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Book Illustrations and Their Illustrators as Artists-K-3
Help learners construct relationships between written narratives and book illustrations, and between the narratives in formal visual art and the subject of the visual art. Look at Caldecott winning books and focus on the pictures drawn....
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The Caldecott Award
Fourth graders engage in a multitude of written and artistic activities as they study illustrators, how illustrations enhance a studenT book, and the Caldecott Award.
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - The Caldecott Award
Learners engage in a variety of activities as they study illustrators, how illustrations enhance a studenT book, and the Caldecott Award. They write a report about their favorite illustrator.
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Authors and Illustrators: What do they do?
Help readers understand the roles of authors and illustrators and why they have been recognized by medals of excellence. Your class will discuss and then create illustrations for a book. When they have finished, you can hold your own...
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Illustrated Children's Books
Students create their own illustrated book. In this illustration lesson, students review books given the Caldecott award. They create their own illustrations for a book and digitally scan them to a computer to make their pages.
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Lesson Plan
Students discuss various features of a book, aspects of the story, and then engage in a retelling of the story. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify the author, illustrator, and title of a book, Joseph Had a Little...
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Caldecott Medal Winners
Second graders identify Caldecott Medal winners. In this library media lesson, 2nd graders view an overhead transparency of Caldecott Medal winners from 1987-2004 and answer questions based on the data that is displayed.
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Critical Thinking and Art with The Snowy Day
First graders read a story. In this illustrations lesson, 1st graders read The Snowy Day and discuss how it became a Caldecott winner for its illustrations. Students produce illustrations using similar methods to the illustrator Ezra...
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Activity Guide: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Enhance a reading of the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this collection of learning activities. Starting with general background information about the book and author, this...
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Book Illustrations and Their Illustrators as Artists-4-6
Students construct relationships between written narratives and book illustrations, and between the narratives in formal visual art and the subject of the visual art. The use of picture book literature provide a context for the lesson.
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Learning About Caldecott Winners
Pupils study a brief history of the Caldecott Medal and review a list of previous winners. They choose a Caldecott winner and complete a worksheet for each book they read looking for artist's medium, favorite illustration, etc.
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Caldecott Award
Fourth graders examine the Caldecott award. They recognize the medal and explore books/illustrators that have won the award in the past. They vote for their favorite.
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Artful Author Studies
Students select an author who has written a number of children's book. They work in groups and the read as many different books by the selected author. Students discuss the illustrations in the books and how they relate to the story....
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Chester's Way
Students explore the concept of positive friendship. In this friendship lesson, students read a Kevin Henkes book entitled Chester's Way. Students discuss the ways the characters showed friendship and create a classroom chart about how...
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Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
A thorough lesson plan takes your first grade class through Jane Yolen's beautiful Owl Moon. It crafts the unit with clear objectives, high-level guiding questions, cloze activities and sentence frames, and extension activities at the...
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Learners listen to the story of Dave a talented potter who overcame obstacles to create incredible pieces of sculpture. In this pottery lesson, students are introduced to the poetic and lyrical story of an artist who transcended dire...
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In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall Teacher’s Guide
Learners read the book I Am Tall and complete several reading response activities relating to the poems in the book. In this reading response lesson, students focus on the subject of fathers and make speculations about what the poems in...
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People Change the Landscape
Learners examine ways in which humans have brought change to the natural environment. In this ecology and literacy lesson plan, students listen to the book Island Boy by Barbara Cooney. Learners observe and define map-reading vocabulary...
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Books for Teaching "All About Me!"
Students learn about experiences and feelings through books. In this lesson, students read a variety of books to aid in their understanding of life. Through a listing and brief synopsis of twelve books, students explore feelings,...
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Expressive Paper-Mache Masks
Learners create original paper-mache masks that express an emotion. They expand their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in paper-mache sculpture and acrylic painting.
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Letter to Amy Lesson Plan
Students study the author Ezra Lack Keats and enjoy getting a letter ready to mail. In this early childhood language arts lesson, students use a variety of forms or genres when writing for different audiences.
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Faces Tell Feelings - Part 6 - Emotions Collage
Students consider how to convey emotions using images. For this art analysis lesson, students create their own collage that expresses emotion. Students arrange their collage in a visually pleasing way based upon their knowledge of the...
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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
students add their own scenarios to the book using the same rhythmic pattern. Students describe what is happening in the picture as a class shared writing activity. Students discuss reasons why the people in the kingdom were upset that...
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Missing Toy Writing Activity
Students listen to Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems. In this listening and writing lesson, students listen to the story and create a poster for their favorite toy if it were to go missing. They work independently to...