Leo Lionni, Fish is Fish and other books
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Building a Matrix for Leo Lionni Books: An Author Study
Students compare/contrast details from at least 2 books.

Leo Lionni
A collection of teacher-generated resources, including standards, discussion questions, activities, and printables. Includes something for these titles: Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse , An Extraordinary Egg , Frederick , Fish is Fish , In the Rabbitgarden , Inch by Inch , It's Mine , Let's Make Rabbits , Matthew's Dream , Pezzettino , Six Crows , The Biggest House in the World , and Tillie and the Wall . Don't miss printables at the end. 45 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Leo Lionni: A Resource Guide for Teachers
Biography, book list, interdisciplinary activities, and related titles for the following books: Frederick , Inch by Inch , and Swimmy . Several activities for art, including puppetry. 44 pages; Adobe Reader required.

The Alphabet Tree
After listening to The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni, the students will retell the events on a flow map. Then using Kid Pix software, each child will choose an event, illustrate it, and write a caption for it. The students will then put their events in order in a Kid Pix Slide Show they can present to the class. This lesson is designed for first graders.

A Color of his Own
Lesson plans and teaching resources for this book.

Fish is Fish
Lesson plans and teaching resources for this book.

Frederick
Lesson plans, craft activities, and other teaching resources for this book.