - Muggie Maggie Trvia Quiz
The One in the Middle is a Green Kagaroo
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes -Use Origami as an extension that leads to Math understandings
This site is rich in thoughtful things that we could do with our children Click on the site guide for the easiest way to navigate! It includes the directions for folding the crane. California's SCORE website contains a week of lessons.
Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
Shiloh - Here is an Interview with Ms. Naylor Discussion Questions
Stella Luna WebQuest Lesson Plan(1) Lesson Plan2 Extension activities for you. If you rescue a bat
Take A Bat Quiz to see what you have learned!
Great Job -- now choose a Bat coloring page to print out and color!
Stone Fox - Online Vocabulary for Stone Fox (ThinkQuest activity) Lesson Plan - More Lesson Plans One more - Printable activities to teach synonyms, alpha order, compound words and more - Learning about money from Stone Fox -
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing -- Lesson Plan Take a look at this 4th grade teacher's website for the book! Here is a webquest
See examples of student responses to literature here. Find word search and trivia here
Tikki Tikki Tembo - This is a great site using the book to teach lessons of cultural diversity! Great plan for writing pattern books
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Sarah Plain and Tall - Lesson Plan 1 - Lesson Plan 2 - Sarah's Webquest 1 Webquest 2 - Webquest 3 - Vocabulary Activities