Books Activities Resources
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ACTIVITIES
Comparing Length: Longer and Shorter
In this School Readiness Activity, children compare long and short, longer than and shorter than, and longest and…Subjects:Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment Activities
Review the enrichment activities and web resources created for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a bibliography of Eric…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry CaterpillarLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Taking Care of My Pet
Try a printable science activity that focuses on pet care.Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryBooksLiterature -
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Farm Animals Matching
Strengthen your students' visual skills with this farm animal matching activity. It's a fun early-learning printable…Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongAnimals (Zoology)Books -
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Vegetable Sorting
Pair this sorting activity with a book about food. Students will name and describe vegetables and sort them by their…Subjects:Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
LESSON PLANS
Gatsby Art
A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great Gatsby.Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyMain Idea and Supporting DetailsVisual Arts -
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How I Would Care for a Pet
Distribute a printable social studies activity that focuses on the care of pets.Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryBooksLiterature -
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To Pet or Not to Pet
Increase social studies skills with an activity that focuses on animals that make good pets and animals that don't make…Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryBooksLiterature -
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Body Collage: What's Inside?
This lesson plan is a creative way for students to explore and construct the inside of their bodies. They use collage…SubjectsTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry CaterpillarScienceHuman Body and Anatomy -
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Sorting Cookies by Shape and Size
Children will sort cookies by shape and size in this School Readiness Activity. This activity provides early mathematics…Subjects:Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Be a Peacemaker
Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident…Subjects:The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for TeachersBooksLiterature -
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The Great Gatsby Journal
Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily reading quizzes for The…Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyBooksLiterature -
LESSON PLANS
Butterfly Garden Lesson Activity
Students see the complete life cycle of a butterfly.SubjectsTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry CaterpillarAnimals (Zoology)Insects -
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I Don't Believe It
Students look at a picture of a farm scene. Then they identify the make-believe objects in the picture.Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongBooksLiterature -
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Describing Things that Make You Happy
Read Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells aloud to your class, then discuss the characters' feelings and things that make your…Subjects:Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Gun Safety—What Would You Do?
Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and…Subjects:The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for TeachersCreative WritingBooks -
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Put Gorp's Story in Order
Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.Subjects:The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for TeachersBooksLiterature -
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Concerned Mayor
Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a…Subjects:The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for TeachersBooksLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Pets Need Food
Students use this graphic organizer to match the picture of the pet food with the picture of the pet and owner. This…Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryBooksLiterature -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
My Family & Me: Printable Book (K-2)
Encourage your class to discover everything they can about their families, with this printable book. Students will learn…Subjects:Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Friendship Fractions
Use the concept of friendship to teach students about fractions.Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongFractionsBooks -
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Friends Across the Wall
Create a wall display to review what it means to be a friend.Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongBooksLiterature -
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Farm Animals: Lace Cards
Improve students' fine motor skills with this farm animal lace cards activity.Subjects:Teaching Otis by Loren LongAnimals (Zoology)Books -
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Fishy Necklace
Students make a necklace with fish shapes they color.Subjects:Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish StoryAnimals (Zoology)Aquatic Animals