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Book of the Week: Under the Snow

Educators
often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this
year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching
materials and strategies.

Now
that we are in the heart of winter, it seems like the perfect time to talk
about Under the Snow. This book is
perfect for science lessons about weather, habitats, and animal adaptations. It
directly addresses NGSS PEs 2-LS4-1 and 3-ESS2-1.
You can start your lesson with a fun Readers Theater script that I’ve
written to accompany the book.

I’ve also created a Teacher’s Guide that
makes connections to a wide variety of NGSS and Common Core standards as well
as a Where Do Ideas Come From? Video that takes readers to Gates Pond in Hudson,
Massachusetts, the place where I had the experience that led me to write Under the Snow as well as When Rain Falls.

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