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Jackson’s Plan Key Concept: Learning To Persevere Jackson is a green tree frog and a resident of the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia. One afternoon, Jackson learns that a slick new brochure is being prepared to draw tourists to this famed wildlife refuge, home to alligators and water lilies, coach whip snakes and cypress trees, pileated woodpeckers and cinnamon ferns. Jackson is determined that the diminutive green tree frog species will not be left out. Jackson’s plan takes him on a photo shoot through three habitats of the Okefenokee. Along his madcap way, he encounters obstacles and setbacks, but Jackson perseveres with surprising results. The Jackson’s Plan Teaching Guide suggests cross-curriculum activities that will have your students planning a vacation budget, folding origami tree frogs, and dancing the Okefenokee breakdown. Jackson’s Plan will help you: a) promote goal-setting and strategic planning, b) encourage perseverance in the face of obstacles, and c) explore the ecology of wetlands and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Ages 5-10
Following Isabella Key Concept: Becoming A Leader Everyone knows that sheep are followers. They are perfectly content to trail along behind whoever happens to be a few steps ahead. This is exactly the case with a flock of sheep living outside a tiny village in Spain. One day Isabella begins to wonder if there isn’t another way. Recognizing the need for a leader and accepting the responsibility of being one are two different things. The Teaching Guide will show you how to promote leadership in the classroom, and cross-curriculum activities will have your students observing the phases of a developing thunderstorm, and exploring the regions of Spain. Following Isabella will help you: a) consider leadership as a service to one’s community, b) investigate different kinds of leadership, c) present information about sheep farming, and d) explore the geography & culture of Spain. Ages 5-10
Bastet Key Concept: Being A Loyal Friend Among the cats that live in the streets of Cairo are two goods friends, Bastet and Sabah. Their lives are not easy, but they have their small pleasures, their dreams and each other. Their fondest dream is to visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities and see the mask of King Tutankhamun. The chance to make this dream come true is suddenly offered to Bastet by her new “friend,” Khufu. There’s only one problem. Khufu insists that Sabah not be included in the adventure. This story of allegiance between friends is set on one of the worlds’ oldest cities ? among monuments, mosques, markets, mausoleums and museums. With the Teaching Guide leading the way, your students will learn about hieroglyphics, design cartouches featuring their own names, listen to Egyptian music, and more. Bastet will help you: a) explore ways to maintain and strengthen friendships, b) introduce information about Egypt, and c) investigate ancient Egypt and the science of archeology. Ages 5-10
Time For Horatio Key Concept: Cooperating For A Kinder World Horatio is a kitten who can’t understand why everyone is so mean to him ? dogs chase him, birds squawk at him, wasps sting him, and people tease him and pull his tail ? until he travels with his friend Oliver down the River Thames to the Greenwich Royal Observatory and learns that the world is running on “mean time”. Not one to take such news lying down, Horatio returns to London with a mission ? to stop MEAN time and to start the world running on KIND time. Horatio’s adventures lead him to the very top of Big Ben, where his actions help children imagine a world in which peace and cooperation replace violence and hatred. Students will experiment with a pendulum like the one in Big Ben’s tower, and practice map skills with Horatio’s Map of London. The Time for Horatio Teaching Guide includes dozens of activities to enrich your classroom. Time For Horatio will help you: a) promote awareness of the sources of harmony and conflict in our homes, schools, communities, and the world, b) introduce one of humanity’s great cooperative achievements ? a uniform system for telling time, and c) introduce sights and delights of London. Ages 5-10
Hana's Year Key Concept: Resisting Peer Pressure Hana is one year old ? old enough to get into lots of trouble! Especially when she falls under the bad influence of Tampopo, the most mischievous of all the monkeys, whose favorite words are “Follow me!” When Tampopo leads Hana to betray the trust of her friend, Kenji, Hana realizes it is time to rely on her own judgment ? even if it means being alone. The Teaching Guide outlines dozens of creative cross-curriculum activities. Hana’s Year will help you: a) present techniques for resisting peer pressure, and encourage students to take responsibility for their own action as a step toward increased self-esteem. Ages 5-10
Thank You, Meiling Key Concept: Practicing Common Courtesy Meiling is an impatient, ill-mannered young duck who can never seem to remember her mother’s advice: stop and think of others. One day Meiling follows a boy to the market and learns a thing or two about good manners – waiting her turn, saying “please” and “thank you”, helping others, and sharing. The Teaching Guide will show you how to put common courtesy into practice in your classroom, and cross-curriculum activities will have your students observing the phases of the moon. Thank You, Meiling will help you: a) promote courtesy in students’ daily lives, b) introduce students to Chinese culture, and c) present facts and lore about our moon. . Ages 5-10
Kylie's Song Key Concept: Being Your Best This moving story shows youngsters how important it is to develop their individual capabilities. Born with a song in her heart, Kylie is at odds with the dictum that koalas are not supposed to sing. She soon learns that being different is lonely and hard, but she also discovers that conformity does not necessarily lead to contentment. The Teaching Guide includes dozens of activities ? from exploring the “songs” of other animal friends to eliminating stereotypes from familiar nursery rhymes and creating models of koalas from homemade play dough. Kylie’s Song will help you: a) demonstrate the dangers of stereotyping, b) promote self-esteem and pride in individualism, c) encourage calculated risk-taking, and d) introduce background information about Australia and its inhabitants. Ages 5-10
Kiki And The Cuckoo Key Concept: Coping With Competition Kiki knows just what to do: claim his meadow, sing beautifully, and attract a lovely meadowlark wife. But no sooner does Kiki rid his field of the upstart Pekeat than another voice intrudes on his territory. “Cuckoo!, Cuckoo!, Cuckoo!” And so begins Kiki’s rivalry with the mechanical inhabitant of an old German clock ? a rivalry that threatens Kiki’s fondest dreams. The story of how Kiki reclaims his meadow and his belief in himself teaches valuable lessons about the nature of competition and about the importance of choosing our contests with care. Kiki And The Cuckoo will help you: a) explore with students the positive and negative aspects of competition, b) explore the biology and behavior of birds, and c) introduce information about the American prairie. Ages 5-10
Tessa On Her Own Key Concept: Working To Take Care Of Ourselves Tessa, a young red fox, is lazy. Instead of learning how to hunt herself, she relies on her brother Rex to share his meals with her. When Tessa strikes out on her own, she learns the importance of work and being able to take care of herself ? and eventually others who depend on her. Tessa On Her Own will help you: a) encourage students to take care of themselves in age-appropriate ways, b) develop in students a positive attitude toward work, c) introduce information about red foxes and other wildlife with whom we share territory, and d) provide information about California and the Ojai Valley. Ages 5-10
Bea's Own Good Key Concept: Following The Rules To keep the honey comb strong, to make the very best honey and to keep all the little honeybees safe and sound, bees must do things just so – according to honeybee rules. One early spring day an inexperienced honeybee named Beatrice hears about the most beautiful garden in the world, and she decides to go on an expedition, even if it means breaking a rule or two. When a change in the weather turns her outing into a near-disaster, Bea realizes that rules are for her own good. The Teaching Guide will have your students making friends with insects, planning a vegetable garden, and pointing directions the way bees do – with a dance! Bea’s Own Good will help you: a) investigate the function of rules at home and at school, b) promote responsibility and self-control and c) explore the lives of bees and other insects. Ages 5-10
Clarissa Key Concept: Recognizing Self-Worth Clarissa is just a plain brown cow – to herself and almost everybody else on the Larson farm. The story of how Clarissa rescues a troupe of prize animals and proves her own worth to herself and those around her is a blue-ribbon winner for every youngster who learns it. The Teaching Guide sparks dozen of activities. Invite your students to an international cheese-tasting “party”, join them in writing advertising slogans featuring animal spokespersons like Clarissa, and show them how to make clever cow puppets that can be used in role-playing starring Clarissa and her bovine friends. Clarissa will help you: a) promote the recognition and development and use of student’s special abilities, b) introduce information about dairy farms, dairy cattle and products, and c) introduce the sights and delights of Wisconsin and of a country fair. Ages 5-10
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