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Amelia Earhart for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:35:10 +0000

Today the new Amelia Earhart movie is coming out, and I got to thinking about this iconic and wonderful female role model. She was a true pioneer for women in history to break out of outdated stereotypes and set higher goals for themselves. I’ve always admired her and part of me always hoped they would find her plane someday so that we could finally discover what happened to her.

When movies come out based on history, it’s a great time to bring these topics into lesson plans. We all know that a little Hollywood glamour always makes kids a bit more interested in homework!

Amelia Earhart Picture

Amelia Earhart History Lesson (requires free login)

Who Was Amelia Earhart? (from the “Who Was…?” book series)

Amelia Earhart Coloring Pages

Amelia Earhart Photos

Amelia Earhart Timeline

Printable Amelia Earhart Biography

Biography – Amelia Earhart (A&E DVD Archives)

Amelia Earhart Play Script

Amelia Earhart Official Website

Amelia Earhart Movie Trailer

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Where the Wild Things Are Activities and Lesson Plans

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Dr. Seuss Activities and Lesson Plans

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:37:42 +0000

I simply can’t imagine an early childhood classroom without the magic of Dr. Seuss! I read Hop on Pop as a child until the pages fell out of the book. They are SO GREAT for reading practice for my kids, because they are so easy, yet so much fun to read.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was a fascinating man that was famous for more than children’s books during his career. He was also a political cartoonist and advertising illustrator, and ironically enough, has never won a Caldecott Medal or Newbery Medal. To which I say, WTH?!

Be sure to also check out our page for The Lorax activities, games and lesson plans, Truffula trees craft and this Cat in the Hat craft, too!

Harry Potter Activities, Printables and Lesson Plans

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:31:06 +0000

We are huge Harry Potter fans in our house. We’ve even been to midnight book sale parties and always see the Harry Potter movies the weekend they are released. I’m so glad that my children get to grow up with such a rich fantasy world with the Harry Potter books like I was able to with the Narnia books when I was a kid.

Harry Potter Activites

You might also like our Where the Wild Things Are Activities and Lesson Plans post, especially because the movie is coming out this fall! We can’t wait!