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Tables of Contents for Literature Frameworks
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
v
About the Author
viii
Apples and Johnny Appleseed
1
6
Collaborative Themes:
1
1
Apples in the New World
1
1
Apples in Folklore
1
1
Johnny Appleseed and the Settlers
2
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
2
3
Telling Your Own Tales
5
1
For Further Information
6
1
Books and Publishing
7
8
Collaborative Themes:
7
1
``How Do You Make a Book?''
7
2
An Artist's Studio---a Writer's Workshop
9
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
9
1
Innovations on a Text
10
3
For Further Information
13
2
Collage and Art in Books
15
6
Collaborative Themes:
15
1
Collage
15
1
Cut Paper Collages by Artist David Winsiewski
16
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
17
1
For Further Information
18
3
Dairy Farming
21
4
Collaborative Themes
21
1
Milk and Milk Products
21
1
The Dairy Industry in the United States
21
1
Other Dairy Products
22
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
22
1
For Further Information
23
2
Ellis Island/Angel Island - Gateways to the USA
25
6
Collaborative Themes
25
1
Ellis Island
25
1
Angel Island
26
1
Other Stories
26
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
27
2
For Further Information
29
2
Flight and the Airplane
31
6
Collaborative Themes
31
1
Aviators
31
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
32
3
Hot Air Balloons---the Beginning of Aviation History
32
3
For Further Information
35
2
Geography and Maps
37
6
Collaborative Themes
37
1
Settings and Land Form
37
1
Sarah, Plain and Tall---Settings
37
1
Island Connection
37
1
Mapping the Book
38
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
38
3
A Family's Journey---Patricia Polacco
39
1
The ABC Man---Jerry Pallotta
40
1
For Further Information
41
2
Houses and Homes
43
6
Collaborative Themes
43
1
Houses
43
1
Painted Ladies
44
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
44
3
The President Builds a House---Habitat for Humanity
45
2
For Further Information
47
2
Ice Cream and Recipes
49
4
Collaborative Themes
49
1
The Origin of Ice Cream
49
1
Secret Recipes
49
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
50
1
For Further Information
51
2
Jam and Jelly
53
4
Collaborative Themes
53
1
From Fruit to Jam
53
1
Berries and More Berries
53
1
When Berries Are Not Really Berries
54
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
54
2
Alliteration
55
1
Example of Chart for Berry Information
55
1
For Further Information
56
1
Kites and Celebrations
57
4
Collaborative Themes
57
1
Early Kites
57
1
From China and Korea to Japan
57
1
The Gift of a Kite---Author/Illustrator: Allen Say
58
1
Chinese Kite Day
58
1
Not Just for Fun
58
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
59
1
For Further Information
60
1
Lighthouses and their Keepers
61
4
Collaborative Themes
61
1
Lighthouses
61
1
Keepers of the Light
61
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
62
2
For Further Information
64
1
Money and the Monetary System
65
8
Collaborative Themes
65
1
Exchange of Goods in the Early Days of the United States
65
1
From Barter to Monetary System
65
1
Calculating and Estimating
66
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
66
5
Pyggy Banks
67
4
For Further Information
71
2
New York and Travel All Around
73
4
Collaborative Themes
73
1
New York - The Capitol of the World
73
1
Living in the City
73
1
Tourist Spots
74
1
Changes
75
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
75
1
For Further Information
76
1
Oil Spill and Ecology Concerns
77
4
Collaborative Themes
77
1
Oil Spills
77
1
Uses for Oil
77
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
78
1
For Further Information
79
2
Postal Service, Stamps and Such
81
8
Collaborative Themes
81
1
Postal Service - Its Origin in the United States
81
1
The First Official Postmaster and Progress
81
3
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
84
3
Anachronism
87
1
For Further Information
87
2
Quilts and Family Stories
89
8
Collaborative Themes
89
1
Quilts - The Idea
89
1
Patchwork Quilts and How the Idea Grew
89
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
90
5
Writer and Quilter---Ann Whitford Paul
91
3
Faith Ringgold - Quilt Artist
94
1
For Further Information
95
2
Rain Forest and Maps
97
4
Collaborative Themes
97
1
Rain Forest
97
1
Rainforests---Tropical and Temperate
97
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
98
2
For Further Information
100
1
Scarecrow and Gardening
101
4
Collaborative Themes
101
1
Scarecrows
101
1
Scarecrows and Their Place in History
101
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
102
2
For Further Information
104
1
Trains and the Underground Railroad
105
6
Collaborative Themes
105
1
Trains (on the Rail)
105
1
Before and During the Civil War
105
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
106
4
For Further Information
110
1
Uniforms and Careers
111
4
Collaborative Themes
111
1
Uniforms (and Careers)
111
1
Occupations---In and Out of Uniform
111
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
111
2
For Further Information
113
2
Viceroys and Monarchs
115
4
Collaborative Themes
115
1
Look-Alike Animals
115
1
Mimicry Versus Look-Alikes
115
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
116
1
For Further Information
117
2
Wagons Going West
119
4
Collaborative Themes
119
1
Conestoga Wagons
119
1
Literature and Related Ideas
120
2
Facts to Find for Any Year
121
1
For Further Information
122
1
X-Rays and Other Inventions
123
4
Collaborative Themes
123
1
X-Rays
123
1
Inventions and Inventors
123
1
Becoming an Inventor
124
1
Inventions Over Time
124
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
125
1
For Further Information
126
1
Yo-Yos and Other Childhood Games
127
4
Collaborative Themes
127
1
Yo-Yos
127
1
Other Games We Play
127
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
127
3
String Figures
129
1
For Further Information
130
1
Zoos and Animals
131
4
Collaborative Themes
131
1
Zoos
131
1
Caroline Arnold---Writing About Animals
131
1
Literature and Related Activity Ideas
132
1
For Further Information
133
2
Appendix
135
34
Storytelling Hints
136
1
Find a Book by Your Favourite Author
137
1
Find a Book About an Interesting Topic
138
1
Dewey Decimal Classification System
139
5
Finding Books with Collage Illustrations
144
1
Illustrations---Comparing and Contrasting
145
1
Interview Record---Where Families Come From
146
1
Family Tree (forms)
147
1
Graphic Organizers for Notes about Family Members
148
2
Family Recipes
150
1
The Recipe
151
1
Fly-Off Statistics
152
1
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
153
1
Aubrey's Ice Cream in a Can
154
1
Jade's Strawberry Jam
155
1
Berry Information
156
1
Kite-Making
157
2
``Charlie Needs a Cloak''
159
1
The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine
160
1
Pelle's New Suit
161
1
A New Coat for Anna
162
1
Addressing an Envelope
163
1
Abbreviations
164
2
Interview Record---Learning About Occupations
166
1
Tasks - Now & Then
167
1
Investigating Careers
168
1
Index
169
11
Index of Internet Sites
180
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