Teaching With Favorite Jan Brett Books: Engaging Activities That Build Essential Reading and Writing Skills and Explore the Themes in These Popular Books [Paperback]

Jacqueline Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Invite children to explore the stories and rich, detailed artwork of this popular author-illustrator. Includes a profile of Jan Brett; before- and after-reading discussion ideas; and activities that help kids build vocabulary, learn about genres, and explore story elements. Plus, extensions in science, social studies, math, poetry, and more.

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About the Author

Jacqueline Clarke has taught first and second grade and currently edits Instructor magazine¹s Learning Activities Notebook. Jacqueline is the author of Hands-On Math Around the Year and three other titles in the Fresh & Fun series:Teeth, Amazing April, and Mega-Fun May (Scholastic Teaching Resources). She lives with her family in Syracuse, New York.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439395097
• ISBN-13: 978-0439395090
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Jan Brett resource, September 6, 2005

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Cheryl Buchholtz "thinkersteacher" (Peoria, AZ) - See all my reviews
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If you are a teacher and teach using Jan Brett books this is an excellent resource to add to your library. It has many creative activities to compliment some of her most popular book titles. With writing being one of the critical components of the new standardized tests, this book is a fresh approach to working with those skills. This teaching guide can be supplemented with some of the many activities that Ms. Brett has available on her web site.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for mulit age teaching, November 7, 2010

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R. A. Wedin "R. A. Wedin" (Northwest Washington State) - See all my reviews
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I used this book to teach a fall semester class once a week to kids aged K - 3rd. It was a little young for 3rd graders. I supplemented the book with free printables from Jan Brett's website [...]. All the kids loved the books - even the 3rd graders, but some of the activities were a little easy for them. It has different printables from the website, including a great one about how to measure things in hands like horses, and another about sorting the different sounds of C that you hear in Country and City mouse. There's also some good activities about animals and habitats, as well as some geography lessons. On each of the first 10 books there is a sidebar that lists similar books that you can use to supplement or expand the lesson. Most of the lessons can be adapted to one child, or to a class. A great resource and well worth it. My only complaint is that it only covers her first 10 or so books in depth, and just lists a couple ideas each for a few of her others. There was plenty of material, but an updated version with her newer books would be great!

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching with Jan Brett books, February 23, 2010

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Laurie G. Livingston-irwin "Reikiwolf" (Haverhill,MA,USA) - See all my reviews
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I have always loved Jan Brett books, and I'm thrilled to be able to share them with my grand-daughter while we learn together.