Lentil
Lentil's harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens the homecoming celebration for the leading citizen of Alto, Ohio.
Author page
Other books by Robert McCloskey
Illustrator Page
The author is also the illustrator.
Go-Alongs:
Online Units and Resources for Lentil
Interview with Robert McCloskey
Horn Book Radio Review (Y, A)
Literature resources for younger children
A large number of FIAR resource for specific books as well as general resources that can be used with any literature. Includes Elements of a Story Bookmark, World Traveler Passport, Classic Story Timeline, President Chart & President Disks and more. Scroll down for the links to the downloads. Requires Adobe Acrobat reader. (Y,M)
Lentil
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Lentil Ideas
From Mary'sMill.com (Y)
Supplemental Book List
from the FIAR Message Board Archive (T)
Go-alongs about Veteransday
Arlington National Cemetary - Official website of the cemetary (Y, M, O, T)
List of Activities for Veteran's Day - From Miami-Dade public schools
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Salute to Veterans - From Kidsdomain.com (Y,M)
Veteran's Day Crafts, Projects and Printouts - From Enchanted Learning (Y)
Veteran's Day Quiz - A quiz from FamilyEducation.com that includes explanations of each answer and links to activities and printouts at the end (Y, M, O, T)
Veteran's Day Word Search - This puzzle is dedicated to the memory of my late father, Kenneth R. Potter. Except for when he
was proudly serving his country in the U.S.Navy during World War II, he lived his entire life in
Mayhill, New Mexico. Papa made the world a better place fr (Y, M, O, T)
Veterans in my family - Students create a visual of family members who are/were veterans. Pre-K-12 (Y)
Go-alongs about Architecture
A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering - Do you have one of those children that already knows that (s)he is going to build things when they grow up? Are they fascinated by structures of any kind? If so, this is the site for them. You will find all kinds of fabulous feats of engineering listed by state so you can take advantage of them while traveling or on day trips. One of the coolest in my area is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. I have been on it once; never plan to again. It is an engineering marvel, though! Each site lists a fun fact about the structure and a link to the structure's website along with the engineering credits. (Y, M, O, T)
Egyptian Tombs unit - Deep in the Tombs of Egypt - Unique and creative. check it out!!!! (Y, M, O, T)
From the White House of Yesterday to the White House of Today - In this curriculum unit, students take a close look at the design of the White House and some of the changes it has undergone. They also reflect on how the “President's House” has been and continues to be used. Grades 3-5 from EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities. (Y)
How and Why Has the White House Changed? - Students identify changes the White House has undergone in more than two centuries and discuss why these changes were made. Grades 3-5 from EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities. (Y)
How Was the White House Designed? - To help students understand some of the issues involved in designing and improving the "President's House," share a photograph of a building that students will recognize immediately as humorously inappropriate for the official residence of the President of the United States. Grades 3-5 from EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities. (Y)
National Building Museum - Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Since opening its doors in 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about such topical issues as managing suburban growth, preserving landmarks and communities, and revitalizing urban centers. (Y, M, O, T)
The OCTA-TETRA Construction Set - FREE geometric construction set instruction Booklet? E-mail: uncledan@homespun4homeschoolers.com
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Go-alongs about Music
Appalachian Riddle Song - Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on “The Riddle Song” to show the pentatonic scale and Appalachian culture. (Y, M)
Children's Music Archive - Familiar children's music (Y, M, O, T)
Didjeridoo - From the Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Centre in Alice Springs. (Y, M, O, T)
Hotchalk.com - HotChalk is a learning environment for K-12 teachers, students and parents that includes a learning management system (LMS), a rich library of teacher-contributed lesson plans, premium digital content like NBC News video, and professional development for teachers in a Web-based environment. Available through any Internet browser, the HotChalk Learning Environment is an easy to use system and brings teachers, students and parents together to improve education. (Y, M, O, T)
Ideas for teaching music - Includes links to some wonderful Music toys and games, recommended books about Music, and some links to other useful Music sites. (Y,M)
Making Musical Instruments - Carol Raedy, a musician and educator from Charlotte, NC, has put instructions online for making simple musical Using common household items you can guide your students to make a banjo, bass, dulcimer, drum, rainstick, and thumb piano. Thanks to Iris B. fo (Y, M, O, T)
Paul Taylor Didjeridoo - (Y, M, O, T)
Popular Songs in American History - If your student loves music, he will love learning these songs and their place in history. My kids have enjoyed learning songs like Wait for the Wagon and Yankee Doodle Dandy and this site offers not just the songs, but the background, lyrics, and relate (Y, M, O, T)
The Sound Site - The Sound Site is part of the Sound Project, a partnership between the Science Museum and the Minnesota Orchestra. The site's purpose is to present activities, discussions and multimedia explorations about sound, both from a scientific and artistic perspective. (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Senses
American Foundation for the Blind: Helen Keller - Deaf and blind from infancy, Helen Keller played a leading role in most of the significant political, social, and cultural movements of the 20th century. Throughout her lifetime (1880-1968) she worked unceasingly to improve the lives of people who were blind and deaf. (Y, M, O, T)
Audition (Hearing) - Neuroscience for kids (Y)
Come to your senses - Use an online Mr. Potato Head to learn about the senses. (Y,M)
Decibel Levels - From CoolMath4Kids.com (Y, M, O, T)
Eggs filled with sound - Plastic eggs will be filled with various objects and children will need to use their sense of hearing to figure out what is inside. Preschool, K, 1-2 (Y)
HELEN KELLER - From Garden of Praise (Y,M)
Helen Keller - From Surfing the Net with Kids (Y,M)
Helen Keller Biography - From The Braille Bug (Y,M)
Helen Keller Birthplace - Ivy Green is the birthplace of Helen Keller. "The map shows you around Tuscumbia, Alabama and the local area... There is something spiritually uplifting about touching the actual well-pump where Anne Sullivan reached into the dark silent world of young Helen Keller's mind and opened the window of communication." (Y, M, O, T)
Helen Keller Kids Museum Online - An interactive virtual experience from the American Foundation for the Blind (Y,M)
Helen Keller Unit Study - From Garden of Praise (Y,M)
Let Us Have Faith by Helen Keller - From MyHero.com (Y,M)
Our 5 senses - Hands on activities for teaching the 5 senses (Y)
Senses - from BrainPop (Y,M)
Senses, The Five - Kindergarten Unit (Y)
Sight (Vision) - From Neuroscience for Kids, offers vision lesson plans for grades K-12 (Y, M, O, T)
Smell (Olfaction) - From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Olfaction lesson plans for grades K-12 (Y, M, O, T)
Stick out your tongue and say "aah" - from Kids' Health, lots of info about the tongue and taste (Y,M)
Taste (Gustation) - From Neuroscience for Kids, offers gustation lesson plans for grades K-12 (Y, M, O, T)
Teaching children about the five senses - from the Illinois Extension office, lessons for teaching the senses (Y)
The Incredible Human Body: The Five Senses - Designed for a group, but contains good questions to spark discussion. Lessons fore different age levels. (Y, M, O, T)
The Life of Helen Keller - About the life of Helen Keller, the deafblind woman who became a role model for millions of people (Y, M, O, T)
The Senses Working Together - From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Touch Experiments for grades K-12 (Y, M, O, T)
Touch Experiments - From Neuroscience for Kids, offers Touch Experiments for grades K-12. (Y, M, O, T)
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: The Life of Helen Keller - This lesson will teach students a little about the life of this great woman as well as how to appreciate those who face disabilities similar to what Helen faced. (Y)
We need all five senses - uses experiments to show our need for the senses (Y)