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Category Archives: life science
Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Pumpkin Pumpkin
Wouldn’t it be a dream to find a book that can teach a science topic and a seasonal theme at the same time? Pumpkin Pumpkin, a book written and illustrated by Jeanne Titherington, does just that. This book introduces the … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Monarch and Milkweed
Monarch and Milkweed written by Helen Frost and illustrated by Leonid Gore follows the life cycle of both the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant. The book begins by focusing on the long journey the monarchs must make to arrive at the already … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?
How Many Ways Can You Catch A Fly?, written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, and illustrated by Jenkins, is an eye-opening book that explores the adaptations of animals all around the word, and how they learn to survive with … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science With Children’s Literature: My Light
Caldecott Honorary artist, Molly Bang, wrote and illustrated My Light to show the paths of energy on our earth. With her illustrations and use of the sun as the source of energy, she makes this subject quite accessible to elementary … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills With Children’s Literature: Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks
Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks, written by Kenneth Mallory, is part of the Scientists in the Field Series. As part of the New England Aquarium and NOVA’s IMAX movie project, the author describes his experiences with the documentary and interviews a … Continue reading
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Celebrating Apples and Johnny Appleseed
This Friday, September 26th, is the anniversary of Johnny Appleseed’s birth. Many classrooms are studying apples and fall right now, so I thought it only appropriate to share some selected resources with you. The American Storyteller Radio Journal, Episode 190 … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Velma Gratch and The Way Cool Butterfly
Younger siblings have to constantly worry about the legacies that the older siblings leave behind. Velma Gratch & The Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison demonstrates different ways to excel in school. She is able to learn about butterflies and … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science With Children’s Literature: A Seed Is Sleepy
Have you ever looked for a informative yet unique approach to introducing seeds to your class? Dianna Hutts Aston and Silvia Long in A Seed Is Sleepy, provide an eloquently written and beautifully illustrated non-fiction book that you will want to purchase not only … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science With Children’s Literature: Butterfly Story
Have you ever wondered what the life cycle of a butterfly is? What are the different stages of that process? Anca Hariton provides a simple and illustrative explanation in the book Butterfly Story. Hariton’s explanation of the life cycle of the … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: A Place To Live
Have you ever stopped to consider your community and all the surrounding communities? About each particular one, who it consists of, and how it functions, as well as how they are all related to one another? That is just what … Continue reading
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