Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Mrs. Toggle's Zipper [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Robin Pulver's early elementary book, Mrs. Toggle's Zipper, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Famous Inventors Zip It Up

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares a brief history of the zipper. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Whitcomb Judson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides a brief but factual account of the role Whitcomb Judson played in the development of the zipper.
Website
Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Invention of the Zipper

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Great Idea Finder tells how Whitcomb Judson came up with the idea of the zipper. His employee, Gideon Sundback, made it a success.