The Strega Nona series by Tomie dePaola is a teacher's dream with so many opportunities for comparing characters and character traits, teaching cause and effect and getting students writing about what they are reading. Part of a 4-part blog series, with this post on teaching with Strega Nona books as anchor texts, features lots of fun teaching ideas with hands-on book activities for kids, comprehension strategies, reading skills, and writing activities. Lots of creative ideas for crafts…
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