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Title:
| Literature: "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes |
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Description:
| These sites are about the book "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes. Includes many lesson plans and activity ideas, plus information about Poland. Test your knowledge of the book with discussion questions, online quizzes, and interactive games. There are links to eThemes Resources on character education and friendship. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Thinkquest: Classroom Ideas
This site has a PowerPoint about accepting people from other backgrounds. There are also quizzes for each chapter of the book. NOTE: The site does have an unmoderated message board and guest book that could contain inappropriate language.
Lesson Plan
This lesson plan combines mathematics and language arts in different activities about the book.
Task Page
This site has several activities, including a dress contest, researching your heritage, and writing a newspaper article about a fellow student. Includes a rubric for evaluation.
Character Education
This lesson plan is for fourth-grade students and includes discussion topics. Includes an idea for creating a graphic organizer.
Spelling Lesson 1
Try these three online games about the book.
Spelling Hangman
Play this online hangman game that uses vocabulary words from the book.
CIA World Factbook: Poland
This site includes a map of Poland and many facts about this country.
BBC: Polish
Click on the audio links to listen to Polish words and phrases. NOTE: The "Communicate" link leads to message boards.
National Geographic: Poland
Here is some information about Poland, a picture of the country's flag, and links to maps.
Literature Themes: Friendship
These sites have tips on making friends and how to resolve common problems that threaten friendships. There are several classroom activity ideas to help foster friendships among students. Includes lists of recommended children's books as well as links to eThemes Resources on books that include this theme.
Character Education
These sites deal with character development in children. Read about character education in stories and do some class activities to teach children about making good choices. There is a printable pledge for students to sign. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on peer pressure.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 5, 6
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