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Author of "Ray's Violet: The Tale of a Most Extraordinary Lightning Bug" and "A Poetry Primer: Scranford the Scarecrow"
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Ray's Violet is a great chapter book for classroom reading for fourth or fifth grades and advanced third graders. There are ten fairly short chapters that are great for a one or two week unit. It includes
- science (a study of lightning bugs)
- history (the early telegraph and Morse Code; life in the 1980s)
- magic and suspense for fun (Violet can make things happen)
- childhood friendship
- an uplifting ending
- positive life lessons
FREE Materials for Ray's Violet include:
- Elements of a Story Worksheet
- Guided Reading Questions for each chapter of Ray's Violet
- Morse Code Alphabet and Morse Code Puzzle Worksheet
FREE Materials for A Poetry Primer include:
- student-friendly templates with instructions and forms for writing each type of poems taught in the book which can be copied for student use.
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