• Authors - Homeschooling on a Shoestring
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    Walker, Alice

    Author Alice Walker‘s official website has biography info, upcoming events, video gallery and more. Read Write Think posts activities and resources http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-alice-walker-born-20676.html

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    The Color Purple 35th Anniversary

    In honor of Black History Month, The Color Purple returns to cinemas and includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies. One day only – February 23, 2020. The classic film is from director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer … [continue reading]

  • Pearl S. Buck Literature Based Themes - Homeschooling on a Shoestring
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    Buck, Pearl S.

    Author Pearl S. Buck Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Biographical information https://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/Buck/biography.html https://myhero.com/Pearl_Buck https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20160/quick-10-10-famous-homeschooled-people Field Trip Tours of the Pearl S. Buck House https://pearlsbuck.org/takeatour/ View their educational resources … [continue reading]

  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and Ronald Barrett Illustrator
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    Barrett, Judi

    Author Judi Barrett Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs UnitSafari Unit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Jan 14, 2006 Cloudy With a … [continue reading]

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    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. The Very Hungry Caterpillar buy on Amazon Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar via YouTube A Guide … [continue reading]

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    Sinclair, Upton

    Author Upton Sinclair Wikipedia Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair The Jungle Study Guide https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jungle/ Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition https://www.perma-bound.com/static/TPR/000458910.pdf Simon & Schuster Classroom Activities for the Enriched Classic edition https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/3950/cg31_860.pdf

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    Caps for Sale

    Caps for Sale Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Be sure to learn about the author, Esphry Slobodkina. New York Times book review article Capping It Off … [continue reading]

  • Authors - Homeschooling on a Shoestring
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    Milne, AA

    Author Alan Alexander Milne (A. A. Milne) Author Biography http://www.just-pooh.com/milne.html http://www.theatreworksusa.org/uploads/flyer/flyer_519.pdf Poetry http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/milne.htm Winnie-the-Pooh Pooh Corner – A Short History of Pooh and Winnie http://www.poohcorner.com/A-Short-History-of-Pooh-and-Winnie.html Just Pooh – History of Winnie the Pooh http://www.just-pooh.com/history.html October 14, 1926 “Winnie the Pooh” … [continue reading]