Verna Aardema
Lesson plans for teaching Borreguita and the Coyote and other books
|Biography and Background|
|Borreguita and the Coyote|
|Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain|
|Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears|
Verna Aardema
Ideas for an author study.
Verna Aardema
The author's biography at Wikipedia.
Borreguita and the Coyote Discussion Guide
Students try to judge the book by its cover — literally.
Borreguita and the Coyote Extension Activities
Practice with some of the Spanish words in the book.
Teachers Activities
Eight pages of activities, including language arts, visual art, crafts, social studies, science (sound and observation), and comparing/contrasting with a graphic organizer. Adobe Reader needed for access.
Africa: It's not a Country
These lessons about Africa are designed to support study of Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain.
Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain
An online vocabulary quiz.
Making Rain
Students experience rain through a hands-on auditory activity, a science experiment, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, poetry reading and writing, song and chant, and an instrument-making activity.
A Readers' Theatre for Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Students will examine text through fluent reading and participation in a dramatic presentation of prose. Students will discuss ways in which climate/weather affect animals. Students will discuss the interdependence of plants and animals. Lesson includes readers' theatre script. This lesson is designed for second graders.
African Folktale: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
A variety of activities to support social studies and vocabulary skills.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
A wide variety of cross-curricular activities, including links to animal printouts.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
This page has a summary. Follow links to a discussion guide and extension activity.
