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New Coat for Anna

TITLE: New Coat for Anna
AUTHOR: Ziefert, Harriet
ILLUSTRATOR: Lobel, Anita
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1986
ISBN: 394974263 PRICE: $14.99
CULTURAL GROUP: European THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
Even though there is no money, Anna's mother finds a way to make Anna a new winter coat.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Clothing
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • Use FIRST CONNECTIONS (Golden Book Encyclopedia) to research clothing, clothmaking, and wool.
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Producers and Consumers
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • THINKIN' THINGS COLLECTION 3 (Edmark) Students go to Stocktopus to learn to "trade" in order to get the things they need. (This may be to difficult for some first graders.)
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 2 TOPIC: Communities
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • Use KID PIX STUDIO (Broderbund) to create a community using "community stamps."
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 2, 3 TOPIC: Economics

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