Leo Lionni Author Study

Leo Lionni is my favorite author for children.   His imaginative stories and delightful characters leave children with empowering life lessons.  Leo Lionni’s books are great for teaching fables and finding themes or morals in fables.  Exploring six of Leo Lionni’s acclaimed books, I created this author study to meet the Common Core Reading standards.  The author study includes a table of contents, a summary of the plot and theme for each book, teacher directions for reading each book, activities for each book with teacher directions for each activity, integrated activities for science and math, posters to accompany each book, and writing activities.  Several Common Core standards are included such as recounting fables and their themes or morals; character point of view; problem and solution; beginning, middle, and end; characters, setting, and plot; making connections; and responding to literature.  Author studies truly allow students to take reading to a higher level as they gain a deeper understanding of the stories and characters.  This author study is available at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leo-Lionni-Author-Study.