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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Darwin
Do you want your students to be as excited and interested about science as Charles Darwin was? Check out the book Darwin by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by Mary Azarian, and let their curiosity roll. In this beautifully illustrated … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills With Children’s Literature: How Math Works
How Math Works, by Carol Vorderman, is an interesting guide to deciphering the mysteries of mathematics. Geared towards students in grades 3-6, this book includes many hands-on experiments with clear, step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs. A list of materials needed … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Dave’s Down-to-Earth Rock Shop
Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop, written by Stuart J. Murphy and illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith is an interactive story where students learn methods for classification and sorting. Josh's hobby is collecting things. Upon receiving a gift from his uncle, he begins a rock … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: You Can’t Taste a Pickle With Your Ear
You Can’t Taste a Pickle With Your Ear written by Harriet Ziefert and illustrated by Amanda Haley explores the five senses by explaining what they are and how we use them as well as colorful and fun illustrations and rhymes. The book appropriately … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a beloved children’s book with repetitive and predictable rhyming patterns on each page. A new animal is introduced who encourages the small reader to discover which creature will show up next. … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: I Have a Sister: My Sister is Deaf
In I Have a Sister: My Sister is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson with illustrations by Deborah Ray, a girl describes the everyday-life of her younger sister who is deaf. The two girls share many of the same activities, but they experience them differently: … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Sort it Out!
In Barbara Mariconda’s book Sort it Out! we meet Packy the pack rat. Packy has collected quite a load of odds and ends. His mother tells him he must sort his collection and put everything away. Children will be … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Lemonade for Sale
Lemonade for Sale written by Stuart Murphy, illustrated by Tricia Tusa The kids in this book set up a lemonade stand and keep track of their sales using a bar graph. It is a great resource for showing students how to make a bar … Continue reading
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Third Grade Math: Collecting Data and Graphing
Ever been in a rush but nonetheless wanted/needed to catch up on the news? What did you do? Skim the highlights section above the articles of course! And would you prefer to read through 20 pages of facts or glance … Continue reading
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