Author Study: Karma Wilson

These sites are about Karma Wilson, a children book’s author. Learn about the author’s life and works. Includes lesson plans, activities, songs, and poems to go along with the books as well as an interview transcript, photos, and FAQs related to the author. There is also an interview with Jane Chapman, the illustrator of Wilson’s bear books.

Grades

• 1,
• 2

Links

• Karma Wilson's Official Site

  Here is the official site of Karma Wilson. Learn about the author's life and her books. Click on "Karma's Many Books" to learn about the main characters, illustrations, and related activities for the books. Includes activities that go along with her books, author's biography and pictures, letters from kids, contact information, school visits, and more. NOTE: This site includes a blog and links to external sites.

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• Classroom Activities: "Bear Snores On"

  Here are some activities that students did after reading for 'Bear Snores On' by by Karma Wilson.

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• ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan: Shhh! Bear's Sleeping: Learning About Nonfiction and Fiction Using Read-Alouds

  This lesson plan centers around "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson and poems to motivate students to learn about language and help students learn about the distinction between fiction and nonfiction. NOTE: This site has links to external sites.

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• Lesson Plan: Rhythm and Rhyme Using "Bear Snores On"

  This lesson plan uses Bear Snores On as a medium to teach rhythm and rhyme to first graders.

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• Multi-book Theme Unit using Karma Wilson's Bear Books

  This thematic unit uses "Bear Snores On," "Bear Wants More," and "Bear Stays Up for Christmas." It incorporates Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Math, Art and crafts together.

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• "Bear Stays Up for Christmas" Worksheet

  The worksheet for "Bear Stays Up for Christmas" has the students draw and write and complete a cloze activity.

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• Literature Connection: Economic Wants

  Here is some ideas for teaching about economic concepts, such as economic wants, to young kids using the "Bear Wants More" by Karma Wilson.

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• Bear Songs and Poems

  This site has online songs and poems related to bears. NOTE: This site includes discussion forum.

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• "Hello, Calico!" Activities

  These activities are geared for the "Hello, Calico!" book by Karma Wilson. Individual activities include: a mad-lib style activity, a maze and a counting activity. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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• Character Point of View Lesson Plan

  This lesson plan uses Karma Wilson's "What's the Weather Inside?" book to teach students the concept of point of view. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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Education Standards

• DE
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4bI/T.1
  • 2.4f.2
  • 2.4f.2
  • 2.4g.1
  • 2.4g.1
  • 2.4k, 2.6b.1
  • 2.4k, 2.6b.2
  • 2.5d.1.b
• OK
  • A.6.2.b
  • A.7.2.a
  • A.8.1.c
• AL
  • 6.1
  • 7
• MO
  • R.2.A.a
• NV
  • 2.1.1.4
  • 3.1.1.1.a
  • 3.1.1.1.b
  • 3.1.3.1
  • 3.2.1.1.a
  • 3.2.1.1.b
  • 3.2.2.1
  • 3.2.2.2
  • 3.2.2.3
  • 3.2.3.1
  • 6.1.9.2.b
  • 6.2.9.2.b

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Created: February 15, 2009 at 03:35 | Updated: March 11, 2013 at 16:11