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Grade 5  
Unit 2: Building Bridges
Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary

Internet Connection Activity
Ethnic Foods    Cultural Perspectives
Peace Corps Kids World: Food, Friends, and Fun
Connect to this link:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/like/


  1. Scroll down and click Food.

  2. Read "Food in Morocco."

  3. Click Learn more about Morocco for more about this county.

  4. Click Back arrow and select other countries to read about.

On the Line: Exploration
Connect to this link:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/expindex.htm


  1. Click Mali and read the introduction.

  2. Then click food on the menu at left. Explore Malian cuisine.

  3. Click recipe at the bottom of the page to learn how to make a Malian dish.

  4. Click home and exploration to take more virtual journeys.


Internet Connection Activity
Author Biographies    Find Out More
Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
Connect to this link:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm


  1. Click C from the alphabet.

  2. Scroll down and click Beverly Cleary.

  3. Click Beverly Cleary FAQ. Learn more about the author of Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Just for Kids Who Love Books
Connect to this link:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/alanbrown/kids.htm



Internet Connection Activity
Artists    Leveled Books
The @rt Room
Connect to this link:
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html


  1. Click on @rtrageous Thinking. Then click on and read Artists.

  2. Click Go Back at the bottom of the page. Click on the hypertext link Think Like an Artist.

  3. On this list, which do you think are the two most important qualities for an artist to have? Think of one more by yourself and write it down on a note card. Then write why you think this quality is important.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Explore and Learn
Connect to this link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp


  1. Click George Washington Crossing the Delaware. Read about the painting and its composition.

  2. Click and read perspective. Answer the questions.

  3. If time permits, explore other elements of the painting such as motion, color, and light.