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Beyond R. L. Stine: Read-Aloud Books and Group Activities for Fifth Graders - Yale University
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4 to 6
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Want to know what books are favorites for 5th-grade students? TeachStarter gives a summary of 53 mentor texts and classroom read-alouds. Each book contains a blurb and some classroom...more
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Want to know what books are favorites for 5th-grade students? TeachStarter gives a summary of 53 mentor texts and classroom read-alouds. Each book contains a blurb and some classroom teaching ideas. Some books featured include: A Wrinkle in Time, Tuck Everlasting, Julie of the Wolves, Walk Two Moons, and more.
tag(s): book lists (161), independent reading (83)
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Students can use Google Slides, reviewed here to create a summary of a book. Students can create a quiz using Kahoot!, reviewed here. Students can use Trading Card Creator reviewed here to design a new book cover.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Beauty is More Than Skin Deep: Examining the Positive and Negative Depictions - Yale University
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3 to 5
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Using a variety of children's films (especially Disney productions) and literature, students examine positive and negative depictions of physical appearance and develop an awareness...more
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Using a variety of children's films (especially Disney productions) and literature, students examine positive and negative depictions of physical appearance and develop an awareness of how these characteristics influence their own perceptions of certain characters. An excellent unit to enhance self-esteem, social awareness, and foster a more positive self-concept in young children.
tag(s): movies (52), social and emotional learning (196)
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Students can use Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Disney movies. Students can create a comic showcasing positive body image using Witty Comics, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African-American Folktales and their Use in an Integrated Curriculum - Yale University
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2 to 5
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This unit from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute presents a collection of African American folktales as a foundation for understanding the heritage, history, and cultural resilience...more
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This unit from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute presents a collection of African American folktales as a foundation for understanding the heritage, history, and cultural resilience of African American communities. Through carefully selected tales and integrated lesson plans, the unit helps students develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, art, vocabulary, social studies, and even math and science skills, using folktales as a cross-curricular springboard. Teachers are guided to introduce folktales by building background on the stories' origins, exploring vocabulary, reading aloud or performing the tales, and then inviting students to respond, summarize, reflect, or extend the stories through writing, discussion, art, or related subject activities. Ultimately, this unit aims to strengthen students' literacy and creative expression while honoring the power of oral tradition and storytelling rooted in African American history.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (129)
In the Classroom
Share a short African American folktale from the unit and have students sit in small circles to discuss one question: What message or lesson do you think this story is trying to teach? Invite students to choose a character from a folktale and act out how that character might move, speak, or react in a given situation. Select new or challenging words from the unit's stories. Have students create illustrated vocabulary cards that show the meaning through images and context.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read Across America - NEA
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K to 12
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Here's a chance to participate in a national (American) effort to encourage adults to read to children. NEA's Read Across America program wants every adult to read to a child ...more
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Here's a chance to participate in a national (American) effort to encourage adults to read to children. NEA's Read Across America program wants every adult to read to a child as part of the celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday. Visit this site to see how you can help with a celebration in your local community. Click the Plan a Reading Event to find resources for Dr. Seuss.
tag(s): humor (14)
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Download the free RAA calendars or have students create family reading calendars or reading videos as part of the Read Across America celebration. Even upper level high school students will enjoy the chance to relive Seuss in their lives. Plan a trip with your school service group to read to elementary kids at the school next door. Or have student groups in any middle or high school class create a Seuss-style book-in-verse on a current curriculum topic, using various Seuss books for inspiration. How about a book about healthy eating or the fun of reading? Be sure to have students create a storyboard to help make the story creation go smoothly. Replace paper and pencil using a digital storyboard like the Story Map, reviewed here, or SuperNotecard, reviewed here. Then modify learning with the challenge for students to make a new interactive "book" using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hero's Journey - ReadWriteThink
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4 to 12
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This resource from ReadWriteThink is an interactive guide to the structure of myths and mythology and the hero's journey. The site offers ideas on telling mythological stories, and...more
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This resource from ReadWriteThink is an interactive guide to the structure of myths and mythology and the hero's journey. The site offers ideas on telling mythological stories, and it illustrates how the structures of these ancient stories have been adapted over the centuries. Using this interacrtive, students can plan out a hero's journey of their own.
tag(s): creative writing (124), myths and legends (44), narrative (16), writing (308)
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Introduce this activity with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate the site. Pair weaker readers with a stronger one and have student pairs read the information Have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. Students could then copy over the plan they have for their own hero's journey in their blog. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. Once students have finished writing the journey, have them publish it for their parents and peers using a tool like Ourboox, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Folk Tales Collected by Phillip Martin - Phillip Martin
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3 to 8
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This website, by artist and educator Phillip Martin, offers a rich collection of Liberia-focused folktales, along with stories from countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and...more
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This website, by artist and educator Phillip Martin, offers a rich collection of Liberia-focused folktales, along with stories from countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Teachers can explore traditional tales from Liberia and from countries such as China, Japan, India, Mexico, Brazil, and many others represented in the broader folktale collection. The site also provides scripts adapted for student performances, brief lesson ideas for introducing global art and storytelling, and an extensive library of free clip art created by Martin. These resources make it a helpful tool for supporting lessons on world cultures, folktales, and visual arts in the classroom.
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tag(s): africa (162), african american (129), europe (83)
In the Classroom
After reading a short folktale from Liberia or another country on the site, have students complete a 5-minute sketch of one scene using inspiration from Phillip Martin's clip art style. They can share their sketches in pairs and explain why they chose that moment. Let students select one of the included folktale play scripts (or adapt a story themselves) and perform it as a short reader's theater. They can design simple props or background art inspired by Martin's clip art. Display a world map and have students place markers on the countries where the folktales originate (e.g., Liberia, China, Japan, India, Mexico, Brazil). Have students briefly discuss similarities and differences they notice across regions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Word a Day Homepage
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4 to 12
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Register for daily e-mail "word of the day". - Grades 4 and up - You can register for FREE daily e-mail "word of the day". The entry includes phonetic pronunciation, ...more
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Register for daily e-mail "word of the day". - Grades 4 and up - You can register for FREE daily e-mail "word of the day". The entry includes phonetic pronunciation, various meanings, and derivation. There is even a sound wave pronunciation of the word. You can retrieve a complete list of words presented. (examples: euphony, paragon) Excellent site for upper elementary through High School.
tag(s): vocabulary (251)
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Scholastic - Scholastic
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1 to 12
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Scholastic's site is all about reading for students, parents, librarians, and teachers. Find teacher info for book clubs and lessons, parent ideas for supporting reading at home, loads...more
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Scholastic's site is all about reading for students, parents, librarians, and teachers. Find teacher info for book clubs and lessons, parent ideas for supporting reading at home, loads of fun for kids, and much more. Since Scholastic is "in the business," they of course have things to sell, but there is much available for free.
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tag(s): authors (114), book lists (161), literacy (124)
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Access the "Educators" section of this web site to use the thousands of free lesson plans, printables, and images in your classroom. In the "student activities" section there are plenty of online games and projects that would make this site an excellent learning center or station. Pre-select activities and save their links to the desktop for students to complete.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read Up On It! - Library of Canda
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1 to 12
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Though this site is archived, it is still intact and ready for use. This site promotes reading in themes from the Canadian Library. The themes are designed to promote reading ...more
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Though this site is archived, it is still intact and ready for use. This site promotes reading in themes from the Canadian Library. The themes are designed to promote reading and give educators resources that worked for this group. It promotes children's literature also. The site itself contains reading lists in French and English. The lists are centered around themes. There is also ways to share your success with the kit and pose questions in an open forum. They offer tips and suggestions on ways to encourage reading and learning among children and adolescents.
tag(s): reading lists (76)
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Use these recommended book lists and discussion questions as a way to inject something new into your classroom. If there is a theme that matches up with one already existing in the classroom, this website is excellent for enrichment. Use the free recommendations in your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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StoryArts - Storytelling Resources
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K to 1
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Here's a site devoted to helping educators improve their storytelling skills. There are many pages of resources, including ideas for storytelling occasions and festivals, specific story...more
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Here's a site devoted to helping educators improve their storytelling skills. There are many pages of resources, including ideas for storytelling occasions and festivals, specific story sites, and lots of other good stuff. Check this one out if you read to your students!
tag(s): stories and storytelling (76)
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Aaron Shepard - Aaron Shepard
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1 to 8
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Author's On Line homepage for Aaron Shepard is a site that provides lots of info and resources for using reader's theater in conjunction with plays, manuscripts, and folktales; appropriate...more
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Author's On Line homepage for Aaron Shepard is a site that provides lots of info and resources for using reader's theater in conjunction with plays, manuscripts, and folktales; appropriate for all elementary grade levels. On this page you'll find loads of resources and treats (printable posters, music etc.) for teachers, librarians, storytellers, children's writers, parents, and young people -- all from award-winning children's author Aaron Shepard. His specialty is retold folktales. You'll also find information on Aaron, his books, and his author visits. Other offerings include worksheets, examples of scripting sheets you can use or learn to do it yourself, tips for using RT, and links to other references. You can search among the many materials available by genre, country, historical period, theme, etc.
tag(s): folktales (35), plays (31), readers theater (11), stories and storytelling (76), writing (308)
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Click on Aaron's RT Page to find scripts for plays and tales you can use in the classroom. Use this website to find hints on how to dramatize the literature or folklore you're studying in the classroom. ENL students will find using Reader's Theater particularly helpful as they can read, speak, and listen to the materials and have more chances at comprehension. Similarly, students who are visual or oral learners will benefit from the multi-sensory presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Katherine Paterson - Thrive Creative Group
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4 to 8
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This is the official homepage of award-winning author Katherine Paterson, best known for Bridge to Terabithia. (Newberry 1978). Site includes an annotated booklist, frequently asked...more
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This is the official homepage of award-winning author Katherine Paterson, best known for Bridge to Terabithia. (Newberry 1978). Site includes an annotated booklist, frequently asked questions, audio of songs from stage productions of some of her books, and links to Amazon.com to purchase titles. Although she is a well-loved and respected author, this site is a bit disappointing - lacking lessons, activities, or other enhancements.
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Mother Goose Pages - Alpha Index
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1 to 2
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This is a large collection of nursery rhymes, complete with background information, directions on singing games, movement, and histories of the various rhymes. ...more
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This is a large collection of nursery rhymes, complete with background information, directions on singing games, movement, and histories of the various rhymes.
tag(s): nursery rhymes (10), rhymes (24)
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Outstanding resource for parents or teachers who want to involve young students with these commonly-enountered (and some not so common) rhymes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Marvelous Land of Oz - Carnegie Mellon Univ.
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1 to 4
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Continue on the adventures with the Scarecrow and the Tin Man using this complete electronic text of the sequel to The Wonderful World of Oz. Organized in chapters for reasonable ...more
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Continue on the adventures with the Scarecrow and the Tin Man using this complete electronic text of the sequel to The Wonderful World of Oz. Organized in chapters for reasonable downloading. You will also find a link to the first first sequel to this work on this site.
tag(s): literature (214)
In the Classroom
Put a link to this site on class computers and on your class website for students to access in class and at home. You could use this in class as a "class novel," for a literature circle book, or during reading workshop for those students who seem to never have a book with them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lullabies and Other Songs for Children - Kididdles
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1 to 6
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Outstanding site for lyrics to children's songs. There are lyrics (but not tunes or music) to over 500 children's songs listed here. In addition, they will search for a song ...more
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Outstanding site for lyrics to children's songs. There are lyrics (but not tunes or music) to over 500 children's songs listed here. In addition, they will search for a song if you a re unable to find it. Another feature is the "Song of the Day' that can be emailed to you automatically. There are links to thousands of songs. Appropriate for all children and adults who work with, or have children.
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A very useful site to both music and classroom teachers. Be sure to explore the printable activity sheets and more. Also, you can have a song of the day sent to your email.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gary Harbo - Kutie Kari Books
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1 to 4
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Gary Harbo's books are featured. The stories come in two versions: one for 2-6 year olds, with large print and 25 words or fewer per page, and one for 7-11 ...more
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Gary Harbo's books are featured. The stories come in two versions: one for 2-6 year olds, with large print and 25 words or fewer per page, and one for 7-11 year olds, with approximately 200 words per page. Autographed books are available, as are original graphics and instructions for drawing the characters.
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Have your younger students use the stories on this site for your oral reading and comprehension assessments through the year using a tool like Literably. Let students try their hands at drawing some of the great characters following the directions on this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - University of Pittsburgh
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3 to 12
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Includes translations of many Germanic-rooted myths, legends and stories. The texts are categorized. Also gives many additional links to other tales and legends. Excellent source for...more
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Includes translations of many Germanic-rooted myths, legends and stories. The texts are categorized. Also gives many additional links to other tales and legends. Excellent source for comparison studies of specific tales such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, etc.
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Ask students to choose a favorite tale and record and share the stories with tools such as Zeemaps, reviewed here. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose a location (on a map) where the story takes place. Challenge cooperative learning groups to modernize one of the tales and create a podcast by using sites such as podOmatic. Help students create a checklist or rubric to use for self-evaluation or peer review. Use a tool like Quick Rubric, for the checklist and rubric. Use this same document to help students make constructive suggestions for story revisions. Use an online tool such as the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams, to create a visual comparison of different folk tales and story patterns.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eighteen Highly Recommended Books for Girls - Random House
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1 to 6
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Source: Random House Publishing - This site lists books that illustrate strong women and women in non-traditional roles. There are also helpful hints to empower young girls. ...more
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Source: Random House Publishing - This site lists books that illustrate strong women and women in non-traditional roles. There are also helpful hints to empower young girls.
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Though dated, these books on this list have characters who never age. Try reading a few aloud to your class, then let students choose one they would like to read.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Roald Dahl Web Site
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2 to 6
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There's far more than the usual author-site goodies at this British site devoted to author Roald Dahl. There are lesson plans to download based on several of Dahl's books and ...more
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There's far more than the usual author-site goodies at this British site devoted to author Roald Dahl. There are lesson plans to download based on several of Dahl's books and a special set of six lesson plans for Pre School. There is lots of interesting activities for students, and the material is well-written.
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Take advantage of Roald Dahls lesson plans to delight your primary and Pre-K students while they are learning! There are so many entertaining learning activities that you may want to review the story later in the year and use the literacy activities as review and reinforcement, tool.Comments
This is a great resource for teachers using Roald Dahl's books in the classroom or for librarians leading a book club! There are lesson plans you can download for his books. I expected to see interactive ways for kids to explore the plots of the books as well. However, this website doesn't offer those. Still, this is a nice website for teachers!Laurie, , Grades: 0 - 12
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Children's Picture Book Database
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One of the faculty Miami University of Ohio has created an on-line database designed to help teachers build thematic units for young children around picture books. The only user interface...more
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One of the faculty Miami University of Ohio has created an on-line database designed to help teachers build thematic units for young children around picture books. The only user interface is a fairly sparse search engine which prompts with selections of keywords for each of the various categories. While awkward at first, this becomes more intuitive as you use it. Search results include bibliographic information and short plot summaries. Once you get the hang of it, this could be a nice way to build thematic units for younger children.
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In the Classroom
Use the book reviews on this site for recommendations to parents who want suggestions on outside or summer readings. The lists are separated by topics, concepts, and skills for building content area reading across all academic subjects. You can also browse by categories, abstracts, or an A-Z list.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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