Hurricane Katrina

Can you survive one of the worst disasters in New Orleans history?

   The whirlwind action in "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis is sure to keep your students on the edge of their seats and engaged in this historical event! 

This short video by National Geographic will put your students in the eye of the storm and give them a better understanding of the events unfolding in the story, as well as important science concepts. 

Click on this link for another great video from Kids National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/forces-of-nature-kids/hurricanes-101-kids/

While your surviving the hurricane in class, you could also tie in these science concepts such as force and motion, water cycles, weather, and convection currents (thanks to my hubby for that idea~ he's a middle school science teacher!).
Step into the storm of century with this Mega-Pack for "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" 
by Lauren Tarshis. 
This historical fiction is a leveled for 4th grade but could easily be used in 3rd-5th. 

Use the 10 lesson plans to keep your students on track...

 Engage students in higher-level thinking with reading comprehension questions.

Assess their understanding with multiple-choice/short answer quizzes.

Go more in-depth with a variety of extension activities for the novel and historical event, such as:
Hurricane KWL
Character Analysis 
Hurricane Research & Writing
Character Comparison & Writing
Making Connections
Story Elements
Story Cause & Effect
Story Sequence
Story Summary
Book Report

Generate a storm of learning with more super sites:

Do Something.org

Kids Health- Hurricanes

Ready.Gov

Add to your students' digital journey with these apps:

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Yesterday We Had A Hurricane has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award and the Teacher’s Choice Award, and it has been featured on C-SPAN and The Discovery Channel.
★ “Yesterday We Had A Hurricane is a fantastic story with wonderfully creative and unique illustrations. It takes a scary topic and explains it in a child-friendly way.” -- Jay and Liz Scott, award-winning authors of Alex And The Amazing 



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Kids Weather is a true weather app for kids designed by a 6 year old boy (and his meteorologist dad). Power packed with real time weather conditions, forecasts, science and fun facts about the weather, plus it is interactive making it fun for the kids. This includes math and science with S.T.E.M in mind to make parents and teachers happy as well.

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 iDress for Weather is an easy-to-use, picture-based app that helps kids of all ages and abilities understand how to dress for the weather. The app was designed to support those with cognitive processing or memory dysfunction such as autism, developmental disabilities, brain injury, or dementia, but it can also be used by anyone to help choose attire based on current weather conditions. iDress for Weather has a simple and uncluttered interface. Best of all, the app can be customized for saved locations, personalized temperature settings, and photos, making it a fantastic assisstive technology choice to help anyone dress for success.

Check out more Hurricane Katrina ideas on my Pinterest Board!

Here's another great web resource for you and your students:

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