Pat Hutchins, Rosie's Walk and other books
Lesson plans and teaching resources
|Biography and Background|
|The Doorbell Rang|
|Rosie's Walk|
|Titch|
Pat Hutchins
Brief biography.
Pat Hutchins: Author Study
Bibliography and analysis.
Fun with Division
Students practice listening skills and division with The Doorbell Rang. Includes handouts and a slide presentation.
How to Spur Progress with Mini-Lessons and Guided Practice
The first mini-lesson on this page uses The Doorbell Rang to teach the strategy of browsing.
Guided Reading: Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
A thorough approach, with pre-reading and post-reading activities suggested.
Kindergarten Walk
After listening to the story, students make a map of their playground.
Rosie's Walk
These activities emphasize giving directions simply and clearly.
Rosie's Walk
Focusing on farms and farm animals, these activities are designed for pre- and post-viewing of a video. They will also work well with a book, though. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.
Rosie's Walk
Four lessons: prepositions, inferences, and the sound of the letter "o." This 4-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Rosie's Walk
In this lesson students are introduced to physical and human characteristics, positional words, and cardinal directions. The lesson begins outside the classroom where students apply the positional words and cardinal directions, observe their surroundings, and record what they've seen.
Rosie's Walk Activity Card
Extra practice with prepositions: print this page out and send it home for parents and students to work on together. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.
Titch
Two downloadable sets of resources: one set of illustrations/visual aids and one set of things to measure.
