Kirjahaku

Vincent loves to read. In fact, Vincent loves to read more than anything else in the whole wide world. This little brown teddy bear loves to read high up in trees, under beds, on a park bench, in a bookshelf and...But wait There are so many strange places where Vincent goes to read his favorite books that you will just have to read this children's story to find out. As a surprise, each colorful illustration in Vincent Loves to Read, has a hidden object that doesn't quite fit in the illustration itself. You will have fun looking at each illustration closely to find the strange little objects. Also, as a different way of illustrating a children's picture book, all of the illustrations, in this particular book, are layered with free public domain photos and objects to create a complete illustration. This different way of designing a total scene is something your students can do on their own when they wish to create 'artwork' to accompany their stories, projects, and so on.

The key to authentic learning is capitalizing on teachable moments in the classroom. Learn to look for and create these tremendous learning opportunities as you teach your curriculum. This resource guides the user in a friendly fashion through a variety of units that address standards, multiple intelligences, and the content areas. Liberally sprinkled with practical projects, poetry, music, and assessment strategies, a grid is included at the end of each unit that demonstrates the interconnectedness of the hundreds of activities.

Integrate creative arts into the curriculum with a variety of engaging, classroom-tested arts activities. Drama, movement, pantomime, puppetry, storytelling, visual arts, media arts, and music come alive with innovative activities. Reproducible scripts for readers theatre and a score for a musical are included. Each activity notes the intended grade level, materials needed, purpose or objective, time involved, sequential guidelines for the activity, variations on the activity for other content areas. Grades K-6.