Mrs. Katz and Tush
In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.
Author page
Other books by Patricia Polacco
Illustrator Page
The author is also the illustrator.
Go-Alongs:
Online Units and Resources for Mrs. Katz and Tush
Patricia Polacco Lesson Plans
From Web English Teacher. Has lesson plans for a number of Polacco's books and links to author pages and studies. (Y, M, O, T)
I Am Special
Students will be taught that they each have qualities that make them special in their own way.(Grade K) (Y)
It's Me!
From LessonPlansPage.com. (Y)
Special Friendships
From Second Language Education Centre. Grade 5 (M)
Mrs. Katz and Tush Lapbook
(Y)
Journey to Excellence
Multidimensional Unit (Grades 5-6) (M)
Understanding Judaism and the Jewish Community
Students will be introduced to Judaism and the Jewish people through the experience of Mrs. Katz in Mrs. Katz and Tush (1992) by Patricia Polacco. (Grades 3 – 6) (Y,M)
Reading Rainbow Teacher's Guide
Look under Download Guides for resources (T)
Family Activities
(Y, M, O, T)
Culture: An Integrated Thematic Unit
(Grade 2) (Y)
Mrs. Katz and Tush Study Guide
Part of a Life Cycles thematic unit. The study Guide is at the very end. Great ideas for other stages of life too!! (Y)
Strategies for Teaching the Value of Diversity
(Grades K-3) (Y,T)
Go-alongs about Jewish Culture
All About Coloring - Tons of FREE coloring pages to enhance your unit studies or literature based learning projects. Great resource for maps of the world, states, animals, country and culture themes, community helpers, sports, music and even holidays and religious themes. (Y M)
Biblical Holidays - Hanukkah (Y, M, O, T)
Children's Books about Jewish Religion and Culture - A nice list of books with descriptions and publishing information (Y, M, O, T)
Israel for Children - Timelines, Fast Facts, Maps, and more (Y, M, O, T)
Israel Independence Day - Israel Independence Day is celebrated on the 5th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, which is usually sometime during the first week of May. This site is a portal to dozens of informative resources for Israel's Independence Day. (Y, M, O, T)
Jewish Holiday Dates - (Y, M, O, T)
Jewish Virtual Library - The Jewish Virtual Library's purpose is to provide information about all facets of Jewish life: Judaism, Jews in the Diaspora, the history of Anti-Semitism, the rise of Zionism and Zionist thought, biographies of prominent Zionists, The Holocaust, Israel and Jerusalem, Israel's Wars, and Jewish holidays, Who is a Jew? (Y, M, O, T)
Tabernacle Unit Study - (Y,M)
The Jewish Year Educator's guide - From Virtual Jerusalem, this guide makes discovering the Jewish holidays "a fun and interactive learning experience for your students". (Y, M, O, T)
The Story of Hanukkah - Lesson Plans (Y, M, O, T)
Virtual Jerusalem Tour - Tour the Holy City
(Y, M, O, T)
Yahoo Directory for Judaism - Includes a large selection of links for education, history, holidays and observances, Jewish food, museums, organizations, and more (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Passover
Celebrating Passover - Find out how this Jewish holiday relates to modern day Christianity on this informative site. Includes Seder instructions, a sheep unit study, and more. (Y, M, O, T)
Free Messianic Haggadah - (Y, M, O, T)
Messiah In Passover - Much of the symbolism in Passover points to Christ as the fulfillment of the messianic prophecies. The last supper was Christ's celebration of Passover and is significant for every believer. Find out how this Jewish holiday relates to modern day Christian (Y, M, O, T)
Messianic Passover Lesson Plan - From Chosen People Ministries (Y, M, O, T)
Passover for Kids - Contains games, activities, and songs for Passover. (Y,M)
Sheep mini-unit - from Biblical Holidays (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Cats
Cat Printout - from Enchanted Learning (Y)
Cat rhymes, crafts, and printouts - from Enchanted Learning (Y)
Cats: Plans for Perfection - a National Geographic feature (Y, M, O, T)