Vol. 4, #5
March, 
2004
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Literary Book Club

Attention, Teachers! Below is an example review from the Literary Book Club. Have your students submit their own book reviews! All grade levels welcome! Instructions are on the site.

Attention, kids! Students with featured reviews get free books!

Title: Bimwili And the Zimwi Reviewer: Joyia
Author: Aardema, Verna Teacher: Carter, Barbara
Illustrator: Meddaugh, Susan School: Arlington Elementary

Bimwili And the Zimwi Reviewer: Joyia grade 3 Author: Aardema, Verna Teacher: Carter, Barbara Illustrator: Meddaugh, Susan School: Arlington Elementary

Do you like books with adventure and mystery? Well I have the book for you

The setting is on a tropical island. It's twilight almost night time.It is in a Swahili village a long time ago.

The characters are Bimwili, Tasha, Tete, Hamasi,and the Zimwi. Bimwili is a little sister who likes animals. Tasha is an older sister who does not want to take Bimwili to the beach. Tete is the other older sister, who is scared that something will happen to Bimwili. Hamasi is the father of the three girls. He is the general of the group. Zimwi is the guy who traps Bimwili.

The hightlight was to learn a moral. A little girl, Bimwili goes to the ocean and finds a shell. She thinks it is beautiful and a gift from the ocean. When she was going home, she forgot her shell and a ugly old man trapped her inside a drum. He wanted her voice. If you want to find out what happens next, go out and read the book!

It was very good book, because this book taught a very important thing: a moral.


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http://teach.fcps.net/talk/lesson_display.asp?lessonID=79

Navajo designNative Americans

Students will research Native American Tribes as part of a Social Studies unit. They will research the following topics about their tribe:

Shelter  Government 
Clothing  Habitat
Way of Life Farming
Language Food
Weapons/Tools Religion
Trade Maps
Arts/Music
  • Submitted to TALK by: Mike Johnson
  • Grade Levels: Intermediate, Middle
  • Technology Tools: Microsoft Publisher, Inspiration, Internet
  • Content Area(s): Social Studies, Language Arts
  • Keyword: Tribes

We would love to include your technology based literacy activities on this site as well! If you would like to submit your own lessons, use our submission page, or you can contact Adam Brewer by email for assistance with any part of the site.