Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Educator Resources

This page contains hundreds of activity ideas related to my books. Below you will find links to these resources organized by specific category.

I want this site to be useful to educators. So please let me know what you are doing with books in your classrooms and libraries and if there is anything else I can do as we work together to bring great books and science to students.

Each year, I visit with teachers and students throughout the country. You can learn more about my school visit programs by visiting this link.

Featured Resources

If You’re Hoppy sings

August 9th, 2011

 Here, some rockin’ awesome Mississippi librarians show me how they sing If You’re Hoppy, incorporating the slight variations from the traditional If You’re Happy song. (I admit I never imagined folks singing it, only saying it out loud. But I’ve heard lots of librarians are singing it for story hour.)  The facebook author page with the video.

THE CHANT BOOKS: Read, Taste, Teach!

August 6th, 2011

My chant books are a celebration of  words, rhythm, rhyme, and biodiversity. To celebrate my upcoming (June 16th, 2011) vegetable chant, I’ve assembled sound samples to help in teaching and understanding these books.  Read more »

Dust off a book: physical science storytime!

September 17th, 2008

Let’s begin our physical science storytime. Physical science studies the non-living world around us: air, water, wind, rock, minerals, glaciers, all sorts of things. But these non-living parts of our world also play a big part in our lives, and other animals’ lives, too. So, we’ll begin with an animal you might have seen…vultures! Read more »

Additional Resources