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Who's Inside the Mitten?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.
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The Cat Came Back

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners are read the story "The Cat Came Back". Using Spanish, they communicate the context of the story with each other. They practice using new vocabulary, identifying main characters and putting the events into order. They use the...
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Is There Room on the Bus?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore beginning, middle, and end by listening to a story and completing a worksheet. They retell the story referring to the sequencing of events.
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Increasing Vocabulary Using Internet Connections

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars retell the story, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett, as a group by using the computer program,
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Organized Centers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are challenged to make three-dimensional time lines of story events from stories they have read. They practice sequencing events and writing sentences correctly. In addition, they write sentences that correspond with pictures...
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Humpty Dumpty Webquest

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore and dramatize the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty." They explore a variety of nursery rhyme websites, and listen to, dramatize, and recite Humpty Dumpty. Students also answer comprehension questions and sequence the...
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers

For Teachers K - 8th
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.
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Shadow Puppets

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the role of shadow puppets. They create their own puppet and put on a play.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read The Gingerbread Man by Karen Lee Schmidt. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities that coincide with the reading of the book. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...