No author study is more fun at this time of year than Jan Brett. Her site is also amazing; she's very tuned into helping teachers. One of my personal favorites!
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Amy Tisinger <[email protected]> wrote: > I like to do author studies during weeks like that. The students can read > online biographies about the author, do several read alouds and compare the > characters and themes across texts. It's easy to plan, and does not require > a lot of materials, other than the books and paper! We're doing one this > week about Patricia Polacco. You can find many resources on: > http://www.patriciapolacco.com/ > > Amy Tisinger > 2nd Grade Teacher > Rainbow Bridge International School > Shanghai, China > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM, reading > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Does anyone have any good lessons/activities to use the week before > winter > > break? We're finishing up a unit soon and it'd be nice to have something > > light and timely for the few days before break begins. > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
