by Christi Parker
Postcards from Van Allsburg
explores the stories by the man who brings pictures to life in his stories of
imagination and fun. This book uses thinking skills to challenge high ability
learners but also allows for differentiation so that all students in a class may
participate. The activities included are Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive
Development, Williams’ Taxonomy of Creative Thought, SCAMPER, Creative Problem
Solving, and Synectics.
VanAllsburg “communicates” with the class
through postcards. Each postcard gives information about the story the students
read. Students then engage in creative thought as they read the stories and
complete activities. Each story uses an original strategy to present the
activities to the students. Students roll a cube when deciding on an activity
for Just a Dream. For The Polar Express,
students draw from Santa’s bag the activities they choose to complete. Finally,
for Jumanji, students roll a die and advance on a
game board to discover which activity they will complete.
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
CLC0357
3rd – 6th grades
ISBN 1-931334-68-4
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