Anteaters, Bats & Boas: The Animals of the Amazon Rainforest by Roxie Munro

Length

45 minutes for Kindergarten-1st grade; 60 minutes for 2nd-8th grades

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Homeschool/Family , Learning PodPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

3

Maximum participants:

80

Primary Disciplines

Sciences, STEM

Program Delivery Mode

Webinar
Zoom

Booking Information

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

24 hours

About This Provider

 

Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank

White Plains, NY
United States

The Common Core State Standards have focused attention on process and using nonfiction in the classroom. Our Authors on Call from iNK Think Tank embody the CCSS. This team uses their extraordinary breadth of knowledge to transform today's classrooms into vital centers of learning. These authors are experts in processing enormous amounts of information, sifting through it and synthesizing it into works with added value. So why not talk to these masters of 21st century skillsand let them unpack their process for your students? They are eager to share their knowledge with you and to help you inspire your students with books kids love to read about subjects you're required to teach. So far our authors include Jan Adkins, Vicki Cobb,  Roxie Munro, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent,Carla Killough McClafferty, Kerrie Hollihan, Aline Alexander Newman, David M. Schwartz, Alexandra Siy,  Peggy Thomas, Marissa Moss, Jan Adkins, and Andrea Warren. Keep coming back as we add more authors and new programs.

Program Details

Format

Open with an introduction re nonfiction books and research. Go to the lively Keynote slide presentation, starting with a short video trailer with sounds and music, and then discuss up to 30 of the most interesting animals in the Amazon rainforest, illustrated with detailed colorful slides. Next, a short "visit' to my art and writing studio. Then Q&A, live, with Roxie.

Objectives

- To teach children, showing beautiful detailed examples, about the many wonderful creatures who call the rainforest their home.
- How animals relate to and depend on each other, and their importance to humans,
- Discussion about preserving rainforests, the ways we can help these valuable creatures, and why we should.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

STEM-aligned:
Science, nature, ecosystems, habitats, environments, preservation, animal life (bugs, birds, snakes, rodents, mammals, reptiles. insects, arachnids, centipedes)