Book SMART Activities
Author Jeopardy
Play an exciting game of jeopardy using author related topics.
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Book Jeopardy
Play an exciting game of jeopardy using book related topics.
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Is it a Caldecott?
Test your Caldecott Medal knowledge. See if you can name a Caldecott Medal winner.
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Caldecott Medal BINGO
Create a series of book talks as you remind students of Caldecott Award winning books during a FUN game of BINGO.
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Newbery Award BINGO
Create a series of book talks as you remind students of Newbery Award winning books during a FUN game of BINGO.
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Red Clover 2012-13
The Princess and the Pig
Discuss the elements of a fairy tale. Decide if this story is a fairy tale and compare to other fairy tales.
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Balloons Over Broadway
Learn about the artist Tony Sarg. Compare with the artist Alexander Calder. Watch a video on the inflation of a Macy' Parade balloon.
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Me...Jane
Learn about the life & work of Jane Goodall. Explore the differences & similarities in the great apes.
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All the Water in the World
Discover why water is such a valuable natural resources. Discuss how people access water, the water cycle and why it is a basic necessity.
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Neville
Discuss what it takes to start and maintain friendships. Practice some mapping and direction skills.
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Three by the Sea
Discuss the elements of a fable. Learn about the character traits of a trickster. Play a vocabulary matching game.
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Grampa Green
Learn about garden topiary and Japanese gardening. Compare this book to Sky Sweeper.
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Red Clover 2011-12
A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea
Learn more about marching bands. Activities involving fiction & nonfiction books plus a discussion of good & bad ideas.
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Bink & Gollie
Bink & Gollie are like 2 VERY different peas in a pod. Explore vocabulary, synonyms & adjectives.
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I Know Here
Learn more about Canada and practice some geography skills. Compare the places & things that are worth remember from 2 very different "home" towns.
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Nabeel's New Pants: An Eid Tale
Learn a little about India.
Participate in some measurement activities.
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Mirror, Mirror
Learn about and create ACROSTIC poems after reading a book of reversible verse.
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Additional Red Clover SMART activities
A BIG thank you to Jeanie Phillips from Chester-Andover Elementary School. Visit her Using Technology to Support Your Red Clover Program website for a lot of technology suggestions.
Art & Max
Explore the different mediums of art while enjoying the lastest title by three time Caldecott Medal winning illustrator David Wiesner. Tie-in to past nominees Art Dog or Action Jackson.
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Wonder Horse
Learn more about the historical characters in this wonderful story. Added in is some information about ASPCA.
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Bink & Gollie
What does it mean to compromise? What qualities make for a "marvelous" companion? Find out as you read this story about 2 girls & their adventures in friendship.
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I Know My School
Great technology tie-in to I Know Here. Highlight all the wonderful & memorable things about your school or home town.
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Red Clover 2010-11
Redwoods
How do redwoods compare to trees in Vermont? What makes giant redwoods so GIANT?
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Moonshot
What do you know about space equipment and the planets? Learn who wants to take a space vacation and where.
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Chicken Little
Folk tale or Fable you decide. Read this charming retelling of Chicken Little and compare it with a Red Clover favorite The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) or Chicken Little retold by Steven Kellogg.
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Let's Do Nothing!
How long can you do nothing? Or can you become a staring champion? Pair this buddy story with another tale about a couple of boys to see who has the most interesting time.
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Lousy Rotten, Stinkin' Grapes
What makes a fable? Compare and contrast several version of Fox and Grapes. How do you like your grapes?
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The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
Compare this book with An Eye for Color. Map the Calypso's travels around the world.
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Bubble Trouble
Explore bubble science.
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An Eye for Color
Identify what you know about Josef Albers and art while reading this colorful story. Rediscover how fun and interesting optical illusions can be.
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Red Clover 2009-10
Sandy's Circus
Look into the life and artwork of American artist Alexander Calder.
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Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of NY City
Learn facts about red-tailed hawks, see pictures of Pale Male and his family, listen to hawk sounds & watch a video of hawks flying.
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Finding Home
See if you can remember which Australian animals are mentioned. Or re-read the story to identify the facts given in the text.
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A Couple of Boys have the Best Week Ever
Compare & contrast books that share the theme "Look what I did on my summer vacation..."
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Owney the Mail Pouch Pooch
Watch the National Postal Museum video about Owney & locate some of the places he visited on a map.
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Red Clover 2008-9
Dadblamed Union Army Cow
List the problems & solutions created by Dadblamed Union Army Cow & view Civil War photographs & maps of the battles.
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White Owl, Barn Owl
Make a list of owls names & listen to some owl sounds.
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Sky Sweeper
Discuss helpers in your community & take virtual tours of Japanese gardens.
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When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
Do you have a favorite dinosaur from When Dinosaurs Came with Everything? Record them on a graph & then try a virtual dinosaur dig.
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Scaredy Squirrel
Compile a Make-a-Friend kit & graph what makes people afraid.
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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
Compare & contrast versions of the Cinderella story including Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.
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If You Give a...books
Compare & contrast If You Give a... books written by Laura Numeroff using this activity found on the web.
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Favorite Authors
Use this graph to discover the popularity of some famous authors in this activity found on the web.
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Jane Kurtz
Read Bicycle Madness and learn about the invention of the bicycle and Women's Suffrage with this activity found on the web.
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Dr. Seuss
Use this series of activities, found on the web, to focus on the books of Dr. Seuss.
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3 Little Pigs
Use the story of the 3 little pigs to discuss Fractured Fairy Tales.
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