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AUTHORS ON THE NET. MARY KILBER FLESNER COLETTE TOLLEY. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html. The author’s web pages that are featured in this presentation are also featured in the Children’s Literature Web Guide. TEDD ARNOLD. http:www.geocities.com/~teddarnold/. HAEMI BALGASSI.
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AUTHORS ON THE NET MARY KILBER FLESNER COLETTE TOLLEY
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html The author’s web pages that are featured in this presentation are also featured in the Children’s Literature Web Guide.
TEDD ARNOLD http:www.geocities.com/~teddarnold/
HAEMI BALGASSI http://home.sprynet.com/~balgassi/homepage.htm
JAN BRETT http://www.janbrett.com
BETSY BYARS http://www.betsybyars.com
ERIC CARLE http://www.eric-carle.com/
JEAN CRAIGHEAD GEORGE http://www.jeamcraigheadgeorge.com
KRISTINE O’CONNELL GEORGE http://home.earthlink.net/~froggie1
ANNA GROSSNICKLE HINES http://www.aghines.com
EVELYN CLARKE MOTT http://members.aol.com/ECMott/Schoolshow/index.html/
KENN NESBITT http://www.poetry4kids.com
SHELDON OBERMAN http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~soberman
DAV PILKEY http://www.pilkey.com
PATRICIA PALACCO http://www.patriciapolacco.com
MICHAEL ELSOHN ROSS http:home.inreach.com/meross.index.html
DR. SEUSS http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
AARON SHEPARD http://www.aaronshep.com
PHOEBE STONE http://www.phoebestone.com
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/author/cva/index.html
RICK WALTON http://users.itsnet.com/~rickwalton
Children literature used in the upper elementary • Children’s literature can be used at all ages and subjects. • Using children’s literature as a starting block for a thematic unit can be done with minimal effort using the Web as a tool.
A Mountain Alphabet Written by Margreit Ruurs Illustrated by Andrew Kiss www.arkiss.com/book1.htm
Why Canada? • Author Margriet Rurrs is Canadian. • Illustration are from Canada. • People appearing in illustration are family and friend of the author and illustrator.
Canadian Geographyhttp://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/manbenn/teach.htm
Canadian Historyhttp://Canada.gc/howgoc/howind_e.html • Use this site to have students compare and contrast the government in Canada and the government in the United States.
Geologyhttp://geology.er.usgs,gov/eastern/rocks.html • Free information from the USGS that can be sent for. • Offers tips on rock collecting and identifying. • Has information about types of rocks.
Mathematicshttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/nam/can.htm • Plan a trip to Canada. • Students can plan a trip using prices they find on this web page. • This web page also offers links and a slide show about Canada.
Wildlifehttp://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/manbenn/wild.htm • Students can study the endangered species of Canada. • Many links to other sites as well.
Social Studieshttp://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/VT/calgary.html • This is the Calgary, Canada web site, but offer valuable information about the cultural background of Canada. • Students can find the similarities between their culture and the Canadians. • Students can also determine how cultural infusion effects people.
Arthttp://212.250.85.130/schoolart • A Mountain Alphabet is an excellent book to teach art. • Students can use the images in the book to learn perspective.
Steps to using a Children’s literature book for a cross curriculum instruction • Find a book that is interesting to you. • Determine how it fits into your curriculum. • Search the web. There may already be a web site that has all of the information that you need for your curriculum. • Do a search on the web.
Http://www.askjeeves.com is a excellent search tool. This site searches all the major search engines and then returns the results to you. • Children’s literature books can also be used as a introduction to a unit or topic.
Stellalunaby Janell Cannon • This is a sample of a children’s literature book that already has the majority of the work done for you.
Sample Lessons • See a classroom that has used Stellaluna. • Http://www.webcom.com/suealice/stellaluna/naches.htm • Additional Activities: • Http://www.schools.ash.org.au/achools/hillview/addstell.htm • Poetry Unit: • http://www.classroom.globalchalk.com/clinton2nd/bats/henagar.htm
The End • Our presentation can be found on the DSU Campus School page • Http://www.campusschool.dsu.edu