Patricia Polacco
Lesson plans for Chicken Sunday and other books

|Polacco: Author Study| |Babushka Baba Yaga| |Chicken Sunday| |Just Plain Fancy| |The Keeping Quilt| |My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother| |Pink and Say| |Rechenka's Eggs| |Thank You, Mr. Falker| |Thunder Cake|

Author Study

Patricia Polacco
The author's official site.

Video Interviews with Patricia Polacco
Links to several short interviews with the author, biography, bibliography, and transcript. Access requires RealOne Player, available via link onsite if your computer doesn't already have it.

Babushka Baba Yaga

Do You Have a Babushka?
This lesson will familiarize students with the author Patricia Polacco. Students will use appropriate resources to gather information about Polacco, categorize the information, and record it in a graphic organizer (concept map).

Chicken Sunday

Chicken Sunday
A list of 16 vocabulary words drawn from the book.

Just Plain Fancy

Just Plain Fancy
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

The Keeping Quilt

The Keeping Quilt
Summary, discussion questions, activities, and related titles.

Quilts of Many Colors
After reading The Keeping Quilt, students make their own classroom "quilt."

The Keeping Quilt
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Teaching resources include a video of actor Melissa Gilbert reading the story aloud and follow-up activities, including discussion and research. The video runs 10:32 and resides at YouTube. The additional activities require Adobe Reader for access.

Pink and Say

Pink and Say lesson plans
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Rechenka's Eggs

Rechenka's Eggs
Pre-reading and post-reading activities.

Thank You, Mr. Falker

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Thunder Cake

Thunder Cake
In this YouTube video (9:11) Patricio Polacco reads her book.