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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Dog Walker' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Too Many Vegetables

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the story "Too Many Vegetables" by Karen DelleCava, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Primary sources, in addition to Karen Hesse's award-winning historical fiction "Out of the Dust", guide students as they explore the the Dust Bowl and its effect on school life, community, family, and agriculture.
Handout
Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Karen Uhlenbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief paragraph highlights the accomplishments of this mathematician who made pioneering contributions to global analysis and gauge theory and the theory of partial differential equations.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Karen Uhlenbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
The life, accomplishments, and contributions to the world of mathematics are presented in this biography of a modern day female mathematician.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Drought! Out of the Dust

For Students 3rd - 7th
A fifteen-part learning module with links to websites, texts, images, and videos to use while reading Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Just Juice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Just Juice" by Karen Hesse. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Out of the Dust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Song and Dance Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Song and Dance Man" by Karen Ackerman. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Two Crazy Pigs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Two Crazy Pigs" by Karen Berman Nagel. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Witness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Witness" by Karen Hesse. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Witness With Activstudio Practice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports the study of Karen Hesse's Witness and includes an informational video about the Klu Klux Klan.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Team Leader

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Karen Paulus, Team Leader of the Administrative Team at Nestle. She is responsible for making sure that security and procedures are handled properly and that the staff around her is aware of any requirements or...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: I Like Myself! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Karen Beaumont's children's book, I Like Myself!, is provided on these pages. Eleven character roles are needed in this activity.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: I Like Myself! [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Karen Beaumont's children's book, I Like Myself!, is provided on these pages. Eighteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Other

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is the website of author Karen Best Wright, who raised her granddaughters for a number of years then had to return them to their parents. It has information about many topics related to grandparenting, e.g., personal stories,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
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Other

Whale Net: A Day on a Whale Watch

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A great site to use as a complement to a unit on whales. Includes a link to an interactive reading program by Karen Smyth as well a curriculum unit and a whale watch slide show.
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Other

Compare & Contrast Informational Texts: Common Core Literacy: 3.ri.9

For Students 3rd
This downloadable resource developed by Jamie Jacobs and edited by Karen Almond will engage students in comparing and contrasting two sets of paired informational passages. Students will compare and contrast articles about coyotes and...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Narrative Necklaces and Beyond! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will create a piece of art that will identify an artist, but is not a standard self-portrait with traditional facial features. It will be a collage incorporating images, colors, symbols, and text to help describe...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fred the Fish a Little River Trip

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Little River is home to 47 kinds of fish including the threatened "Blue Shiner" Cyprinella caerulea. These fish depend on the good water quality at Little River. This skit allows young scholars to observe pollution's effects on a small...
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Agnes Scott College

Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Before She Died

For Students 9th - 10th
This five stanza poem discusses the top of a poet's dog who is dying.

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