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Books, Suggestions, and Lesson Plans for Teachers and Other Learners:  A Cumulative List

Aids for Teachers and other Learning adults: 

• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants  by Robin Wall Kimmerer |  https://onbeing.org/programs/robin-wall-kimmerer-the-intelligence-of-plants-2022/  

• Interview with LeVar Burton:  Everyone Loves Being Read To  |  https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/levar-burton-everyone-loves-being-read

Animals:

• Tiger with Wings, the Great Horned Owl  by Barbara Juster Esbensen, illustrated in watercolor by Mary Barrett Brown  |  read aloud to an owl at a raptor center....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0vw2Qu7JgU&ab_channel=TheRaptorCenter  the voice!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjgoG9hmFgY&ab_channel=IrenaRudz  |  more detail:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdSslPcoqTg&ab_channel=klpyle1

• Eggs  by Marilyn Singer, illustrated in layers of gouache on watercolor paper by Emma Stevenson | see Poetry suggestion below

• Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, 2nd Edition  by Paul J. Baicich and Colin J.O. Harrison, illustrated in watercolor, line drawings and photographs by Dr. Philip Burton, Andrew Burton, F. Greenaway, Clark Sumida, and Ms. Terry O'Nele

• Chicken's Aren't the Only Ones  |  Great resources from Teachers Pay Teachers!    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:chickens%20aren't%20the%20only%20ones  |  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXmySkYDXho

• Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons, and illustrated by the author in pen and watercolor  |   Chicks and Chickens Gibbons Sept 2020 Lesson plan.pdf  |  As read by Gail Gibbons, author:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwwu3TiQyZI 

• Hatching Chicks in Room 6, written and photographed by Caroline Arnold  |  April 2022 Lesson PLan.pdf  |  https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaAgintheClassroom/videos/230485488096058/

• The Thing About Bees : A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin, and illustrated by the author with hand-lettering and watercolor  |  A LOVE POEM FROM A FATHER TO HIS TWO SONS, AND A TRIBUTE TO THE BEES THAT POLLINATE THE FOODS WE LOVE TO EAT. |  The Thing About Bees May 2021 Lesson Plan.pdf  | 

Crafty with Crafts:  

• Dying Eggs with Plants:  https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2019/03/the-6-best-veggies-to-use-for-natural.html   |  Steaming the Perfect Egg:  https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2012/01/hard-steamed-eggs.htm

• Painting with Soil:  an art project for use with Lincoln Clears a Path :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oLGdmyMcuQ&ab_channel=DukeGardens      For older enthusiasts:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0FRhn4q0_E&ab_channel=SummerRayneOakes  

 Food:  The Origin Stories

• Corn   Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons  |  Corn--Gibbons November Lesson Plan corn.pdf  |  harvesting corn:  https://youtu.be/1FjcJRwkmKM  | | extended read-aloud with more corn info  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJOgBkfiLCM&ab_channel=PekinPublicLibrary

• From Cocoa Beans to Chocolate (Who Make My Lunch? Series)  by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman  |  Chocolate Feb 2021 Lesson Plan.pdf    |    A  History of Chocolate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PIgY4Wr23

• First Day in Grapes  by L. King Perez, and illustrated in realistic watercolor, colored pencil and pastel by Robert Casilla  |   First Day in Grapes July 2021 Lesson Plan.pdf  |  https://www.leeandlow.com/books/first-day-in-grapes/teachers_guide  |  Nice read aloud:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDltQSVJF08&ab_channel=SaraiResendez

• How It's Make: Chocolate editions   |  https://www.google.com/search?q=how%2Bchocolate%2Bis%2Bmade&oq=how%2Bchocolate%2B&aqs=chrome.2.69i59j69i57j0i512l5j69i61.14995j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_hdFAYs3SGuugytMP34idOA35#kpvalbx=_hdFAYs3SGuugytMP34idOA35 |  read along:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtMfiWDQHT8&ab_channel=ScienceChannel

• PB&J Hooray! by Janet Nolan, illustrated after eating her very first PB&J by Julia Patton  |  March Lesson Plan 2022.pdf  |

Helpful Read-Aloud:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aayWcF-W7s4&ab_channel=ElementaryShenanigans |   
How flour is made:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8vLjPctrcU&ab_channel=EatHappyProject |   |  
How bread is handmade (use first 5 minutes):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGbNI26PPYg&ab_channel=Tasty  |  
How bread is commercially made:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cD-jqABVYc&ab_channel=EatHappyProject    |  
How Peanut Butter is made:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhYrO6sdARw&ab_channel=FoodNetwork                                                                            How Peanuts Grow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?i6SxMFDf4rQ&ab_channel=GPBEducation

• Sylvia's Spinach by Katherine Pryor, illustrated in ink washes combined with pen pencil, and other dry media by Anna Raff  |  Oct 2020 lesson Sylvia's spinach.pdf
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Gardening Literature Resources: 

• A Seed is Sleepy  by Dianna Hutts Aston, illustrated in pen and watercolor by Sylvia Long  |  read, outside!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtPgoMtYbso

• Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals, enchantingly illustrated using gouache and collage by Ashley Wolff  |  

• Composting: Natures Recyclers  by Robin Koontz,  illustrated by Matthew Harrad  |  Composting-- Nature's Recyclers, National Ag in the Classroom.docx

• Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table  by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Eric-Shabazz Larkin  |  Farmer Will Allen January 2021 Lesson Plan.pdf

• Hero for the Hungry  by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Sam Kalda  |   https://www.feedingmindspress.com/our-books/hero-for-the-hungry   (Ages 10-15) 

• Honeybee :  A Day in the Life of Apis mellifera  an award winning book by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann and featuring a 38 inch centerfold spread  | read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ssgikeoFY

• I Love Strawberries!  by Shannon Anderson,  excitedly illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett  |  March 2023 I Love Strawberries.pdf    |  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-QjDry0o0
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• No Small Potatoes  by Tonya Bolden, Illustrated by Don Tate  |   No Small Potatoes Lesson Plan.pdf  |  

• So You Want to Grow a Taco?,  by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Daniele Fabbri |  May Lesson Plan 2022.pdf  | Read along:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjgBO0Kb5BY&ab_channel=CatherineEvans

• The Kid Who Changed the World  by Andy Andrews, illustrated by Philip Hurst  | AG in the Classroom lesson plan: The Kid Who Changed the World.pdf | The-Kid-Who-Changed-the-World-Curriculum.pdf  |  Read-aloud:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NVTleM4Dw0&ab_channel=TheReadingTeacher  (ages 5-10)

• What's Sprouting in My Trash?  A Book About Composting  by Esther Porter, illustrated with great photos by the author  |

• Wonderful Worms, by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Loretta Krupinski |  Sept 22 Worms Lesson Plan.pdf   

History Stories:

• Who's Haunting the White House?  The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who LIve There  by Jeff Belanger, Illustrated by Don Tate  | J. Belanger's TED talk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQrxNE7D5I4 |  https://jeffbelanger.com/playlist/whos-haunting-the-white-house-the-presidents-mansion-and-the-ghosts-who-live-there-audiobook/  |  from White House History Weekly, a video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhS4nSM_CUM 

Holidays:

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle book resources: 

• Reuse:  The Old Red Rocking Chair by Phyllis Root, illustrated by John Sandford

• Reuse/Conserve:  One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of The Gambia, written by Miranda Paul and Illustrated in mixed media by Elizabeth Zunon |  Many Teacher resources available from www.lerneresource.com and in the back of the book. |  Instructions from Green Step Mentors:  https://eeasc.org/sys/website/?pageId=1812883  | STEM lesson from TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Plastic-Bag-by-M-Paul-Picture-Book-STEM-Engineering-Challenge |  

People and the Environment:

• A River Ran Wild  Written and Illustrated (in watercolors and color pencils) by Lynne Cherry  | Excellent lesson plans from Teachers Pay Teachers:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:a%20river%20ran%20wild                                                                                           | South Carolina connection: https://www.slideserve.com/flint/a-river-ran-wild  |  Read along with essential questions for upper el:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXHyZDgPxW8&t=2s

•  Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants  by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, Illustrations by Nicole Neidhardt |  neat resources:  https://lernerbooks.com/braidingsweetgrass?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmtGjBhDhARIsAEqfDEdN0EauPAjxkJakRlkfjJYNpUpXplHCQvXBGcIbbKHx9cmFD5mM-2IaAhYMEALw_wcB

• Lincoln Clears a Path: Abraham Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy  by Peggy Thomas, illustrated in sepia watercolor by Stacy Innerst   | February 22 Lesson Plan - Abe.pdf

• Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp maps the ocean floor  by Robert Burleigh, illustrated in watercolors, Prismacolor pencils, and lithograph pencils on Arches paper by Raul Colon   |  read along:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht2dkgTM_Cg&ab_channel=PeabodyInstituteLibrary%2CDanvers

• Under One Rock:  Bugs. Slugs, and Other Ughs  by Anthonly D. Fredericks, illustrated in rich, earthy images by Jennifer DiRubbio  |  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKY20P-mtdc     |   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/marie-tharp-map-ocean-floor

• We Are the Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.  |Read-aloud by a Native speaker:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD8shbwrK40  |

Poetry Resources: 

• April is National Poetry Month https://poets.org/national-poetry-month/30-ways-celebrate-national-poetry-month
  
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• Getting Kids to Write Poetry, with "Eggs" author Marilyn Singer:   https://scetv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/48bc0b23-3edf-461a-ba51-4b2344417ca7/48bc0b23-3edf-461a-ba51-4b2344417ca7/

• Sunshine on My Shoulders by John Denver, adapted and illustrated charmingly by Christopher Canyon, includes score and CD   | Sing along with the book:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nezsLpDMq1Y   

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South Carolina History and Culture Stories:

• A Sweet, Sweet Basket by Margie Willis Clary, illustrated in soft pastels by Dennis L. Brown (both are from SC)  |  http://whatisgullah.weebly.com/sweet-grass-for-kids.html  |  https://www.artshhi.com/arts-education/gullah-virtual-library  

• Circle Unbroken by Margot Theis Raven  | illustrated in watercolor by Caldecott winner E.B. Lewis | Wonderfully read by a young lady:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpaV4ZfZrmU

• G is for Gullah written and illustrated by Ebony Toussaint  |  https://gisforgullah.com/| 
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• Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated in water colored woodcuts and vintage photos by Mary Azarian | Synopsis (pdf) | Ag in the Classroom Lesson Plan (pdf)  |  a history:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptLmA263hlk  

• When Spring Comes  by  Kevin Henkes, a boardbook illustrated in acrylics by Laura Dronzel  |  NASA site that includes student video links:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IMQguIVLL4  |  https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/   |  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgHmqv_-UbQ

• Why do leaves change color?  by Betsy Maestro, Illustrated brilliantly by Loretta Krupinski  |  Nice read-aloud:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI7qYzM3_A    |  Wonderful lessons from Teachers Pay Teachers:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:why%20do%20leaves%20change%20color%20by%20betsy%20maestro  |                    Let's-Read-And-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. Supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards