Verna Aardema
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

Verna Aardema Papers
Includes a biography; from USM de Grummond
Collection
Verna Aardema
Biography from Educational Paperbacks
Verna Norberg Aardema
Biography, review of selected works
Verna Aardema
Brief biography; bibliography of biographical sources.
From University of Florida

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Lesson Plans

Verna Aardema Author Study
Lesson plans
Anansi Does the Impossible
Grade 3; activities & summary; by Charlotte Agha;
from TeacherView
CIMC Integrated Units: Anansi the Spider
Unit for Gerald McDermott's Anansi the Spider but includes
Anansi Does the Impossible
SCORE Teaching Guide: Borreguita and the Coyote
Grade 5; technology and language arts
Borreguita and the Coyote
Activities from Reading Rainbow
Borreguita and the Coyote
Activities on Folktales; from LaGrange District 102 Elementary
Borreguita and the Coyote
Grade 3; summary & activites; by Charlotte Agha;
from TeacherView
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
K,1 by Latresa Bray. From TeacherView
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Activities from Reading Rainbow
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Anticipation guide from KidReach
Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains
Story, online adventure; from PBS; Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain
Africa Is Not a Country. Lesson Plans
Collection of lesson plans on Africa; See Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain,
First & second grade social studies by Monica Hanks
Curriculum Bridges: The Atmosphere
Multidisciplinary unit, including bibliography. Also appropriate for
the weather. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Quia Pop-ups. Vocabulary quiz Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Return to home page and click again for new questions. Interactive
December Literature Connections. Human Rights Month
From Scholastic. Bimwili and the Zimwi, extension activities
Corn: An Integrated Study
Primary cluster; includes Half-a-Ball of Kinki; An Ashanti
Tale in reading list.
Minibeast Information and Resource Center
"Bugs"; Teaching activities; bibliographies. Includes
Half-a-Ball of Kinki
Lesson Plan: Washing Germs Away
Activities [germs, flies]; uses Old Black fly, but section on
"Additions" includes bibliography with Half-a-ball of Kenki
Folktale through African Art
Grades 3-5; visual arts; social studies or literature for junior and
senior high; by Eileen Demaio from Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans
Half a Ball of Kenki and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Celebrating Ancestors. Maude Alexander
Africa, African masks; lesson plans; bibliography includes
"Who's in Rabbit's House?; from Kentucky Educational
Television
Who's In Rabbit's House
Grade 2; summary & suggested activities; by Charlotte Agha;
From TeacherView
Dramatizing the Duala Canoe Sculpture
pdf file; Africa, sculpture; grade 4; several of Aardema's
books in bibliography; from African Art Lessons
from Cincinnati Art Museum
Tales From Around the World
For language arts, middle school; by Delci C. Lev. From Yale New Haven
Lesson Plans. Uses "No, Boconono!" from Misoso: Once Upon A
Time Tales From Africa
World Beyond Our Windows
Primary grades; Africa & Japan. Includes Bringing Rain to Kapiti
Plain, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, What's So
Funny, Ketu?, other works in the bibliography
About Reading Aloud
Tips on reading aloud; Rabbit's problem using literature
Come with Me to Africa
By Ida Louise Pierce; grades 2-3
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Grade 3; science & technology. From Making Multicultural Connections
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
By Gerl Kennedy; from TeacherView
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Grade 2; summary & activities; by Charlotte Agha;
from TeacherView
Seeds of Change Garden. Food Legends
Activities; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is on reading list

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Criticism

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Review by Carol Hurst
Multicultural Fiction. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Provides background on the origin of the tale
Review. Jackal's Flying Lesson: A KhoikhoiTale
From The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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ERIC Resources

Please search AskERIC directly to obtain information on how to orde the following articles.

"Folktales and Legends. Windows on Social Studies: Multicultural Adventures through Literature" By Joan Westley and Holly Melton. ED410134
"Using Caldecotts across the Curriculum: Reading and Writing Mini-Lessons, Math and Science Spin-Offs, Unique Art Activities and More" By Joan Novelli; ED4233521

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Bibliography

ISLMC Verna Aardema Bibliography

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