My Great-Aunt Arizona

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2002

Author: Gloria Houston
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Grade Level: 5th
Date(s) Used: Mar. 2001, Mar. 2002

Synopsis: In a tribute to her great-aunt Arizona, a teacher for fifty-seven years, the author recalls Arizona's exuberant lifestyle and the zest for learning that she instilled in generations of her students.

Craft ideas:

• Make a button (large piece of construction paper in some shape) with a collage of what it means to be a teacher, what you like about teachers, who your favorite teacher is, what you learned from her/him.
• If the story had taken place this year, what other professions besides teacher could Arizona have become? What did her students become? Draw and write that story.