Description:
At the heart of the 51-title Discover America State by State set is the comprehensive, printed Teacher's Guide. Designed around the needs of the busy teacher and librarian, the Guide contains:
- Sample lesson plans geared toward differentiated instruction
- Complete lessons for teaching each state book, including pre- and post-reading activities
- State-by-state comparisons
- Correlation charts to national content standards for social studies and language arts
- And much more!
Brief description:
Known by many children as the "teacher who dances on his desk," Gene Gagliano is an elementary school teacher and writer with a great sense of humor who lives with his wife Carol at the base of the Bighorn Mountains in Buffalo, Wyoming. He loves children and has four of his own--Gina, Jared, Darin and Nathan--and son-in-law, Ron. A member of the Wyoming Writers and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Gene has been published in "Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul." His first book, entitled "Secret of the Black Widow," was published in 2002. Gene and Carol are members of a professional singing group, the Polyester Blends. He enjoys making his educational and entertaining school visits, as well as hiking, canoeing, gardening and painting.
Review Quotes: "The Discover America State by State alphabet and number books can be used extensively in social studies but I also use them as springboards for math and science lessons. Because they address material familiar to the students, lessons and projects can be extended from the content included in the text. Students can also create their own alphabet or number projects by looking around their environment." -- Linda Gillentine