Ezra Jack Keats

Ezra Jack Keats
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Creative Problem Solving with Ezra Jack Keats
This lesson uses 5 books by Keats: A Letter to Amy, The Trip, Pet Show, The Goggles, and Jennie's Hat. Students map the stories, compare and contrast them, and write stories of their own in which a character solves a problem. It is designed for grades K-2.

Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats
After reading the book students make and interpret bar graphs.

Jennie's Hat
Guided questions to help students understand two economic concepts: goods and services and natural resources.

The Snowy Day
Vocabulary and a variety of crosscurricular activities. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

The Snowy Day
Students try to predict the ending.

The Snowy Day
Summary, literacy strategies, discussion questions, and vocabulary words.

The Snowy Day Science Lesson
Students observe snow.