Miss Rumphius
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Author page
Illustrator Page
The author is also the illustrator.
Go-Alongs:
Online Units and Resources for Miss Rumphius
Story Lesson Plans - Miss Rumphius
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Miss Rumphius
From TeacherView. Grade 3 (Y)
Teacher CyberGuide - Miss Rumphius
Grades K-3 (Y)
Be a Good Citizen with Miss Rumphius
(Grades 2-3) (Y)
Children's Book Illustration -Miss Rumphius
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Making Picture Books:
The Pictures - By Barbara Cooney. A letter from the talented illustrator about her start in using art in the form of book covers (T)
Philosophy for Kids - Miss Rumphius
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Emergency Lesson plans - Rumphius
Occasionally you may find yourself in a situation in which the lesson plans do not fill the entire allotted time. Be prepared with a lesson that is age appropriate. Both K - 6th and 7 - 12th Grades. (Y, M, O, T)
Miss Rumphius
Themes: self-actualization, life-long learning, and
making a difference in the world. (Grades 1-3) (Y)
Traveling With Miss Rumphius
Students will cooperatively read Miss Rumphius predicting, discussing, analyzing, and connecting the literature to their own lives. Groups will research, collect, and document information about world regions. (Grades 2 - 4) (Y)
Miss Rumphius - Web English Teacher
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Teacher CyberGuide - Miss Rumphius
In their study of Miss Rumphius, students learn that people change and grow over time. In a person's lifetime, events may happen that shape the future. The journey through life is affected by choices made and roads traveled. (Grades K-3) (Y)
Bio-Poem
Students may want to write a Bio-poem about Miss Rumphius or about themselves. (Y)
Heartwood Lesson - Miss Rumphius
Uses the Heartwood Method Lesson (Preview, Story, Discussion, and Activity). Teachers may choose from the ideas, create their own entries and assignments, and modify the lesson to fit their particular needs. (Grades 3-5) (Y)
In full bloom
This mini-unit uses the wonderful story of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney. Miss Rumphius travels to faraway places and makes the world more beautiful by planting her favorite seeds. The book sets the stage for activities relating to core curriculum objectives to be implemented into the learning environment, using technology tools and applications to create student products. (Grade 3) (Y)
Go-alongs about Plantgrowth
Fruits and vegetables - Students will examine a variety of fruits and vegetables through a multidisciplinary approach to enhance their knowledge and appreciation of these two food groups. (Y)
Go-alongs about Oceans
A Jason-1 Oceanic Adventure - Voyage on the High Seas - Designed for children ages 9-13, this game offers a fun, learning opportunity for the entire family. In addition to being a game, it is an eye-catching poster showing continents, oceans and all of the major ocean currents. On the reverse, there are black and white educational activities designed to be reproduced directly from the poster for use in the classroom. (T,A)
Alaska Sea Life Center - Offers an unrivaled, up-close and personal experience with Gulf of Alaska marine wildlife. Witness a 2000+ pound Steller sea lion gliding past underwater viewing windows, puffins diving in a carefully crafted naturalistic habitat, and harbor seals resting on rocky beaches. Alaskan king crab, sea stars, and the Giant Pacific octopus also await you, as well as a whole variety of intertidal creatures and deep sea fishes. (Y, M, O, T)
Bridge - Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center. The best marine education materials available on the Web. (Y, M, O, T)
Continents and Oceans Online Quiz - Test your geography knowledge of continents and oceans (Y, M, O, T)
Darling Marine Center - The marine laboratory of the University of Maine and the site of world renowned marine research. (Y, M, O, T)
I Survived the Titanic - Ruth Becker was 12 years old when she set sail ont he R.M.S. Titanic. This is her true story. (Y,M)
Just for Kids - From the US Department of the Interior, this kids' website includes pages from the USGS, NPS, US Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service, and Office of Surface Mining. These sites have a variety of neat resources for kids that will help them to learn about the land and seas. if you live near Washington, DC. (Y, M, O, T)
Marine Photobank - Marine Photobank is a free resource of ocean imagery that highlights pressing ocean issues and includes accompanying downloadable Photo Stories. Some subjects covered are Marine Pollution and Trash, Fishing Methods, and Reefs in Peril/Coral Bleaching. (Y, M, O, T)
National Marine Mammal Laboratory - (NMML) conducts research on marine mammals important to the mission of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with particular attention to issues related to marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. (Y, M, O, T)
Nim's Island - Nim's Island by Wendy Orr is a favorite book that is bound to become a favorite movie as well. In anticipation of the April 4 premiere, Walden Media has launched an extensive website with many resources for educators. They have partnered with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NWF (National Wildlife Federation) that will enhance the experience of the film. Be sure to download the educator's guide! for a variety of lessons and activities. (Y, M, O, T)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary - Hi, kids! Do you know what an Estuary is? It's where the river meets the sea! Take it from me, it's an exciting and beautiful place to live. That's why we should all work together to protect places like the Delaware Estuary.
To learn more, check out this website. These activities are lots of fun and they are sure to quench your thirst for knowledge! (Each of the activities on this Web page is a PDF file.) (Y, M)
Pirates - A high seas adventure from National Geographic Kids. (Y,M)
Queen Anne's Revenge - Blackbeard's ship "Queen Anne's Revenge" Shipwreck Project. (Y,M)
Savage Seas - Use a wave simulator and explore tsunamis, freak wanes, and trade winds (Y,M)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - One of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans. (Y, M, O, T)
Sea Life Poetry - Using Internet resources listed with the lesson plan, students explore oceans and sea life and learn to transform thoughts into different forms of poetry. Good way to integrate language arts into an ocean unit study. (Y,M)
Steller sea lions research - Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry & Biotechnology at the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University Galveston (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
The Grave of the Titanic - Trace the Titanic's route, plot wreckage coordinates on a map, use percentages to calculate lifeboat capacity and more. (Y,M)
Treasures @ Sea - Exploring the ocean through literature (Y)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOI is the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Go-alongs about Birds
All About Birds - From Enchanted Learning: Zoom Birds. Everything you wanted to know about birds including jokes! (Y)
Bird Unit Study - From EasyFunSchool.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birdathon - From the Audubon Society, this project not only teaches birding techniques, it raises money for environmental conservation, education, and advocacy. (Y, M, O, T)
Birding / Wild Birds - From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birding / Wild Birds Clipart - From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
Birds of prey - lesson integrating the Internet into a study of predators. Grades 6-8 (Y,M)
BirdSource - From Cornell University, this site is centered on "birding with a purpose". (Y, M, O, T)
Cardinal Coloring Page - From Kidzone - Free fun facts for kids. Free printable activity worksheets. (Y)
Cardinal Printable Worksheet - From ABCTeach (Y)
Dinner, It's for the Birds! - From the National Bird-Feeding Society, activities on making bird feeders. (Y,M)
Duck Glossary - (Y)
Endangered and Threatened Species of Alaska Curriculum - Center for Alaska Coastal Studies. Materials focus on selected Alaskan species that are threatened, endangered, or at risk. Learn about wildlife population dynamics, the factors that may place species at risk, and efforts by people to help wildlife species recover. The teaching packet is designed to help you introduce the concepts of "biodiversity" and "endangered" to your students in a hands-on interactive way. (Y, M, O, T)
Mastery of Flight, Birds - (Y)
Measuring Ducks - (Y)
NestWatch - "NestWatch is a nest-monitoring project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and funded by the National Science Foundation... We invite people of all ages who are interested in the natural world to help monitor the success of nesting birds and better understand the threats they face. Your valuable nest observations will be permanently stored as legacy data along with hundreds of thousands of other nesting records. When combined, these data will provide a wealth of information about breeding birds and the factors that influence their success across different landscapes." (Y, M, O, T)
NestWatch - NestWatch is a nest-monitoring project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and funded by the National Science Foundation... We invite people of all ages who are interested in the natural world to help monitor the success of nesting birds and better understand the threats they face. Your valuable nest observations will be permanently stored as legacy data along with hundreds of thousands of other nesting records. (Y, M, O, T)
Operation Ruby-Throat - The Hummingbird Project from the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History; comprehensive hummingbird site with lots of info for educators (Y, M, O, T)
Peterson Online - Excellent resource with basics of birdwatching, identification, and calendar (Y, M, O, T)
Project Feeder Watch - Homeschool students across North America can learn about science and have fun while they count birds and record information that scientists need to understand the movements and abundance of feeder birds. Project FeederWatch, a citizen-science project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada, is a perfect fit for the homeschool curriculum. The Homeschooler's Guide to Project FeederWatch is now available online. (Y, M, O, T)
Shorebird Sister Schools Program - Our mission is to inspire shorebird and habitat conservation by connecting people along flyways. Shorebirds are fascinating to study and open doors to other cultures. (Y, M, O, T)
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory - (SABO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the birds of southeastern Arizona, their habitats and the diversity of species that share those habitats through research, monitoring and public education. (Y, M, O, T)
State facts - State birds, Animals and Flowers (Y)
Stellaluna - This unit is about fruit bats. (Y)
To Feed or Not To Feed - From About.com - Should you feed wild birds (Y, M, O, T)
To Feed or Not to Feed Wildlife? - From The Humane Society of the United States. Includes articles on "A Closer Look at Wildlife", "Issues Facing Wildlife", "Feeding Birds in Winter", "Found an Injured or Orphaned Animal?", "Help Migratory Birds in Your Own Backyard", "Owls in Our Midst ", and Solving Problems with Your Wild Neighbors", and "The Mysteries of Migration". (Y, M, O, T)
Wisconsin bird watching - (Y)
Zoom Birds - Educational site geared towards kids with printouts, birdwatching, and bird activities. Contains evolution. (Y, M)
Go-alongs about Deserts
Desert: Diorama - A giant Cactus Flower Forest - Make this diorama based on the real Sonoran Desert diorama at the American Museum of Natural History! (Y)
Habitats and Biomes:Desert - From ABCteach.com (Y)