Tag: science and nature
Posted on September 26, 2019
by Maureen Schlosser
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Summary This sweet story is written as a letter of thanks to water. A young girl expresses her gratitude to this essential natural resource. In her letter, she highlights where she finds water. Playful descriptions and illustrations capture water in thirty-one different places. Stenciled… Continue Reading “Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis”
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Look at the Weather by Britta Teckentrup compels readers to wonder about the weather. This lesson idea guides learners in a contemplative art exercise that supports the standards.
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Category: ExploreTags: art expression, book bento, Britta Teckentrup, climate change, contemplative art, Earth sciences, environment, feelings, mindfulness, nature, picture book lessons, science, science and nature, Shelley Tanaka, weather
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 Big Mooncake for Little Star.… Continue Reading “A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin”
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Category: ExploreTags: #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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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 corner of the cover implies,… Continue Reading “Snails Are Just My Speed! A Toon Book by Kevin McCloskey”
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Category: InquireTags: #AASLstandards, animals, cartoons and comics, comics and graphic novels, Inquire, invertebrates, lesson, nonfiction, picture books, science, science and nature, toon books
Summary What would you do if you had to get rid of 3,186 tons of trash? This was a problem that Lowell Harrelson thought he could handle. He rented a barge, loaded it with trash from New York City and Long Island, and shipped… Continue Reading “All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff by Meghan McCarthy”
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Category: CurateTags: Curate, curation, environment, environmental conservation and protection, Meghan McCarthy, nonfiction, picture books, Pollution and conservation, recycling, refuse and refuse disposal, science and nature, social sciences
Summary Rodney can’t sit still in class. His curiosity about the natural world draws his focus to the window to see birds, bugs and dogs. The outside world fascinates him. Being in school does not. His classmates laugh at Rodney when he fools around.… Continue Reading “Where’s Rodney? by Carmen Bogan”
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