Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Author: Verna Aardema

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1992-05-20

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0140546162

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A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”

Hands-on Social Studies : Grade 2
Hands-on Social Studies : Grade 2

Author: Jennifer Lawson

Publisher: Portage & Main Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1553790561

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This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade two students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum. This resource has two instructional units: Unit 1: Traditions and Celebrations Unit 2: Features of Communities Around the World Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has materials lists activity descriptions questioning techniques activity centre and extension ideas assessment suggestions activity sheets and visuals

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Author: Verna Aardema

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0803760892

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"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.

Getting Ready for Phonics
Getting Ready for Phonics

Author: Judith Harries

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1408193868

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Everyone agrees that an understanding of phonics is essential to cracking the code for reading. Getting Ready for Phonics discusses early language development. It focuses on the phonics debate; and provides activities to support multi-sensory learning environments for the teaching of phonological development in the Foundation Stage and early Key Stage 1.