Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Publisher:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center  Search this
Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Date created:
2013-01-02 00:00:00
Description:
Ecology-based teaching kit provides a unique look at a popular subject. Through Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree, children explore artists' perspectives on the rainforest by investigating their works. Lesson plans include language, science, music, and motor activities as well as extensive art enrichment. Based on the philosophy and approach of the Smithsonian's museum lab school.
Use Rights Links:
http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/
Educational Use:
Activity, Hands-on, Kinesthetic, Auditory, Reading, Thematic Instruction, Visual/Spatial
Learning Resource Type:
Activity, Lesson Plan, Audio, Hands-on
Educational Role:
teacher
Time required:
3 hr
Interactivity Type:
Expositive
Accessibility Feature:
None
Accessibility Hazard:
noFlashingHazard, noMotionSimulationHazard, noSoundHazard
Accessibility Control:
fullMouseControl
Topic:
Arts  Search this
Music  Search this
Visual Arts  Search this
Language Arts - Literature  Search this
Science  Search this
Museum  Search this
Classroom  Search this
Henri Rousseau  Search this
Martin Johnson Heade  Search this
Frederick Edwin Church  Search this
Frank Stella  Search this
Lynne Cherry  Search this
Great Kapok Tree  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Environment  Search this
PreSchool  Search this
Pre School  Search this
Kindergarten  Search this
Young Children  Search this
Typical age range 2-5  Search this
Typical age range 5-8  Search this
Educational alignment:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1c
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1c
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1d
Data source:
SI Center for Learning and Digital Access
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SCLDA_1751