Summary Life is always changing, and sometimes, change is hard. In Ten Beautiful Things, we learn how finding beauty in our surroundings can make things easier. The story starts with an illustration on the title page. Here, we see a grandmother loading up her… Continue Reading “Ten Beautiful Things”
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Posted on July 22, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Learners make global connections by comparing and contrasting views from around the world.
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Category: Inquire, People & Places-General, Poetry, Stories in Verse, TravelTags: #AASLstandards, city and town life, diverse, geography, global connections, Jamey Christof, Linda Ashman, multicultural, neighborhood, neighborhoods, people and places, stories in rhyme
Posted on January 3, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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A Big Mooncake for Little Star Summary A mooncake is a Chinese pastry that is popular during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival celebrates the harvest when the moon is full. The combination of the moon and the mooncake inspired Grace Lin to write A… Continue Reading “A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin”
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Category: Explore, Science & Nature - GeneralTags: #AASLstandards, astronomy, bakers and baking, exploration, fairy tales and folklore, harvest festival, lessons, moon, phases of the moon, picture book, science and nature, stars
Posted on September 6, 2018
by Maureen Schlosser
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Snails Are Just My Speed Summary Do you have the book Snails Are Just My Speed! by Kevin McCloskey in your collection? If not, I highly recommend getting a few copies. Learners and educators are going to love this book. As the stamp on the left-hand… Continue Reading “Snails Are Just My Speed! Lesson Activity”
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Category: Animals-Insects, Spiders, etc., Comics and Graphic Novels-Science & Nature, Inquire, Science & Nature-ZoologyTags: #AASLstandards, animals, cartoons and comics, comics and graphic novels, Inquire, invertebrates, lesson, nonfiction, picture books, science, science and nature, toon books
Posted on July 9, 2018
by Maureen Schlosser
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Thank You Earth Summary Think of a time when your whole being fully appreciated nature. What did you see? What did you hear? In Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter To Our Planet, we see incredible images of our beautiful home. Gorgeous photos of plants,… Continue Reading “Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter To Our Planet Lesson Activity”
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Category: Explore, Poetry, Recycling & Green Living, Science & Nature-Environment, Stories in VerseTags: #AASLstandards, April Pulley Sayre, Book Creator, earth, earth science, eBook, environment, Explore, gratitude, Harper Collins, natural history, nature, Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, science
The Nantucket Sea Monster Summary Do you believe everything you read in newspapers? What if you read a news report about a monster living in the sea? Would you believe the story? In 1937, The Inquirer and Mirror published sea monster sightings in Nantucket.… Continue Reading “The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story Lesson Activity”
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