The Gullywasher
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The Gullywasher
Leticia's grandfather, who was a vaquero as a young man, provides fanciful explanations for how he got his wrinkles, white hair, round belly, and stooped frame.
Why are we featuring this book?
The Gullywasher is a book featured in Five in a Row, a literature-based unit study curriculum. Many families use FIAR for all but the Grammar / Reading and Math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. Below you will find information about the author and illustrator, story summaries, and links to lesson plans and websites that are great go-alongs for The Gullywasher. Please note that these resources are meant to complement, not replace, the Five in a Row units. The Five in a Row volumes are inexpensive and well worth the investment. Digital downloads of the FIAR volumes and supplementary resources like Fold & Learn™ (paper manipulatives similar to lapbooks) are available to enhance your units.
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Author page
No author page found for Joyce Rossi.
Illustrator Page
The author is also the illustrator.
Go-Alongs:
Online Units and Resources for The Gullywasher
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Go-alongs about Spanish
BBC Language Programs - BBC has long been a source for excellent quality phrasebooks. Now, you can find BBC language resources online for beginners for seven major languages (French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Mandarin Chinese) plus resources for learning Irish, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic. The languages are designed to be learned little by little: "A bit at a time, in your own time..." (Y, M, O, T)
Enchanted Learning Little Explorers - English-Spanish picture dictionary online (Y)
Free Online Spanish Lessons - Free Online Spanish Lessons is an attractive site best suited for younger students. In addition to online lessons, the site offers activities and free printables. The games and lessons are Flash-based and kids will enjoy the colorful images. (Y, M)
French Spanish online - A place to learn French and Spanish online and for Free for English speakers. Practical lessons based on day to day life. Vocabulary, games and activities to learn French and Spanish with the correct accent and for FREE. (Y, M, O, T)
Little Explorers English-Spanish Picture Dictionary - English-Spanish picture dictionary online By Enchanted Learning (Y, M, O, T)
That Quiz - Online quizzes with over 6 million graded exams to date and over 300,000 participating students. That Quiz is free for educational use. (Y, M, O)
The Internet Picture Dictionary: Spanish - (Y, M, O, T)
WannaLearn.com - Spanish - (Y, M, O)
Go-alongs about Weather
A Guide to Snowflakes - (Y, M, O, T)
Bentley Snow Crystal Collection - A digital library providing a high-quality collection of stunning, un-retouched images of Wilson A. Bentley’s original glass slide photographs of snow crystals. (Y, M, O, T)
Bibliography of Materials to AccompanySnowflake Bentley - (Y)
EasyFunSchool Weather Unit - Activity, ideas, resources, and many links to weather websites (Y, M, O, T)
Fun Brain: Universe - Online games for space, weather, periodic tables and maps. Grades K-8 (Y, M)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)
Guide to Snowflake Bentley - pdf file from Weston Wood productions. grades 1-3 and 4-5 (Y)
Make a snowflake - "Make an amazing snowflake from real crystal (borax). This is a beautiful project (and also demonstrates some basic principles of chemistry)."
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Making paper Snowflake - Get flaky with a snowflake for all seasons. (Y)
Savage Seas - Use a wave simulator and explore tsunamis, freak wanes, and trade winds (Y,M)
Snow Flakes - hexagonal symmetry - A study of snowflakes; hexagonal symmetry (Y, M, O, T)
SnowCrystals.com - Every winter I am again amazed at snowflakes. This intriguing site from a physics professor at Caltech is full of images of beautifully intricate designs found in snow and gives you insight into the science behind them. Pick up some snowflake wallpaper for your computer while you are there. (Y, M, O, T)
Weather watch - in-depth teaching resources from Scholastic.com (Y, M, O, T)
Weather Wiz Kids® - Hi everybody! I’m Meteorologist Crystal Wicker . I'm a television meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It’s also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children. (Y)
