Exploration of Poetic Nonfiction Picture Books:
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Check out Lesson Plans by Ted:
"Designing Elements of Story in Little Blue and Little Yellow"
"Seeing Multiple Perspectives: An Introductory Critical Literacy Lesson"
Check out Ted's teaching in action:
In this video, from 2001, Ted leads a small group in his third grade class, as they discuss The Hundred Dresses for examples of struggle, connecting common themes to our study of immigration in social studies. Notice the ways Ted promotes discourse for in-depth thinking about these themes.
Discourse in Action
Want to read my featured articles in The New York Times?
"It's a Challenge to Get Third Graders Up to Standard" (November 19, 1996)
"8-year-old Makes a Determined Journey into Reading" (January 2, 1997)
"Late Literary Bloomer Opens Children to World of Books" (January 20, 1997)
"Teacher Worries About Evaluation and Pupil's Future" (February 24, 1997)
"Third Grader Learns to Read More and Watch TV Less" (March 13, 1997)
"The Classless Classroom" (April 13, 1997)
"Facing a Fateful Test, Pencils in Hand, Butterflies in Stomach" (April 18, 1997)
"In This Third-Grade Class the Curriculum Includes Reading, Writing and Respect" (June 1, 1997)
"How a Third Grade Reads (With a Teacher's Help)" (June 27, 1997)
"It's a Challenge to Get Third Graders Up to Standard" (November 19, 1996)
"8-year-old Makes a Determined Journey into Reading" (January 2, 1997)
"Late Literary Bloomer Opens Children to World of Books" (January 20, 1997)
"Teacher Worries About Evaluation and Pupil's Future" (February 24, 1997)
"Third Grader Learns to Read More and Watch TV Less" (March 13, 1997)
"The Classless Classroom" (April 13, 1997)
"Facing a Fateful Test, Pencils in Hand, Butterflies in Stomach" (April 18, 1997)
"In This Third-Grade Class the Curriculum Includes Reading, Writing and Respect" (June 1, 1997)
"How a Third Grade Reads (With a Teacher's Help)" (June 27, 1997)