November 12th, 2008
Here is an activity shared by author/educator Shirley Smith Duke, who presented it at the NAEYC Conference in Dallas in Nov 2008 in her 6+Traits session with author Anastasia Suen. Thank you Shirley and Anastasia!
Trout are Made of Trees
Voice
Small to large, sequence
Using sounds.
Make a list of the sound words. Have the students practice making the sounds. Read the story and have the children make the sounds. Choose their favorite sound and write sentences about other things that could make that same or similar sound.
For older students, make a list of the steps in the food chain portrayed in the book together. Write a paragraph explaining the steps in this food chain and showing the relationship of each step. Then have the students write in additional sound effects. Have them try to make up different ones than those used in the book. Challenge them to spell the sound effect.
sequence graphic; time order
Shirley Smith Duke, author of:
No Bows! Peachtree, 2006
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October 2nd, 2008
Here is the Be a Stream Hero Contest Flyer for grades K-2.
Deadline is December 31, 2008.
Winner receives a huge collection of new books and a school visit by April Pulley Sayre
anywhere in the U. S.
Trout Are Made of Trees Contest Flyer
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September 25th, 2008
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Fish Poetry at Nappanee Elem
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Nappanee educators created this fish hallway with language activities
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Swimming in Poetry
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Stuffed fish art at Nappanee
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Graphic/ Comic book format to learn story structure at Waynesville, OH school
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More multi-dimensional fish art in Waynesville, OH!
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Wow, Waynesville. I love this green fish. Looks like a young trunkfish.
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Research fish using library forms to organize thoughts
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These library activities were created by a media specialist, Columbus, OH
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Tags: art, Fish, onomatopoeia, poetry, sounds, Trout Are Made of Trees, Trout Trout Trout A Fish Chant
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September 8th, 2008
I have teamed up with Charlesbridge publishing, the publisher of this book, and created the Be a Stream Hero contest. The winner of the contest wins a school visit from me.
In fact, in honor of Trout Are Made of Trees, Charlesbridge publishing staff spent a day cleaning up the Charles river!
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Tags: ecology, Fish, Insects, rivers, streams, Trout Are Made of Trees
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