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UBD Language Arts- Reading
Fairy Tales/Folktales/Tall Tales
Day 1 - using story elements to make predictions
The Fisherman and His Wife
| Internet Pubic Library Kidspace | The Fisherman and His Wife |
| Ongoing Tales for the Family | The Fisherman and His Wife |
| PowerMedia Plus streaming video | The Fisherman and His Wife -English |
| The Fisherman and His Wife -Spanish |
Day 2- visualization
Day 3 context clues
Day 4- Vocabulary
Day 5- synonyms/antonyms
Day 6- context clues
Day 7- character traits
* Rumpelstitskin- see fairy tale section - see Rdg Resources- Fairy Tale Versions- R.
| PowerMedia Plus streaming video | Rumpelstiltskin |
Day 8- Setting
* Rumpelstiltskin
* John Henry- see tall tale section
| PowerMedia Plus streaming video | John Henry (Rabbit Ears) as told by Denzel Washington |
Day 9 - Setting
* Rumpelstiltskin
* John Henry - see tall tale section (300s next to the fairy tales)
Day 10 - factual details
* Johnny Appleseed- see tall tale section (300s next to the fairy tales)
Day 11- sequencing events
* Rumpelstiltskin
Day 12 - Story sequence
* The Ant and the Grasshopper- see fairy tale section
| United Streaming video | Aesop's Fables- Includes The Ant and the Grasshopper |
* Walt Disneys The Grasshopper and the Ants Brown 398.24 BRO
Day 13- main idea
* Rumpelstiltskin
Day 14- identifying main events
* Rumpelstiltskin
Day 15- main idea/details
Day 16- critical thinking/details
Day 17- Summary
Day 18- infer/draw conclusions
Day 19- story elements
* The Gingerbread Man- see fairy tale section
Day 20- cause/effect
Day 21- cause/effect
* The Frog Prince- see fairy tale section
Day 22- Text-to-Text Connections
* The Lion and the Mouse- see fairy tale section- fables
| Tom Lynch's AESOP Site | The Lion and the Mouse |
Day 23- connect/compare ideas,themes
* The Three Little Pigs
Day 24- Point of view
Day 25- hyperbole
* Paul Bunyan- see fairy tale section - tall tales
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UBD Language Arts - Writing
Fairy Tales/Folktales/Tall Tales
Day 1- characteristics of fairy tales
The Fisherman and His Wife
Day 2- Beginning and Setting
The Three Little Pigs - see Fairy Tale section (list on Reading Resources- Fairy Tale Versions- TLP)
Day 3- Developing character
* Three Little Pigs
Day 4
* Three Little Pigs
* Jack and the Beanstalk (Fairy Tale section)
Day 5- Fairy Tale Rubric
Day 6- Similes
Day 7- Personification
Day 8- Idioms
Day 9- Alliteration
Day 10- Strong Verbs
Day 11- Editing
Day 12- complete sentences
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Day 13- Writing Paragraphs
The Goose and the Golden Egg
Day 14- Dialogue
The Frog and the Ox
Day 15- Final Drafts
Day 16- Review
The Miser and His Gold
Day 17- Voice
* Little Red Riding Hood- fairy tale section - see Rdg. Resources- Fairy Tale Versions- LRRH
Day 18- Suspense
* Little Red Riding Hood
* Goldilocks and the Three Bears- see fairy tale section
* The Three Little Pigs - see fairy tale section
Day 19- Adjectives
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
Day 20- Commas in a Series
* Gingerbread Man- see fairy tale section
Day 21- adverbs
* Sleeping Beauty- see fairy tale section
| PowerMediaPlus streaming video | Sleeping Beauty |
Day 22- possessives
* Rumpelstiltskin- see fairy tale section
| PowerMedia Plus streaming video | Rumpelstiltskin |
Day 23- Illustrations
Day 24- Editing
Day 25- Comparing Fairy Tales
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General
Language Arts
* Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day- Viorst- E VIO
* Alexander y el dia terrible, horrible, espantoso, horroso - Viorst- E VIO
| Unit V. Westward Expansion | Unit V. Colonial America | V. Fiction- Colonial America | V. Colonial Personalities |
| V. Inventors/Scientists/Mathematicians | V. Louisiana Purchase | V. Louis and Clark | V. Oregon Trail |
| Click here to go to Unit VI. A Nation Divided and Re-Established resources | |||
* Food and Recipes of the Westward Expansion (2 copies) Erdosh 641/509 ERD
* U. S. Expansion Schlessinger videorecording VHS
* Early America: Expansion and Preserving the Union Teacher Created Materials 973 EAR - KIT - PRO area
| Westward Expansion | Quest |
* Prairie School Avi E AVI
* Growing Up in Colonial America Barrett 973. BAR
* Girls: a history of growing up female in America Colmas 305.23 COL
* Nineteenth Century Clothing Kalman 391.009 KAL
* The Intermediate Mailbox: April/May 2005- "frontier life: The Little House books"-(Wilder) periodical
My Heroes, my People: African-American and Native Americans in the West Monceaux 920.078 MON
* Growing Up in America Toyntron 973.5 TOY
The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilders Classic Stories Walker
* Caddie Woodlawn Brink - FIC BRI
* Dandelions(2 copies) Bunting FIC BUN
* Buffalo Hunt Freedman 978 FRE
* The Cabin Faced West Fritz FIC FRI
* Wagons West! Gerrard E GER
* Buffalo Women Goble 398.2 GOB
* A Covered Wagon Girl: the diary of Sallie Hester, 1849-1850 Hester B HES
* Buffaloes Johnston 599.64 JOH
* Im Sorry, Almira Ann Kurtz FIC KUR
* I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project- Lawlor- 920 I W
* Rachels Journal: the story of a pioneer girl Moss FIC MOS
* Growing Up in America: 1830-1860 - Toynton- 973.5 TOY
* The Deer in the the Wind Wilder FIC WIL
* The Little House By the Shore Wilder FIC WIL
* The Little House in the Big Woods Wilder FIC WIL
* The Little House on the Prairie Wilder FIC WIL
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson- a religious reformer Mangal (2004)
Anne Hutchinson Raum (2005)
| Anne Hutchinson website | Anne Hutchinson biography |
Annie Oakley
* Bulls-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley Macy B OAK
* Annie Oakley Wukovitz B OAK
Roger Williams
* Finding Providence: the story of Roger Williams Avi B WIL
* Roger Williams and Rhode Island Schlessinger videorecording VHS
V. Industrial Revolution
* The Industrial Revolution Collins 330.973 COL
* Nineteenth Century Inventions Noonan 920 NOO
V. Inventors/Scientist/Mathematicians
| Benjamin Banneker | George Washington Carver | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Henry Ford | Benjamin Franklin | Robert Fulton |
| Hollerith | Eli Whitney | Cyrus McCormick |
* What Are You Figuring Now? A Story about Benjamin Banneker Ferris B BAN
* Dear Benjamin Banneker Pinkney - B BAN
* George Washington Carver: the Peanut Scientist McKissack B CAR
* A Pocketful of Goobers: a story about George Washington Carver Mitchell B CAR
* George Washington Carver Nicholson B CAR
* George Washington Carver Rustad B CAR
* Americas Top Ten Monuments Stone 973 STO
* A Picture Book of Thomas A. Edison Adler - B EDI
* The Edison Mystery Gutman FIC GUT
* The Wizard of Sound: a story about Thomas Edison Mitchell B EDI
* Thomas Edison and the Electric Light Nest Entertainment videorecording (VHS)
* Thomas Edison Nirgiotis B EDI
* Thomas Edison and Electricity Parker B EDI
* Thomas Edison Shaefer B EDI
* Well Race You, Henry: a story about Henry Ford Mitchell B FOR
* Henry Ford Schaefer B FOR
* A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin Adler B FRA
* The Hatmakers Sign: a story (2 copies) - Fleming E FLE
* Jean Fritz Six Revolutionary Figures Fritz videorecording (VHS)
* Shh! Were Writing the Constitution! Fritz videorecording (VHS)
* Whats the Big Idea, Benjamin Franklin? Fritz videorecording (VHS)
* The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin Giblin B FRA
* Ben Franklin and Electricity Parker B FRA
* Benjamin Franklin Rustad B FRA
* Benjamin Franklin: scientist and inventor Nest Entertainment videorecording (VHS)
* A Head Full of Notions: a story about Robert Fulton Bowen B FUL
* Robert Fulton: from Submarine to Steamboat Kroll B FUL
* Robert Fulton Schaefer B FUL
| Computing History Museum website | Hollerith biography |
Cyrus McCormick (mechanical reaper)
| Shendandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center | Cyrus McCormick Biography |
* Eli Whitney, Great Inventor Latham B WHI
V. Manifest Destiny
| Steve Kregel PowerPoint Presentation | Manifest Destiny |
James Polk (1845-1849)
| National Park Service: The Presidents of the United States | James Polk biography |
* La Salle Sieur de la Salle Nardo B LAS
* The Louisiana Purchase Sakurai 973.4 SAK
Click here to go to the Teacher Resources Page: Presidents/Thomas Jefferson
* Yorks Adventures with Lewis and Clark: African Americans past in the great expeditions - Blumbert B YOR
* The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark Bowen 917.804 BOW
* Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition Gunderson 641.597 GUN
* Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the World with Lewis and Clark Karwoski FIC KAR
* Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West Kroll 917.804 KRO
* The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: the Lewis and Clark Expedition Lasky FIC LAS
* Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dogs Tale Myers FIC MYE
* Lewis and Clark National Geographic KIT -located in video area
* The Lewis and Clark Expedition Quiri 917.804 QUI
* Lewis and Clark Santella 917.804 SAN
* How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark Schanzer 917.804 SCH
* The Captain's Dog: My journey with Lewis and Clarks Tribe- Smith FIC SMI
V. Gold Rush
* The California Gold Rush Stein 979.4 STE
* The Klondike Gold Rush Walsh 971.9 WAL
V. Oregon Trail
* The Oregon Trail Fisher 979.4 FIS
* Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: Oregon Trail Dairy of Hattie Campbell Gregory FIC GRE
* Oregon Trail Cooking Gunderson 394.109 GUN
* Roughing It on the Oregon Trail Stanley E STA
* The Oregon Trail Stein 978 STE
V. Immigration/Migration
* Immigrants - Sandler- 304.8 SAN
* Immigration to the United States Schlessinger 325.73 IMM videorecording (VHS)
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Unit VI: A Nation Divided and Re-Established
| VI. Civil War | VI. Civil War: Fiction | VI. Constitution |
| VI. Presidents Book List | VI. Biographies | VI. National Celebrations |
| Gay Miller's Literature Connections | Using Picture Books to Teach About the Civil War |
* Blockade-runners and Ironclads: naval action in the Civil War Black 973.7 BLA
* Slaves to Soldiers: African-American fighting men in the Civil War Black 973.7 BLA
* Women on the Front: their changing roles in the Civil War Blashfield 973.7 BLA
* The Battle of Gettysburg Burgan 973.7 BUR
* When the Cruel War Is Over: the Civil War Home Front Damon 973.7 DAM
* Civil War Cooking: the Confederacy Dosier 641.597 DOS
* Food and Recipes of the Civil War(2 copies) Endosh 641.597 END
* The Mailbox: Intermediate:Dec./Jan. 2001- "Civil War"-periodical
* Civil War on Sunday Osborne FIC OSB
* Children of the Civil War Ransom 973.708 RAN
* Civil War Sandler 973.7 SAN
* Charley Waters Goes to Gettysburg Sinnott 973.7 SIN
* Children During the American Civil War Wroble 973.7 WRO
* Abrahams Battle: a novel of Gettysburg Banks FIC BAN
* The Red Badge of Courage Crane FIC CRA
* When Will this Cruel War Be Over?: the Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson Denenberg FIC DEN
* Bull Run Fleischman FIC FLE
* Promises to the Dead Hahn FIC HAN
* A Light in the Storm: the Civil War diary of Amelia Martin Hesse FIC HES
* Watcher in the Piney Woods Jones FIC JON
* Rifles for Watie Keith FIC KEI (RL 7.1)
* The War Within: a novel of the Civil War Matas FIC MAT
* The Journal of James Edmond Pease: a Civil War Union Soldier Murphy FIC MUR
* My Brothers Keeper: Virginias Diary Osborne FIC OSB
* Silent Thunder: a civil war story Pinkney FIC PIN
* Pink and Say (2 copies) Polacco FIC POL
* Pink and Say Polacco-videorecording (VHS)
* Pink y Say Polacco FIC POL
* Addy Learns a Lesson: a school story Porter FIC POR
* Changes for Addy: a Christmas Story Porter FIC POR
* Amelias War Rinaldi FIC RIN
* The U. S. Constitution Allen 342.7302 ALL
* Bill of Rights Burgan 342.73 BUR
* The Bill of Rights Burgan 342.73 BUR
* Shh! Were Writing the Constitution Fritz 342.73
* Shh! Were Writing the Constitution Fritz videorecording (VHS)
* United States Constitution Goldhil Video 342.73 UNI
* United States Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments Goldhil Video 342.73 UNI
* The Intermediate Mailbox- June/July 2005- "constitution" - periodical
* The Constitution Prolman 342.73 PRO
* The Bill of Rights Quiri 323.097 QUI
* The Constitution Quiri 973.3 QUI
* Equal Rights for All Schlessinger 323 EQU
* United States Constitution Schlessinger videorecording (VHS)
* Bill of Rights Stein 347.73 STE
* The Constitution Stein 973.3 STE
| Bill of Rights website | Bill of Rights |
Alpha order by order of Presidency:
1st
* George Washingtons Teeth Chandra 973.4 CHA
* Mount Vernon Collins 975.5 COL
* George Washingtons Breakfast Fritz FIC FRI
* George Washingtons Teeth Fritz B WAS
* Shh! Were Writing the Constitution Fritz 342.73 FRI
* Shhh! Were Writing the Constitution Fritz videorecording VHS
* George Washington: First president of the U. S. - Kent - B WAS
* What Was Cooking in Martha Washingtons Presidential Mansion? Larkin 441.3 LAR
* Learning about Leadership from the Life of George Washington Mosher B WAS
* Revolutionary War on Wednesday Osborne E OSB (housed in FIC)
* Crossing the Delaware Peacock 973.3 PEA
* George Washington Schaefer B WAS
* John, Paul, George, and Ben Smith E SMI
* George Washington Nest Entertainment B WAS
* Young George Washington: Americas first president Woods- PRO B WAS
2nd
* John Adams: Second President of the U. S. Brill B ADA
* What Was Cooking in Abigail Adams White House? Larkin 641.3 LAR
* Remember the Ladies: a story about Abigail Adams Ferris - B ADA
3rd
* A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson Adler B JEF
* Monticello Fisher 973.4 FIS
* A Big Cheese for the White House Fleming E FLE
* The Hatmakers Sign: a story Fleming E FLE
* Thomas Jefferson: a picture book biography Giblin - B JEF
* Thomas Jefferson: Third President of the United States Hargrove B JEF
* The Louisiana Purchase Sakurai 973.4 SAK
* Thomas Jefferson- Voice of Liberty Santella B JEF
* American Independence Schlessinger videorecording (VHS)
* The Minstrels Melody Tate FIC TAT
* Early America Teacher Created Materials - KIT
* A Personal Tour of Monticello Young 975.5 YOU
4th
* James Madison: Fourth President of the United States Clinton B MAD
* What Was Cooking in Dolley Madisons White House? Larkin 641.3 LAR
* James and Dolley Madison and their Times Quackenbush 920 QUA
5th
James Monroe
6th
* John Quincy Adams: Our Sixth President of the United States Souter B ADA
* John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States Kent B KEN
7th
* Andrew Jackson Osinski B JAC
* Andrew Jackson: pioneer and president Parlin B JAC
8th
* Martin Van Buren, Eighth President of the United States Hargrove B VAN
9th
* William Henry Harrison: Ninth President of the United States Fitz-Gerald B HAR
10th
* John Tyler: Tenth President of the United States Lillegard B TYL
11th
| National Park Service: The Presidents of the United States | James Polk biography |
Manifest Destiny
| Steve Kregel PowerPoint Presentation | Manifest Destiny |
12th
* Zachary Taylor: Twelfth President of the United States Kent B TAY
13th
* Millard Fillmore: Thirteenth President of the United States Casey B FIL
14th
* Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President of the United States Simon B PIE
15th
* James Buchanan: Fifteenth President of the United States Brill B BUC
16th
* A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln Adler B KEN
* Abraham Lincoln and Me Borden E BOR
*Abe Lincolns Hat Brimner B LIN
* Abraham Lincoln: 16th President of the United States Hargrove B LIN
* Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington, 1837-1865 Harness B LIN
* The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln January 973.709 JAN
* The Lincoln-Douglas Debates January 973.709 JAN
* What Was Cooking in Mary Todd Lincolns White House? Larkin 641.3 LAR
* The Gettysburg Address Lincoln 973.7 LIN
* Presidents Day MacMillan 973.4 MAC
* Presidents Day Marx 394.261 MAR
* Learning about Honesty from the Life of Abraham Lincoln Mosher B LIN
* The Long Road to Gettysburg Murphy 973.7 MUR
* President Abraham Lincoln Nest Entertainment B LIN -videorecording (VHS)
* Mary Todd Lincoln, 1818-1882 Santow B LIN
* Abraham Lincoln Schaefer B LIN
* Abraham Lincoln Schlessinger B LIN -videorecording (VHS)
* Equal Rights for All Schlessinger 323 EQU -videorecording (VHS)
* Presidents Day Schlessinger 394.26 -videorecording (VHS)
* When Abraham Talked to Trees - Van Steenwyk B LIN
17th
* Andrew Jackson: Seventeenth President of the United States Kent B KEN
* Andrew Jackson Osinski B JAC
* Andrew Jackson: pioneer and president Parlin B JAC
18th
* Ulysses S. Grant: Eighteenth President of the United States Kent B KEN
What Was Cooking in Julia Grants White House? Larkin 641.3 LAR
19th
* Rutherford B. Hayes Nineteenth President of the United States Kent B HAY
20th
* James Garfield: Twentieth President of the United States Lillegard B GAR
21st
* Chester Arthur: Twenty-First President of the United States Simon B ART
22nd
* Grover Cleveland: Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fourth President Kent B CLE
23rd
* Benjamin Harrison Twenty-Third President of the United States Clinton B HAR
(22nd) and 24th
* Grover Cleveland: Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fourth President Kent B CLE
25th
* William McKinley: Twenty-Fifth President of the United States Kent B MCK
26th
* Young Teddy Roosevelt Harness B ROO
* A Tree in the White House Hines E HIN
* Kids Discover- Vol. 15, Issue 9- Teddy Roosevelt- periodical
* Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty Sixth President of the United States Kent B ROO
* What Was Cooking in Edith Roosevelts White House Kitchen? Larkin- 641.3 LAR
27th
* William Howard Taft Twenty-Seventh President of the United StatesCasey- B TAF
28th
* Woodrow Wilson: Twenty-Eighth President of the United States Osinski - B WIK
29th
* Warren Harding: Twenty-ninth President of the United States - Wade-B HAR
30th
* Calvin Coolidge: Thirtieth President of the United States- Kent- B COO
31st
Herbert Hoover
32nd
* A Christmas Tree in the White House- Hines- E HIN
* The Children's Atlas of the 20th Century- Howarth- REF 911 HOW
* Franklin D. Roosevelt: Thirty- Second President of the United States- Osinski- B ROO
33rd
* Harry S. Truman- Hargrove- B HAR
34th
* Dwight David Eisenhower: a man called Ike, 1890-1969- Darby- B EIS
* Mamie Doud Eisenhower, 1896-1979- Sinnott- B EIS
35th
* A Picture Book of John F. Kennedy- Adler- B KEN
* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: woman of courage- Anderson- B ONA
* The Story Behind the Story: JFK (computer assisted instruction) -CAI 364.1 JFK- AV
* Kennedy Assasinated! The World Mourns: A Reporter's Story- Hampton- B KEN
* The Assasination of John F. Kennedy- Stein- 973.922 STE
* John F. Kennedy, The Making of a Leader- Time For Kids- B KEN
* John F. Kennedy- The Making of a Leader- Upadhyah- B KEN
36th
* Lyndon B. Johnson: Thirty-Sixth President of the United States- Hargrove- B JOH
* Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson, 1912- Horwitz- B JOH
* Lady Bird Johnson: Making Our Neighborhood Beautiful- Simon- B JOH
37th
* Richard Nixon, the Thirty-Seventh President of the United States- Lillegard- B NIX
38th
* Elizabeth Bloomer Ford, 1918 (Betty)- Santow- B FOR
* Gerald Ford, Thirty-Eighth President of the United States- Sipiera- B FOR
39th
* Jimmy Carter, Thirty-Ninth President of the United States- Wate- B CAR
40th
* Ronald Reagan, Fortieth President of the United States - Casey- B REA
* The Reagan Years- Johnson- B REA
41st
* George Bush: Forty-First President of the United States- Kent- B BUS
* Barbara Pierce Bush, 1925- Greenberg- B BUS
42nd
* Bill Clinton, President of the 90's - Cwiklik- B CLI
* Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1947- Kent- B CLI
* Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady- LeVert- B CLI
43rd
* George W. Bush- Hill - B BUS (Gr. 2-3)
| Famous Texans website | George W. Bush biography |
| Clara Barton | Andrew Carnegie | Mother Jones |
| Abraham Lincoln | Karl Marx | Rosa Parks |
| John D. Rockefeller | Roger Sherman |
* Clara Barton: soldier of Mercy Rose B BAR
* Clara Barton: angel del campo de batalla Lassieur 361.7 LAS
* Clara Barton Schaefer B BAR
* Andrew Carnegie: builder of libraries Simon 027.473 SIM
The Story of Mother Jones Koestler Grack
* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War: the soldiers, generals, weapons, and battles Davis REF 973.7 DAV
* Abraham Lincoln Schlessinger B LIN
| The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Karl Marx biography |
Rosa Parks
* A Picture Book of Rosa Parks Adler B PAR
Rosa Giovanni B PAR
* Rosa Parks Greenfield B PAR
* Rosa Parks Levine B PAR
* The Bus Ride Miller E MIL
* Dear Mrs. Parks: a dialogue with todays youth Parks B PAR
* If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks Ringgold B PAR
* Rosa Parks Schaefer B PAR
| PBS: American Experience: The Rockefellers | John D. Rockefeller biography |
Roger Sherman
| Colonial Hall.com | Roger Sherman biography |
| Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Roger Sherman biography |
* National Observances Schlessinger videorecording VHS
* Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day See February Holidays- Teacher Resources page link
* Presidents Day Frost 394.261 FRO
* Memorial Day, Veterans Day Schlessinger 394.26 MEM
Website for Veterans Day, About the Flag, and Memorial Day:
http://www.va.gov/kids/k-5/ index
MORE BIOGRAPHIES
* Lives: Poems About Famous Americans - Hopkins- 811.008 LIV
* Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon - Kramer -B ARM
* John James Audobon: Artist of the Wild - Kendall- B AUD
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* What Are You Figuring Now? A Story About Benjamin Banneker - Ferris- B BAN
* Dear Benjamin Banneker - Pinkney- B BAN
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| Bookrags Biographies | Clarence Birdseye biography |
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* George Washington Carver: Peanut Scientist - McKissack- B CAR
* A Pocketful of Goobers - Mitchell- B CAR
* George Washington Carver - Nicholson- B CAR
* George Washington Carver - Rustad- B CAR
* America's Top Ten Monuments - Stone- 973 STO
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| Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics | Carrie Chapman Catt biography |
* Cesar Chavez - Schaefer - B CHA
* Learning About Justice from the Life of Cesar Chavez - Strazzabosco - B CHA
* Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez - Krull- B CHA
| Cesar Chavez | Book Comprehension Card Game - Cesar Chavez |
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* A Picture Book of Thomas A. Edison - Adler- B EDI
* The Edison Mystery - Gutman- FIC GUT
* Thomas Edison and the Electric Light - Nest Entertainment videorecording
* The Wizard of Sound - Mitchell- B EDI
* Thomas Edison and Electricity - Parker- B EDI
* Thomas Edison - Shaefer- B EDI
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* Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Man Called Ike- Darby- B EIS
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* Benjamin Franklin - videorecording- Nest Entertainment
* The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin - Giblin- B FRA
* Ben Franklin and Electricity - Parker- B FRA
* Benjamin Franklin - Rustad- B FRA
* Early America: Expansion and Preservation of the Union - (Kit)
* A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin - Adler- B FRA
* The Hatmaker's Sign - Fleming- E FLE
* What's the Big Idea, Benjamin Franklin? (videorecording)
* Shh! We're Writing the Constitution! (videorecording)
* Jean Fritz- Six Revolutionary War Figures - (videorecording)
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Anne Hutchinson- a religious reformer Mangal (2004)
Anne Hutchinson Raum (2005)
| Anne Hutchinson website | Anne Hutchinson biography |
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* A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson - Adler
* Monticello - Fisher- 973.4 FIS
* The Hatmaker's Sign - Fleming- E FLE
* A Big Cheese for the White House - Fleming- E FLE
* Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book - Giblin-B JEF
* Thomas Jefferson: Third President - Hargrove- B JEF
* The Louisiana Purchase - Sakurai- 973.4 SAK
* Thomas Jefferson- Voice of Liberty- Santella- B JEF
* American Independence- videorecording (Schlessinger)
* Early America - (kit) Teacher Created Materials
* A Personal Tour of Monticello - Young- 975.5 YOU
* Martin Luther King Jr.: Free at Last -(Adler) B KIN
* A Picture Book of Martin Luther King Jr. -(Adler) B KIN
* Martin Luther King: A Peaceful Warrior - videorecording
* I Have a Dream: The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Haskins- B KIN
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 323.092 FRO
* My Brother Martin - Farris- E FAR
* My Brother Martin - Farris - E FAR
* I Have a Dream: The Life and Words of M.L.K. - (Haskins) B KIN
* Martin Luther King Jr. -(Lambert) B KIN
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day- (MacMillan) B KIN
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day- (Marx) 323 MAR
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Frost- 323.092 FRO
* Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace -(McKissack) B KIN
*I've Seen the Promised Land - (Myers) B KIN
* I Have a Dream - 305.896 KIN
* Martin's Big Words - Rappaport- PRO B KIN
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day -(Rau) 323 RAU
* My Dream of Martin Luther King - Ringgold- B KIN
* Martin Luther King, Jr. -(Schaefer) B KIN
* Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King - Marzollo- B KIN
* Learning About Dignity from the Life of Martin Luther King Jr. -(Strazzabosco) B KIN
* Our Friend, Martin (3 copies)- video recording
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - video recording
* Ten Amazing People and How They Changed the World - Shaw- 920 SHA
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* James Madison, Fourth President of the United States - Clinton- B MAD
* Shh! We're Writing the Constitution! - (videorecording)
* James Madison and Dolley Madison - Quackenbush- 920 QUA
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* If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks - Ringgold- B PAR
* Rosa Parks - Schaefer - B PAR
* The Bus Ride - Miller -E MIL
* Rosa Parks - Levine- B PAR
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* William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania- Kroll - B PEN
* William Penn and Pennsylvania- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS
* Learning About Responsibility from the Life of Colin Powell -Strazzabosco -B POW
* Colin Powell - Banta - B POW
* Colin Powell: Straight to the Top - Blue- B POW
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* A Christmas Tree in the White House -Hines- E HIN
* The Children's Atlas of the 20th Century - Howarth- REF 911 HOW
* Franklin D. Roosevelt: Thirty-Second President of the U.S. - Osinski- B ROO
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| Colonial Hall.com | Roger Sherman biography |
| Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Roger Sherman biography |
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* Pocahontas - (videorecording)
* Pocahontas - Schaefer- B POC
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* George Washington's Teeth - Chandra- 973.4 CHA
* Mount Vernon - Collins- 975.5 COL
* Shh! We're Writing the Constitution - (videorecording)
* George Washington's Breakfast - Fritz- FIC FRI
* George Washington's Mother - (videorecording)
* George Washington: First President -Kent- B WAS
* President's Day - MacMillan-973.4 MAC
* President's Day - Marx- 394.261 MAR
* Learning About Leadership from the Life of George Washington - Mosher- B WAS
* Revolutionary War on Wednesday - Osborne- E OSB (housed in FIC)
* Crossing the Delaware - Peacock- 973.3 PEA
* Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams- Avi- B WIL
* Roger Williams and Rhode Island- Schlessinger Media videorecording- VHS
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Science
Terrestrial Environments
Water Cycle
* The Water Cycle- Olien- 551.48 OLI
* Bill Nye the Science Guy: Water Cycle - Disney videorecording (VHS)
* The Water Cycle- Frost- 551.48 FRO (Gr. K-1)
* El ciclo de agua- Kalman - 551.48 KAL
* The Water Cycle- Olien- 551.48 OLI
* A Drop of Water- Morrison- 508 MOR
* The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle- Scholastic- Relf- 551.48 REL
* El autobus magico se salpica todo: Un libro sobre el ciclo de agua- Scholastic- Relf- 551.48 REL
* Earth- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS
* Rain and Snow- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS
* Clouds- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS
* What in the World? The Earth Explained: Weather and Climate- SVE Videorecording- VHS
* Dime por que es mojada la lluvia- Willis- 551.48 WIL
* Tell Me Why Rain is Wet- Willis- 551.48 WIL
Terrestrial Environments
Rocks
* AIMS - April 2005- Gr. 4-5 "sedimentary rock"- periodical
* AIMS- Fall 2006- Gr. 4-5 "metamorphic rock"- periodical
* The Intermediate Mailbox- Feb./Mar. 2006 - "erosion"- periodical
* Rocks and Minerals-(2 copies) Bingham- 549 BIN
* Rocks - Burrud- vidoeroecroding (DVD) (Gr. 5)
* Miremos las rocas-(2
copies) Cipriano -552 CIP (K-2)
* Rocks- DVD (Gr. 5)
* Rocks, Fossils, and Arrowheads- Evert- 552 EVE
* Rocks: A Resource Our World Depends On- Graham- 552 GRA
* Usar las rocas-
Katz Cooper- 552 KAT
* Soil Basics- Lineen- 631.4 LIN (K-2)
* Rock Basics- Lindeen- 552 LIN (K-2)
* I Love Rocks- Meister- E MEI (Gr. K)
* Me fascinan las piedras -Meister- E MEI (Gr. K)
* Let's Look at Rocks- Mitten- 552 MIT
* Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop- Murphy- 552 MUR
* Rock - Oxlade- 552 OXL
* Rocks and Fossils- Pellant- 552 PEL
* The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals- Pellant- 560 PEL
* Tierra: Miremos un jardin- Royston- 631.4 ROY
* All About Rocks and Minerals- Schlessinger videorecording (VHS)
* Blocks of Rocks- Sheehan - 552 SHE
* Bloques de piedra- Sheehan- 552 SHE
* Rocks and Soil- Snedden- 552 SNE
* Rocks and Minerals- Squire- 552 SQU
* Soil and Vegetation- SVE and Churchill Media videorecording (VHS)
* Experiments with Rocks and Minerals- Tocci- 552 TOC
| AIMS Erosion Activity | Agent Erosion |
| Bill Nye Experiment | Rocks and Soil: Eat 'Em Up |
| The Rock Cycle Website | The Rock Cycle |
Plant Adaptations
a. Plant Defenses
* The World's Deadliest Poisons- includes plants- Doeden- 615.9 DOE
* Plants Bite Back! Platt- 581.6 PLA
Plant Adaptations
b. Photosynthesis
* Bill Nye the Science Guy: Plants- Disney videorecording - VHS
* Photosynthesis: Changing Sunlight to Food- Kalman- 572 KAL
* La fotosνnthesis: de la luz del sol al alimento- Kalman- 572 KAL
| Plant Parts Websites | The Great Plant Escape |
| El Gran Escape de la Planta |
Plant Adaptations
Carbon dioxide/oxygen/nitrogen cycles
* The Story of Oxygen- Fitzgerald- 546 FIT
Plant Adaptations
Trees
* Behold the Trees- Alexander- FIC ALE (Gr. 5)
* A Kid's Guide to How Trees Grow- Ayers- 635.9 AYE
* The Tree with Eyes- Ben Kemoun- FIC BEN (fiction)
* A Tree is a Plant- Bulla- 583 BUL (Gr. 1-3)
* Someday a Tree- Bunting- E BUN
* Tree- Eyewitness book- 582.16 BUR- located in the REF section (Gr. 5)
* National Audubon Society First Field Guide- Trees- Cassie- REF 582.16 CAS
* The Secret Life of Trees- Chevallier- 582.16 CHE
* A Tree is Growing- Dorros- 582.16 DOR
* Pie in the Sky- Ehlert- E EHL (Gr. K-1)
* Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf- Ehlert- E EHL (Gr. PK-1)
* Franklin Plants a Tree- videorecording- FRA- (VHS) (K-2)
* Pine Trees- Freeman- 585 FRE
* Palm Trees- Freeman- 584 FRE
* Oak Trees- Freeman- 583 FRE
* Maple Trees- Freeman- 585 FRE
* A Dead Log
(ecosystem)- Green- 577.3 GRE
* El arbol del olivo por dentro y por fuera- Hipp- 634 HIP
* El roble por dentro y por fuera- Hipp- 634.9 HIP (Gr. 4-5)
* A Walk in the Deciduous Forest- Johnson- 577.3 JOH
* Be A Friend to Trees- Lauber - 582.16 LAU
* The Tree That Would Not Die (Treaty Oak in Austin)- Levine 976.4 LEV
* Follow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors- Loy- 796.54 LOY
* Why Do Leaves Change Color? Maestro- 582.16 MAE (Gr. 2-3)
* The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree- Pascoe- 577 PAS
* A Log's Life- Pfeffer- 577.3 PFE
* Forests and Woodlands- Pipes- 333.75 PIP
* Trees and Plants in the Rain Forest- Pirotta- 581.7 PIR
* Fletcher and the Falling Leaves- Rawlinson- E RAW (K-3)
* Plants of the Rainforest- Schlessinger videorecording (VHS)
* The Giving Tree- Silverstein - book E SIL and videorecording (VHS)
* El arbol generoso- Silverstein- E SIL and videorecording (VHS)
* A Forest of Stories: Magical Tree Tales from Around the World- Singh- 398.24 SIN
* A Tree is a Plant- Spohn- E SPO (Gr. K-3)
* The Life Cycle of an Oak Tree- Tagliaferro- 583 TAG (Gr. K-3)
* Un αrbol es
hermoso- Udry- 582.16 UDR
* A Tree for Me- Van Laan- E VAN (K-1)
* I Can Name 50 Trees Today! All About Trees- Worth- 582.16 WOR
* Our Tree Named
Steve- Zweibel- E ZWE
* How Do Animals Adapt? - Kalman 577.4 KAL
* ΏCσmo se adaptan los animals? Kalman 577.4 KAL
* Animal Adaptations for Survival Rose 591.4 ROS
* Reptiles and Insects: Leapin Lizard!(2) - Disney (Bill Nye) videorecording- VHS
* All About Animal Adaptions Schlessinger Media videorecording VHS
Animal Adaptations
Adaptations to Environment
Animal Adaptations- Environment
A. Foods
* Whose Food Is This: A Look at What Animals Eat Leaves, Bugs, and Nuts Allen 591.5 ALL
Animal Adaptations- Environment
B. Home
* Whose House Is This: A Look at Homes Webs , Nests and Shells - Gregoire - 591.56 GRE
* Cain the Coyote- Tales from the Wild- National Geographic videorecording (VHS)
* Peekaboo Pals- National Geographic videorecording- VHS- (K-3)
Animal Adaptations- Environment
C. Products
* Whose Work Is This?: A Look at Things Animals Make Pearls, Milk, Honey Allen 591.5 ALL
Animal Adaptations- Environment
D. Sounds
* Whose Sound Is This?: A Look at Animal NoisesChirps, Clicks, and Hoots Allen 591.59 ALL
Animal Adaptations- Environment
E. Weather
* Butterfly Battle- Magic School Bus chapter book- White- FIC WHI- located in the Magic School Bus section
* Polar Prowl (Really Wild Animal Series) National Geographic Kids videorecording VHS
Animal Adaptations
Defenses/Weapons
* All About Turtles- Arnosky- 597.92 ARN
* Inmersiσn!: Animales del fondo del mar Berger 591.77 BER (K-3)
* Animals Staying Safe Niz 591.47 NIZ (K-3)
* Animal Survivors Clarke-Hill videorecording (gr 1-4)
* Animal Weapons DK Vision (K-3) - VHS
* Armored Animals- DK Vision videorecording-(K-3) - VHS
* Insect Defenses Kalman 595.714 KAL
* Secret Weapons and Great Escapes (Really Wild Animals Series) National Geographic Kids videorecording -VHS
* Puffer Fish- J. Sullivan Rake- 597.64 RAK
* Amazing Insect Warriors- Schlessinger videorecording- VHS
Defenses/Weapons
A. Camouflage
* Pinduli- Cannon- E CAN
* Pinduli (Spanish) Cannon -E CAN
* The Mixed-Up Chameleon Carle E CAR (Gr.K-3)
* El camaleσn camaleσnico- Carle E CAR (Gr. K-3)
* Animal Disguises DK Vision videorecording
* Chameleons Are Cool Jenkins 597.95 JEN (Gr. 1-3)
* Camouflage: Changing to Hide Kalman 591.47 KAL
* Animal Colors DK -Meyers videorecording- VHS
* Peekaboo Pals National Geographic Kids videorecording VHS (K-3)
* Secret Weapons and Great Escapes National Geographic Kids videorecording (Gr. 3-5)
* Special Animal Secrets National Geographic Kids videorecording (Gr. K-3)
* Incredible Insects! Schlessinger videorecording - VHS
* Chameleons Colors Tashiro E TAS (RL 4 , IL K-3)
* Animal Disguises Weber 591.47 WEB
* Whose Spots Are These?: A Look at Animal Markings Round, Bright, and Big Wohlrabe 591.47 WOH
* Bugs (camouflage) -York- 595.7 YOR
Defenses/Weapons
B. Ink
* Squids Rake (2 copies)- 594.58 RAK (P-2)
Defenses/Weapons
C. Odor
* Skunks Dingwall 599.7 DIN
* El zorillo Whitehouse 599.76 WHI (Gr. K-1)
Defenses/Weapons
D. Quills
* Porcupines Dingwell 599.3 DIN
* Porcupines Ripples 599.35 RIP
Defenses/Weapons
E. Stings/Bites
* Tigers DuTemple 599.74 DUT (Gr. 2-4)
* Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish George 595.GEO
* What Is a Reptile?(2) Kalman 597.9 KAL
* ΏQuι son los reptiles? Kalman 597.9 KAL (RL7 IL 3-6)
* Jellyfish Landau 593.5 LAU (K-3)
* Jellyfish Lindeen 593.5 LIN (P-2)
* Reptiles Weber 599.9 WEB
* Bites and Stings Silverstein - 617.1 SIL (Gr. 4-9)
Defenses/Weapons
F. Venom
* The Worlds Deadliest Snakes Martin 597.96 MAR (Gr. 3-9)
* Poisonous Snakes of Texas Price REF 597.96 PRI
Animal Adaptations
Food Chains
* Desert Food Chains Kalman 577.54 KAL
* Forest Food Chains Kalman 577.3 KAL
* Meadow Food Chains Kalman 577.4 KAL
* What Are Food Chains and Food Webs? (2 copies) Kalman - 577 KAL
* ΏQuι son las redes y cadenas ailmentarias? Kalman 577 KAL
* Who Eats What?: Food Chains and Webs Lauber 574.5 LAU
* Prairie Food Chains MacAulay 577.4 MAC
* Food Chains Riley 577 RIL
* All About Food Chains Schlessinger Media videorecording - VHS
* Scholastics Magic School Bus Gets Eaten Scholastic videorecording VHS
* The Environment Snedden 577 SNE
| Food Chains Websites | Fish Food Game |
| Food Chains |
Animal Adaptations
Hibernation
* Every Autumn Comes the Bear Arnosky E ARN (RL 3.4)
* ΏQuι es la hibernaciσn? Crossingham 591.56 CRO
* Why Do Bears Sleep All Winter?: A Book about Hibernation Englar 599.74 ENG
* Bears Kalman 599.74 KAL
Animal Adaptations
Migration
* Why Do Geese Fly South in the Winter? Allen 591.56 ALL
* Flutes Journey Cherry 598.8 CHE (K-Gr. 3)
* Caribou Frost 599.65 FRO migration patterns (RL 3.2)
* Animal Journeys Clark-Hill videorecording (Gr.1-4)
* An Animal Year DK Vision videorecording
* How Do Birds Find Their Way? Gans 598.252 GAN (Gr.1-3)
* Animals Migrating: How, When , Where and Why Animals Migrate Kanter 591.56 KAN (Gr. 2-6)
* The Journey: Stories of Migration Rylant 591.56 RYL (Gr. 2-5)
* The Journey of a Butterfly Scrace 595.78 SCR (Gr. K-3)
* The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments - Franklin Institute Science Museum Book -507.8 BEN
* How to Think Like a Scientist - Kramer -502.8 KRA
* Ciencia Magica: Experimentos extranos y asombrosos - Levine and Johnstone -507.8 LEV
* How to Make Your Science Project Scientific - Moorman -507 MOO
* Experiments with Solids, Liquids, and Gases - Tocci -507 TOC
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