Theme5 - A New Home
Because of Winn-Dixie
Decoding Dog Speak
Kate DiCamillo Official Website
Student Projects over the book
What is Your Dog and Cat Trying to Tell You?
What is My Body Language Telling You? Classroom Digital Camera Activity Created by Mrs. Smoke
Because of Winn Dixie Webquest

DVD Ed Guide with Worksheets that are applicable to student text version/
Must download to view

Online Clips of the Movie
Florida Environmental Photos
Which of these would describe a "wild" Florida?
Library Dogs - Did you know reading to dogs might help you to read better?
My Diary from Here to There
Moving/There's an Orange Tree Out There
Amada Irma Perez Author Webpage
Photos of Juarez, Mexico
Eileen Spinelli Author Poet Webpage
Write a Phone Number Poem
Using your phone number as the number of syllables in each line, write about a special place or thing at your home you would miss if your family had to move.
If possible, draw a picture or take a digital photo of that place or thing to share with the class.
El Paso, TX Visitor Information
Saguaro Cactus Video
Mexicali, Mexico Visitor Information
Tamales
Pan Dulce
Cesar Chavez
Webcams on Border Crossing in San Ysidro
Current Stats on Wait Time at Border Crossings
The Cricket in Times Square
Cricket Thermometer
George Seldon Biography
Coney Island
Interactive Cricket Conversion Calculator
Interactive Cricket Rating Temperature Applet
Times Square Webcam
Refreshes every 4 seconds
Official Website of Times Square
Tucker Mouse's Life Savings Activity
What's Beneath a City Sidewalk - Internet Activity for story - Be sure to download the Worksheet on the left first
 
Build Your Own Cricket Cage - Scroll Down to see what virtual items you would need
Teacher Note: "The Relationship Between Temperature and Crickets' Chirps" is in your district content
Mangrove Wilderness
Mangrove
Bianca Lavies Author Webpage
Photos and quick information on Mangroves
Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park Photos
Mangrove Information,
Maps, Diagrams and More
Wetlands Plant Watercolor Lesson
Crayola
Endangered Animal Art Activity
Crayola -Consider instead featuring the endangered Mangrove Tree instead of an animal
 
Food Chain Worksheet
Jack Prelutsky Sings "On a Mangrove Tree" to students at an elementary school - It's the 3rd song he sings, so be patient - the other two are good, as well. - VIDEO
   
Teacher Note: "Mangrove Forests: Home to Crocodiles" is in your district content. This is one piece of a full 18 minute video over the Florida Everglades if you wish to share more information with your students
Welcome to Chinatown!
Reading Fiction: Amelia's Garden
Cultural Information from San Francisco's Chinatown
Grant Avenue Chinatown
Also look at this link featuring a
360 Degree Image of Grant Avenue
Create your Own Comic Strip on how the Garden was Created
Comic Strip Planning Sheet
Chinatown Images
Click on any image to enlarge
Chinese Parade Photo Slideshow
Chinese Lantern Festival Images
Make Your Own Chinese Lanterns Craft from Crayola
Golden Chinese Dragon Art Lesson
from Crayola
     
Teacher Note: "Sam and the Lucky Money" is in your district content. This is an animated story about a boy who visits Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Celebration.