April 13, 2011
What animal can . . .
- run so fast, its feet don’t always touch the ground?
- weigh more than 2,000 pounds?
- sense people’s emotions by their smell?
- . . . and wear shoes?
A horse, of course! Horses are some of the most fascinating - and historically important - creatures on Earth. Are you, or your class, interested in horses? We received this letter last week from a teacher:
"Your books are awesome and so engaging for elementary school, middle, and high school students. I am a 4th grade English Language Arts Teacher and I plan to get your book, HORSES, to use as part of a unit. Does your book discuss the impact of horses on Native Americans for hunting buffalo?"
Our answer was "yes," Seymour Simon’s book HORSES includes the role of horses in American history, including their role in making Native Americans "the mounted buffalo hunters and warriors of the Great Plains."
Then we realized that we had never uploaded the free Teacher Guide which you can download from Seymour’s website and use with HORSES. We have added it now now, and it is quite extensive, with Questions for Before and After Reading, Activities, Additional Resources, and a Student Activity page.
If you haven’t yet tried one of Seymour Simon’s Teacher Guides (which are suited for either classroom or home use), try this one today!
All photographs from Seymour Simon’s HORSES (HarperCollins, 2006)
Posted by: Liz Nealon
