{"product_id":"9780997592146","title":"Teacher's Guide: Dancing With Tex : The Remarkable Friendship To Save The Whooping Cranes","description":"\u003cp\u003eImagine -- a friendship between a man and rare bird that helped the Whooping Cranes survive extinction!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon Core Standards used are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize key supporting details and ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsk and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKnow and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine meaning of words and phrases in a text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribe the overall structure (e.g., problem\/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in or part of a text.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Teacher's Guide is a perfect accompaniment to the book, \"Dancing With Tex: The Remarkable Friendship To Save The Whooping Cranes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Difference Makers Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086537756912,"sku":"9780997592146","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997592146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}