Educators’ Resources
A Day for Skating
Downloadable Activity Kit for A Day for Skating
All That’s Missing
- Figurative Language—Metaphor: a Mini-Lesson
- “Using Historical Research to Create a Fictional Character: Where Did Solomon Brokenberry Come From?” by Sarah Sullivan
Passing the Music Down
- Passing the Music Down Bookmark
- Passing the Music Down Teacher’s Guide
- Figurative Language: a Mini-Lesson
- Smithsonian Folkways recording compiled by Jake Krack
- Jake Krack’s IMDB page
- West Virginia Music Hall of Fame
- Interview with Thomas Amoriello, Jr., Music in a Minuet, the National Association for Music Education blog
- Fiddlin’, a documentary about the Galax Old Time Fiddler’s Convention, prominently featuring Jake Krack playing throughout the entire film, is streaming on Apple TV. Watch the trailer on YouTube. Here’s an article about the documentary in Rolling Stone.
Once Upon a Baby Brother
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Once Upon a Baby Brother Bookmark
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Once Upon a Baby Brother Teacher’s Guide
Dear Baby
- Dear Baby Bookmark
- Dear Baby Word Search
- “A Friendly Letter Has Five Parts,” a letter-writing activity
Root Beer and Banana
- Root Beer and Banana Readers’ Theater
- Root Beer and Banana Bookmarks
- Root Beer and Banana Crossword
- Root Beer and Banana Word Scramble
