Alma Flor Ada
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Biography

Alma Flor Ada Home Page
PenguinPutnam's Alma Flor Ada Page
Biography
Dr. Alma Flor Ada
Biography from University of San Francisco
Alma Flor Ada

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Lesson Plans

Scholastic's Folktale Writing with Alma Flor Ada
Scholastic's The Writing with Writers Series. Biography; a folktale; writing tips;
stories by kids. Objectives and curriculum correlations at
Folktale Teacher's Guide
Pura Belpre Award
Virtual Power: Technology, Education and Community
Interview with bilingual educators, Alma Flor Ada, Jim Cummins and
David Ramirez
The Malachite Palace by Alma Flor Ada
Unit with links to Internet sites; from McGraw-Hill
Reading/Language Arts Grade 5
Correlates The Gold Coin with Geography study of
Central America & Mexico. From McGraw Hill
Web Activity. The Gold Coin
Grade 5, level 1. From McGraw Hill
Reflections in A Latin American Mirror
From Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans
Folk Art Unit
Thematic unit for grades 2 to 5; great links to folk arts sites.
Lesson Exchange : Letterwriting
Space down the page; letter writing uses Yours Truly, Goldilocks
Gold Coin
Illustrative lessons for grade 2 and 3, including technology.
From Making Multicultural Connections
Introduction to Folktales and Reader's Theatre
Latin American & South American folktales; Includes The
Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding and
Half-Chicken; for other tales see CanTeach. Folktales
Unicorns, Dragons, and Other Magical Creatures
Grades K-2; unicorns, dragons; lesson plans, resources,
bibliography, includes The Unicorn of the West

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