Grade 1

Familiar Folk Tales

• An Electronic Book of Nursery Rhymes
• The Mother Goose Society
• Mother Goose rhymes
• Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes
• Listen to nursery rhymes
• Jack and Jill activity
• Jack and Jill Curriculum Connections
• Humpty Dumpty Activity
• Humpty Dumpty Curriculum Connections
• Sixteen versions of Little Red Riding Hood
• Little Red Riding Hood Web Quest
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff Activity...building the bridge
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff Curriculum Connections
• Are Trolls Good Or Bad?
• Activities to Accompany The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff: The True Story as told by the "bad" troll
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears activity
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears Curriculum Activities
• The Three Pigs activity
• The Three Pigs Curriculum Connections
• Learning about the School with the Gingerbread Boy

Wordless Books

• Recommended Wordless Picture Books
• Illustrators
  • The Official Eric Carle Website
  • Eric Carle Author Study
  • Student Art Inspired by Eric Carle
  • Eric Carle Collage Project
  • Eric Carle Art
  • Pat Hutchins
  • Telling Stories with Pictures: Molly Bang
  • Review of The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
  • The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher Activities
  • Mercer Mayer

Picture Story Books

• National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature...artistic achievements and gallery exhibitions of illustrators
• Picture Books in the Classroom
• Making Picture Books: The Pictures by Barbara Cooney
• Children's Picture Book Database ... annotated bibliography searchable by concepts, topics, or skills
  

Favorite Authors

• Tomie dePaola
  • Tomie DePaola unofficial home page..biography, bibliography, schedule, marketplace, photos
  • Teacher resource file...biographical resources, bibliography and lesson plans
  • Autobiographical sketch written for the 1983 Junior Authors
  • Strega Nona lesson plan
  • The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush and The Legend of the Bluebonnet lesson plans
  • Celebrating Cultures With Tomie dePaola lesson plan
  • Interview
  • Book annotations and brief interview
  • Autobiographical picture books
  • DePaola's Wonderful World
  • Tomie's Tips on Writing Books
• Norman Bridwell
  • Biography
  • Biography
  • Clifford Home Page
  • Clifford Site Map
  • PBS Kids - Clifford the Big Red Dog
• John Burningham
• Eric Carle
  • The Official Eric Carle Website
  • Eric Carle Author Study
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
  • Thematic Unit: Eric Carle, "The Very Hungry Catepillar"
  • Welcome to Project: Eric Carle
  • Literature-Based Lesson Plans and Resources Using Eric Carle's Books
  • Teacher CyberGuide: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • Studying Insects with Eric Carle
  • Resources and Lesson Plans
  • An Author Study of Eric Carle
• Miram Cohen
• Roger Duvoisin
• Don Freeman
  • Online Exhibits
  • Autobiography
• Ezra Jack Keats
  • The Making of a Keats Picture Book
  • EZRA JACK KEATS: A Virtual Exhibit
  • Biography
  • Books Featuring Peter
  • Biographical Statement
• Leo Lionni
  • Biography
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Learning Measurements Using Inch by Inch
  • Literature-Based Lesson Plans and Resources Using Leo Lionni's's Books
  • Annotated Leo Lionni Bibliography

Poetry

• 33 Ways to Celebrate Poetry
• Ideas and resources for teaching poetry
• How to Get Kids Excited about Reading Poetry: Make It Fun!
• Children's Poetry - Lear, Stevenson, Dr Seuss
• Celebrate Children's Poetry Week
• Teacher Resources
• Poetry for Kids - Links
• Bibliography
• RhymeZone... type in a word below to find its rhymes, synonyms, and more

Africa

• Activities for African Folk Tales
• African Folk Tales - Background Information
• Moja Means One, Swahili Counting Book
• Africa: Its People and Places: social life and customs, history, clothes, myths, medicine, houses, musical instruments, and food
• Art and Life in Africa Project...African textile designs are created by weaving or stamping
• Explore Africa with Anansi
• Anansi Resource Page
• African Folktales
• Africa: It's Not a Country
• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Review and Activities
• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain - source for teacher's guide
• Lesson using a database to sequence the events in the story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: background on the origin of the tale
• Review: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
• Welcome to the Land of The Rainbow Nation! (includes Abiyoyo as an example of African literature)
• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter Teacher's Guide

Life in an Aquarium

• Fun Fish Activities
• A Thousand Friends of Frogs... study and celebrate frogs and their habitats
• Frog Watch...primary language arts, math, science and research activities
• Let's Learn About Frogs
• T is for Tadpole; F is for Frog ... multi-disciplinary unit
• Frogs: A Thematic Unit Plan
• The Froggy Page
• Aquarium Education Lesson Plans
• National Aquarium in Baltimore
• National Aquarium in Baltimore - Teacher Resources
• Pond Life
• Creative Writing - I AM A FISH

Wild Things

• There's a Nightmare in My Closet
• Let's Make Some Monsters
• Our Night Unit!
• Scary Stories for 1st and 2nd graders...bibliography
• Where the Wild Things Are Lesson Plans
• Monsters Real and Mythical

Concept Books

• Concept Books...annotated bibliography
• Online Alphabet Books and Lesson Plans
• ABC Books Aren't Just For Babies!