Tag: biographies
Summary What can you create with a straight line? If you need some inspiration, take a look at Ruth Asawa’s wondrous sculptures. She constructed them by weaving wire with her hands, creating movement with continuous loops. Light plays a special role with the wire… Continue Reading “A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa Lesson Activity”
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Take a look at this lesson plan on collaboration inspired by a picture book about Rube Goldberg.
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Category: Art-Cartooning, Biography & Autobiography-Art, Collaborate, Technology-InventionsTags: Beach Lane Books, biographies, biography, cartoons, cartoons and comics, design, determination, drawing, engineer, engineering, illustrators, perseverance, persevere, problem solving, Robert Neubecker, Sarah Aronson
Posted on November 21, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Summary Imagine a contest where you get to design a community park. What would you include in your plan? In 1858, architect Calvert Vaux had great ideas for a park in New York City. He entered a contest with Frederick Law Olmsted, a landscape… Continue Reading “A Green Place To Be: The Creation of Central Park Activity”
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Category: Biography & Autobiography-Historical, InquireTags: architect, biographies, biography, Candlewick Press, Central Park, Collaboration, creativity, farmer, Inquire, landscaping
Posted on November 8, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Summary Have you ever built a treehouse? Where did you build it? I bet it was in your backyard. Imagine building a treehouse in a public park. How would you accomplish that without anyone noticing? Especially when the park is in a busy city… Continue Reading “Up In The Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses Lesson Activity”
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Category: InquireTags: AASL, AASL Standards, arborist, Asking Questions, biographies, biography, Central Park, city and town life, Jamey Christoph, nature, parks, picture book lessons, Shira Boss
Posted on October 20, 2019
by Rebecca Granatini
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What is real, and what is fake? How do we know when a source is truly credible? In the interesting true story Fairy Spell, by Marc Tyler Nobleman, we read the story of two British girls that convinced the world that fairies are real!… Continue Reading “Fairy Spell Lesson Activity”
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor Summary Watch out! This is the story of a girl with very unusual guests to her tea parties…reptiles! Yes, Joan Procter was a pioneer in the field of woman scientists. She was fascinated by reptiles, and was often joined by… Continue Reading “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor – The Woman Who Loved Reptiles Lesson Activity”
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The Boy Who Grew a Forest Summary When Jadav Payeng was a little boy, he noticed the impact the rainy season had on his island. The heavy rains washed away soil and vegetation, leaving animals without shelter or food. It worried Payeng to find… Continue Reading “The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng Lesson Activity”
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Category: Biography & Autobiography-Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, ExploreTags: biographies, biography, conservation, ecology, environment, floods, forestry, Kayla Harren, natural disasters, natural resources, perseverance, Sleeping Bear Press, soil erosion, Sophia Gholz, wildlife
Posted on September 30, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Summary How do you develop a product that people love? You start by listening to what people need. Then you research, experiment and ask for feedback. In The Crayon Man, we see how Edwin Binney created Crayola crayons. Binney was an inventor. His products made life… Continue Reading “The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons Lesson Activity”
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Category: Art, Biography & Autobiography-Science & Technology, Collaborate, Technology-InventionsTags: biographies, biography, crayons, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, invention, inventions, inventors, Junior Library Guild, Natasha Biebow, Steven Salerno
Posted on September 29, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) Summary What would happen if you showed a silhouette of Charlie Chaplin to different generations? Just his outline. No name or labels. I bet older people will call out Chaplin’s name, but… Continue Reading “Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World To Laugh (and Cry) Lesson Activity”
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Category: Biography & Autobiography-Performing Arts, Inquire, Performing Arts-FilmTags: actors, biographies, biography, Candlewick Press, collage, Ed Young, Gary Golio, motion pictures, visual literacy
Posted on September 27, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Pies From Nowhere Summary “Every time I take a flight, I am always mindful of the many people who make a successful journey possible—the known pilots and the unknown ground crew.” Martin Luther King spoke these words as he accepted the Noble Peace Prize.… Continue Reading “Pies From Nowhere Lesson Activity”
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Category: Biography & Autobiography-Cultural, Biography & Autobiography-Historical, Biography & Autobiography-Social Activists, Biography & Autobiography-Women, Collaborate, Ethnic & RegionalTags: activism, activist, biographies, biography, civil rights, Collaboration, cookery, difference maker, prejudices, recipes, social sciences