Robert McCloskey
Lesson plans for Make Way for Ducklings

Blueberries for Sal
Summary and 5 activities.

Blueberries for Sal
Printable manipulatives with emphasis on counting and on mother animals and their young. Adobe Reader required for access.

Blueberries for Sal Video Discussion Guide
Before- and after-reading activities with emphasis on parent-child relationships, differences between child and adult behavior, and the importance of following safety rules.

Homer Price
After enjoying chapter 3 from McCloskey's classic chapter book, Homer Price, students will work together to expand upon McCloskey's description of how the donut-making machine works. Focusing on a variety of transitions, students will build a class paragraph that shows even more details than the original book. Then, inspired by the class paragraph, individuals or pairs of students will create an original description of food moving through an imaginary machine they dream up. This lesson focuses on sentence fluency and organization.

Make Way for Ducklings
Students use Google Earth to trace the family's journey through Boston. Resources include photos of areas mentioned in the story.

Make Way for Ducklings
"Duck problems" to develop mathematics skills.

Vocabulary and Spelling Words
Six vocabulary words and 15 spelling words drawn from the book.