The Color of Water

by James McBride

The Color of Water Lesson Plans

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The Color of Water Teaching Unit (Prestwick House)

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

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Hybrid Identity in the Color of Water

Discussion questions regarding hybrid identity in the novel. Good for multicultural education. More »

The Color of Water Teaching Unit

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

What Lives in the Water?

Students, with the help of an adult, will color each animal that lives in water and cross out land animals. More »

Landforms and Bodies of Water Minibook

This beginning geography unit for grades K-2 provides reproducible pages for a minibook entitled 'Landforms and Bodies of Water' in which students find definitions of terms as well as pictures to color to create a book about the topic. More »

Henry Mayhew, 'Journeys through London'; 1849

We then journeyed on to London Street, down which the tidal ditch continues its course . In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and I spread up with it with fearful speed; but this year it appeared at the opposite... More »

Cut/Paste: The Duck's Home

Presented in both Spanish and English, this activity provides an illustration of a duck in water, a sentence about the duck, and four directions for a student to color, cut, paste, and draw a new duck creation. More »

America's Weirdest Lake

This one-page story incorporates fun facts of the U.S. and describes the water in the Great Salt Lake of Utah. The story is supported by three comprehension activities: determine if sentences are true or false, complete a word puzzle, and color... More »

Water Conservation

This series is designed to inform and help students make better decisions. Each title methodically explains the tough problems faced on our small planet and offers simple solutions that can make a tremendous impact. Colorful photographs and... More »

Water Conservation Differentiated Text

This series is designed to inform and help students make better decisions. Each title methodically explains the tough problems faced on our small planet and offers simple solutions that can make a tremendous impact. Often confusing and technical... More »

Literacy Centers for Science Skills (Enhanced eBook)

Full-color, hands-on centers encourage students to make their own scientific discoveries. Simple literacy activities explore different areas of Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science. Student cards and reproducibles are... More »

Water Conservation Differentiated Text (Enhanced eBook)

This series is designed to inform and help students make better decisions. Each title methodically explains the tough problems faced on our small planet and offers simple solutions that can make a tremendous impact. Often confusing and technical... More »

Water Conservation (Enhanced eBook)

This series is designed to inform and help students make better decisions. Each title methodically explains the tough problems faced on our small planet and offers simple solutions that can make a tremendous impact. Colorful photographs and... More »

The Water Cycle

Simple activity sheets that define the water cycle, including a two-page water cycle wheel to color, cut out, and put together More »

Codigos de color (Color Codes)

Amusing and engaging text describes how the color of an animal can ensure its survival. Provides examples using a variety of animals. More »

Comparison of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Color Purple

Discussion questions guiding students to compare Alice Walker's The Color Purple to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God More »

Color Purple Unit Test

A short answer/essay test based on the reading of The Color Purple, "Everyday Use," Cinderella myths, essays about gender roles, and literary criticsm. Could also be used for long-paper essay topics. More »

Lollipops for Sale (color identification/color words)

A simple language game with variations in which students use colored lollipops (made from paper) to practice color identification and color words. Includes directions for making and playing the game, as well as patterns of lollipops. More »

The Water Cycle

Students will label the stages of the water cycle. More »

Color (Physical Science)

This science unit about 'Color' for grades 1-3 provides information and activities in which students experiment with color pigments, color filters, and color mixing. The unit includes teacher & student directions, illustration of the color wheel,... More »

Water Has Different Physical and Chemical Properties: Earth & Space Science

Two experiments (Frozen Water, Raise the Lid) using water to determine the effects of freezing water More »

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