More Picture Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 (PB186X2) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Karen Ansberry (Author), Emily Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2007

Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, 3-6. They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content, and ready-to-teach lessons that incorporate the BSCS 5E learning cycle. So what could be more perfect? More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, K-4! This volume offers 15 new lessons that combine picture books and inquiry to develop students interest in science and reading. More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, K-4, follows the same winning formula that made the first volume a bestseller. The lessons cover physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. They include reproducible student pages and assessments. They feature embedded reading-comprehension strategies. And they make students yearn to learn from such engaging fiction and nonfiction books as Diary of a Worm; Sunshine on My Shoulders; How Tall, How Short, How Faraway; and Leo Cockroach, Toy Tester. The award-winning authors know from their own classroom experience how important it is for time-starved teachers to integrate science and reading in a natural way ... and how students with reading troubles can benefit from an extra nudge to get engaged in science texts.

Editorial Reviews

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...A model of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies, More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons is a unique and confidently recommended addition to any private or public school K-12 curriculum and so user friendly that it would be readily applicable by parents engaged in home schooling children ages 5 through 9. --The Midwest Book Review: Small Press Bookwatch, May 2007

More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 is an amazing resource. This book is aligned to the standards, so no matter what your district's curriculum looks like you should be able to find something to use. This book consists of 15 inquiry-based science lessons that are enhanced by quality children's literature. The lesson plans are written using the 5E instructional model. With the time restraints all teachers face it is more important than ever to integrate as much as we can. --Reviewed by: Julie F on June 23, 2009

More Picture Perfect Science Lessons by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan More Picture Perfect Science Lessons is a great tool for every teacher of students in grades K-4. Whether a teacher is looking for supplemental materials for an existing curriculum, or lacks the time and resources to teach regular science lessons, this book is a great resource. Each unit is overflowing with children's literature, teacher resources, and engaging activities. Teachers will find new and inventive ways to teach higher level thinking skills, reading comprehension, writing skills, and important science concepts using the 5E inquiry model. Ansberry and Morgan have created a useful and teacher-friendly science text. --Reviewed by: Mariah on May 5, 2008

About the Author

Karen Ansberry co-authored More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons to give science teachers the tools they need to help students learn to read and read to learn. She has been a Mason City (Ohio) Schools elementary science curriculum leader since 1998; from 1991 to 1998 she was a classroom teacher and science curriculum coordinator for grades 5 and 6. She has a bachelor s degree in biology from Xavier University and a master s in teaching from Miami University in Ohio. Emily Morgan feels that tapping into students fascination with science will give them the motivation to read about it. Morgan taught middle and elementary school science for 10 years, first at Ohio s Northridge Local Schools and then at Mason City Schools. Currently she is a science consultant for the Hamilton County Educational Service Center in Cincinnati. She earned her bachelor s degree in education from Wright State University and master s in education from the University of Dayton.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: NSTA Press; illustrated edition edition (March 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933531126
• ISBN-13: 978-1933531120
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A model of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: More Picture Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 (PB186X2) (Paperback)

A publication of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), "More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books To Guide Inquiry, K-4" is the collaborative work of Karen Ansberry (a classroom teacher and science curriculum coordinator for grades 5 and 6, Mason City Schools, Ohio) and Emily Morgan (science consultant for the Hamilton County Educational Service Center, Cincinnati, Ohio). A compilation of fifteen lessons in science incorporate the use of picturebooks to enthuse young students from kindergarten through the fourth grade with an interest in science and reading, "More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons" also features reproducible student pages, assessments, and reading-comprehension strategies. Drawing upon both fiction and non-fiction books, each lesson is in full accordance with national science education and curriculum standards. A model of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies, "More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons" is a unique and confidently recommended addition to any private or public school K-12 science curriculum, and so `user friendly' that it would be readily applicable by parents engaged in home schooling children ages 5 through 9.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Educational Resource, September 16, 2007

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Debbie Watlington "Knitty Professor" (Mc Minnville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Picture Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 (PB186X2) (Paperback)

If you are unsure of how to do "hands-on" inquiry based science lessons, this book is for you! The lessons are detailed and based on sound pedagogy. The resources needed to teach the lessons are basic to any classroom and thus are not costly to prepare. This is the second book published after the highly successful "Picture Perfect Science" and was much anticipated by all.More Picture Perfect Science Lessons

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very primary, July 26, 2011

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Joslin Woofter - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Picture Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 (PB186X2) (Paperback)

While I liked the idea behind this book, as a fourth grade teacher I found the ideas VERY geared towards primary grades. Many of the ideas did not align with 4th grade standards and the book choices were geared towards a younger crowd. For the primary grades this might be a great resource, but I would recommend the Picture Perfect Science Lessons for grades 3-6.