Chris Van Allsburg
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

Chris Van Allsburg
Internet ideas for kids; biography
Chris Van Allsburg
Interview, classroom connections, kids' views. From KidReach
The World of Chris Van Allsburg
From Houghton Mifflin. His books with audio samples
Chris Van Allsburg
Biography, bibliography, interview. From Scholastic

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Media

Jumanji : The Series
From Sony. Jumanji game
Robert Kapilow - Chris Van Allsburg's "Polar Express"
Musical composition by Kapilow

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Criticism

Jumanji Book Review
From Carol Hurst
The Polar Express
[Audio] Children review the book

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Lesson Plans

Chris Van Allsburg Thematic Unit
From Cleveland State University College of Education
Chris Van Allsburg WebQuest
From Curry School of Education
TeacherView: Jumanji
Grade 3; by Betty Alexander; from EduPlace
Chris Van Allsburg
Biography plus activities
What Makes A Good Citizen? Models in Literature
Uses Just a Dream; by Laurel Singleton; from Social
Science Education Consortium
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
If you are not familiar with the book, you can see four 'stories'
from the book here.
TeacherView: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Grade 6; by Katy Smith; EduPlace
TeacherView: The Polar Express
Grade 3; by Heidi Weber; from Eduplace
TeacherView: The Stranger
Grade 2; by Traci Porter; from EduPlace
Mr. Salcedo's 4th Grade Stories
Students' stories based upon The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Two Bad Ants Unit Plan. From San Diego County Schools
Collaborative Thematic Unit: Insects
Primary grades; Two Bad Ants
Author Search WebQuest
Template for students researching authors.
Glimpses of Other Worlds
Elementary level language arts. Sample Focus Five: Writing
Fantasy Stories. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. From
Saskatchewan Education
The Sweetest Fig
Grades 4; by Alissa Partington
Teacher View: The Z Was Zapped
Grade 2; by Carmen Talavera; from EduPlace
We Write. The Z Was Zapped
Lesson plan for communication arts, grades 4-8; alliteration;
by Glen LaMarche

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