Imagine -- a friendship between a man and rare bird that helped the Whooping Cranes survive extinction!
Not only is the story true, but the beautifully illustrated "Teacher's Guide: Dancing With Tex" provides numerous educational activities for teachers and families to reinforce knowledge about our environment, science, endangered species and life values.
Created by a master teacher, Syeita Rhey-Fisher and edited by Amazon best-selling author, Lynn Sanders, The Teacher's Guide expands on the environmental concepts within the children's picture book, "Dancing With Tex: The Remarkable Friendship To Save The Whooping Cranes."
Teachers, families and children of ages 6-9 will love the wide spectrum of activities, based on the true friendship between Tex, a rare Whooping Crane and George Archibald, co-founder of The International Crane Foundation.
George is determined to save all the cranes. Tex, a rare Whooping Crane from Texas, believes she belongs with people. Together, George and Tex become dancing partners to help Tex lay a fertile egg. Their friendship demonstrates the power of faith, belief and perseverance. Will their hard work and perseverance pay off?
Included are activities aligned to the common core standards. It also contains "I can" statements in student friendly language. Student sample worksheets are an added bonus.
Activities include: Non-fiction text feature, literary devices, vocabulary study, problem/solution, math integration, art integration and more. Students benefit from discussion questions, and photograph of the George and Tex dancing together.
Common Core Standards used are:
The Teacher's Guide is a perfect accompaniment to the book, "Dancing With Tex: The Remarkable Friendship To Save The Whooping Cranes."
Syeita Rhey-Fisher earned her undergraduate degree from Trinity College and holds a M.S. in Teacher Leadership from Quinnipiac University. She is an elementary school teacher with over a decade's worth of experience in the classroom. She is committed to providing a quality education for all children regardless of their zip code. Rhey-Fisher has researched, created, unpacked and re-designed curriculum and have collaboratively written policies around educational equity. In her pursuit to ensure educational equity, Rhey-Fisher has spoken and given testimonies to educational and state dignitaries at various events. Rhey-Fisher has also written op-eds and articles on important educational themes. These topics include but are not limited to, teacher voice, technology integration and teaching the whole child. Rhey-Fisher's work has been published in the CT Mirror, Education Post, HuffPost, Transforming Education and more.
Lynn Sanders is the Founder/President of Difference Makers Media, LLC, that's dedicated to creating, telling and sharing inspiring stories from heart-centered business leaders to expand their exposure, following and revenue. Her work builds impact for clients through consulting, writing, marketing and online interviews. Lynn is also the award-winning business writer and author of "Dancing With Tex: The Remarkable Friendship To Save The Whooping Cranes" and "Social Justice: How You Can Make A Difference," published by Capstone Press in 2009. Lynn's work has received awards through Writers Digest Magazine, a Telly award for her patient safety video, "Things You Should Know Before Entering The Hospital," and a Community Service Award. Sanders was honored by the Illinois Conservation Founder as, "Conservation Author of the Year" with an award for her book, Dancing With Tex. She is a Global Blue Ribbon Ambassador through Blue Ribbons Worldwide.
