Third graders consider the opinions of others. In this personal health lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate how to effectively and respectfully express opinions that differ from others as they create and follow rules for productive...

In this grammar activity worksheet, learners rewrite sentences by correcting the punctuation mistakes. Students also identify the nouns and action verbs in each sentence. Learners complete 7 sentences.

Pupils explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems lesson, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Pupils discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more' meant in the story.

Fourth graders assume the roles of characters in familiar fairy tales and participate in a panel discussion using a talk show format.

Students examine the properties, limitations, and durability of a variety of materials, then evaluate which of the materials would be best for building a model house. If used in its entirety, this lesson could take several science class...

Students brainstorm and discuss ways math is all around them, explain in writing how they solve math problems, describe mathematical ideas in writing, and create original story problems.

Second graders are assigned reading and acting parts by drawing out pieces of paper with an animal. They find their group by making the sound of the animal once everyone has drawn a paper. They then read and choose parts within their...

Students identify high and low sounds in the "Three Little Pigs" song, sing a song that includes vocal sound effects and identify ways that music relates to language arts. Before singing the song, they have listened to the teacher read...

Students write wedding invitations for the fairy tale, Bubba, the Cowboy Prince. Once they assess the components of the original Cinderella story, they compare and contrast it with the fractured fairy tale. Students decorate their...

Students listen to four different nursery rhymes and list characteristics that are common among nursery rhymes. They access the Internet to find ten nursery rhymes and record the web address. They choose a nursery rhyme and re-tell it...

Students observe a sentence as it is written on the board and listen as it is read to them twice. They choose which reading of the sentence they prefer; the first time it is read slowly with some words sounded out and the second time...

In this resource students will have an opportunity to learn about fractured fairy tales and fables with the help of Jon Scieszka. This site also features a writer's workshop where students can write their own fractured tale and publish...

Scieszka and Smith share details of their lives and careers at this site. There's a bit of information about a number of their books, not just "The Time Warp Trio."

The author shares some biographical facts here, and the site includes a book list, an interview transcript and a link to his personal site.

This is a teacher's guide for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. AFter reading the story, students will examine the evidence to determine if the wold is being truthful. Blackline masters and a rubric are included.

In this lesson, students compare/contrast two versions of "The Three Little Pigs" including the traditional from the pigs' point of view and "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith version as told from...

A reader's theater script for Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's children's book, The Really Ugly Duckling, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.

Discover similarities in fairy tales around the world. Teacher's Guide link offers additional online resources, graphic organizers, related reading list, lessons and evaluations. Publish a fairy tale online.

Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.