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The Grannie Annie in the Classroom and Beyond
The wide variety of resources below will enhance your Grannie Annie experience, complement your curriculum, and help you utilize the wealth of information in this collection of amazing family stories. Please help yourself!
We want your Grannie Annie experience to be as satisfying and rich as possible. Please e-mail us at Resources@TheGrannieAnnie.org to tell us how these resources work for you, or to suggest additional resources we might add. We also invite you to share any Grannie Annie–related activities that have worked well for you. Including your write-up on The Grannie Annie Extension Activities page would enable others to benefit from your success.
The Grannie Annie Calendar: You are welcome to conduct your Grannie Annie interview, write and revise your story, and send your story and/or illustration to The Grannie Annie at any time prior to the annual February 1 deadline. Teachers may want to coordinate their plans with a special event, such as Grandparents Day, or present it as an after-school activity.
Those of you who want to enjoy The Grannie Annie throughout the school year will appreciate this Grannie Annie Calendar. The monthly reminders will help to keep everyone on schedule so that submissions will be complete prior to the deadline. Optional activities to extend the learning are also included.
The Grannie Annie Index of Stories: This comprehensive index will help you find stories on the topics that interest you and will help you and your teachers enhance numerous units of study across your curriculum with personal family stories from the Grannie Annie anthologies.
Your Grannie Annie Interview: Who will you interview for your Grannie Annie story? What questions will you ask? How will you remember what you hear? Following these interview suggestions will help you make better use of your interview time and will help you write the best possible story.
Writing Your Grannie Annie Story: You’ve interviewed a family storykeeper but aren’t sure how to begin writing your Grannie Annie story? That's not surprising, because writing is complex. This resource breaks the writing process into parts so that you can focus on each step individually.
Revising Your Grannie Annie Story: Published authors consider specific revision topics to make their writing interesting and satisfying for their readers — to make their work shine. You can, too!
The Grannie Annie Letter to Parents/Guardians: Here's a resource designed especially for teachers. Click and print a letter to your students' parents and guardians that explains The Grannie Annie and their participation in their child's family history adventure. You're welcome to adapt the letter to fit your own Grannie Annie time frame.
The Grannie Annie Poster: Invite the young people in your community to participate. The Grannie Annie is the kind of celebration that gets better as more people join in!
The Grannie Annie Extension Activities: Make the most of your Grannie Annie experience by enjoying these tested activities shared by other members of The Grannie Annie family.
Related Resources: Expand your Grannie Annie experience by exploring organizations that have goals similar to or complementary to The Grannie Annie. Please understand that clicking on the provided links will take you away from The Grannie Annie website.
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