Potter, Beatrix
Beatrix Potter Literature Unit Study. Sites to help you supplement her books and learn about Ms. Potter.
Author Beatrix Potter
Author Biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter
http://web.archive.org/web/20070125193837/http://www.nssd112.org/sherwood/IMC/imcbplife.htm
The Legacy of Beatrix Potter – More Than Just Bunnies
She was an accomplished botanical illustrator, a sheep breeder and farmer, a wife, and a conservationist greatly devoted to her home, the Lake District of England.
http://www.literarytraveler.com/literary_articles/beatrix_potter.aspx
Author Study
http://home.att.net/~cattonn/potter.html
Woman Life Scientist http://www.the-aps.org/education/k12curric/pdf/potter.pdf
Exploring the Works of Beatrix Potter
http://www.mcelmeel.com/curriculum/childrenslit/Potter_by_Ketterhagen.pdf
Beatrix Potter quotes
My favorite quote: Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/beatrix_potter.html
Beatrix Potter’s Birthday July 28, 1866
http://edhelper.com/DailyThemes_July_28.html
Welcome to the world of Beatrix Potter Books.
Here are the Links to the actual books to get us started
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14848/14848-h/14848-h.htm The Story of Miss Moppet, by Beatrix Potter
Here is the main link athttp://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p#a292 Gutenberg I will add the rest of the links as I get time.
All of the Clipart and Text can be used in projects.
http://www.peterrabbit.com/index.asp Peter Rabbit is an interactive learning site.
http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Potter.html Women’s Books has general information about Beatrix and her Books.
http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=Beatrix+Potter&scoring=t&um=1&nav_num=100 Google Timeline of Beatrix Potter
http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=&author=Beatrix+Potter&action=Search Librivox recording of several books
Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=386 Edsitement has several activities
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/onlinestory/animals/peterrabbit.htm First-School list of activities
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=Beatrix+Potter&media=lesson 30 Activities for any of the books
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/rabbit-in-the-garden%21-lesson-plan/ Rabbit in the garden from Crayola
http://www.cfaitc.org/LessonPlans/LessonPlans.php California Agriculture in the Classroom has related activities
MATH
http://www.hslaunch.com/mypage/downloader.php?file=userfiles/0/95233127926.pdf&id=1478 Simple Addition 1 Miss Moppet Book
http://www.hslaunch.com/mypage/downloader.php?file=userfiles/0/29817712938.pdf&id=1494 Multiplication 2’s Table flash cards from the book Tom Kitten.
Spelling and Vocabulary
http://www.hslaunch.com/mypage/downloader.php?file=userfiles/0/64684325918.pdf&id=1479 Vocabulary Pocket for Miss Moppet
Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes
Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes
Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes at Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23350
Slideshow of Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids/Parsley/Cp00.htm
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
The Story of Miss Moppet
Slideshow of The Story of Miss Moppet
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids/Moppet/Mm00.htm
The Story of Miss Moppet at Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14848
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester at Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14868
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tailor of Gloucester at Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14407
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of Ginger & Pickles
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The Tale of Mr. Tod
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
The Tale Of Peter Rabbit
Celebrating 100 Years of Peter Rabbit – A Beatrix Potter Trail. 24 Hour Museum
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trlout_gfx_en/TRA14360.html
Coloring Pages
http://www.coloriez.com/images/coloriages/rubrique.php?id=63
Lesson plans/ideas including gardening stuff at The Garden Plot
http://www.cfaitc.org/LessonPlans/pdf/601.pdf
Peter Rabbit Herb Garden – The Peter Rabbit Herb Garden is based on the most popular book for children ever published, and the first source of garden impressions in early childhood. The plants growing here are all mentioned in the Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit books.
http://4hgarden.msu.edu/tour/26.html
Peter Rabbit and The Tortoise and Hare – An Integrated Reading and Math Activity for Cycle One
http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/peterrabbit/petertortoisehare.htm
Mini Unit at Virtual Vine http://www.thevirtualvine.com/peterrabbit.html
Printables http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/peter_rabbit.htm
Study Guide from from Wild Swan Theater http://old.wildswantheater.org/documents/PeterRabbitStudyGuide.pdf
The Tale of Pigling Bland
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
