Karen Hesse
[Biography]
[Lesson Plans]
[ERIC Resources]
Biography
Karen
Hesse
Biography; selected bibliography from Educational
Paperbacks Organization
Karen Hesse,
Paul O. Zelinsky win Newbery, Caldecott Medals From ALA
Karen
Hesse
Brief bio; some pictures. From Riverdale Elementary
School
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Lesson Plans
TEAMS
Projects. Letters from Rifka
Many links to Internet resources to support teaching of
the book
TeacherLink.
Letters from Rifka
4th & 5th grade; lesson plans
Letters
from Rifka
From Maine's Collaborative Project
Out
of the Dust
intermediate or middle school social studies &
literature
Out of the
Dust
Summary and activity suggestions.
Three
Classroom Activities on the Great Deprssion
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ERIC Resources
Karen
Hesse
Eric resources and some lesson plans.
Scholastic's
Discussion Guide. Out of the Dust
American
Memory. Visions in the Dust: A Child's Perspective of the Dust Bowl
Unit & lesson plans for grades 6-8, adaptable for lower
grades;
includes Internet support materials. Out of the
Dust
Dust
Bowl Disaster
Lesson plan, grades 4-8; extension activities for Out of
the Dust
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