This site is desgined to guide teachers, media specialists, parents, and even students through exciting activities that integrate Language Arts Skills as well as Technology and Information Literacy, and even a little bit of Science as well. The activities developed for this site are based on the books by Kate DiCamillo starring her lovable pig,  Mercy Watson.

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http://www.katedicamillo.com/ 

 

 

The activities on these pages can be used all together as a complete unit featuring Mercy Watson, or bits and pieces of activities can be used independently. The order of the activities is also flexible. Although the activities are desgined to be done in the order they are presented on these pages, they can easily be rearranged.  In addition, there is room for overlap. 

The following links provide additional background information concerning this learning unit.

Audience

Goals

Academic Standards

Technology

Technology Issues

Assessment

Resources

 

Bibliography

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson fights crime. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson goes for a ride. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson : princess in disguise. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2007.
Mercy the pig is in for a Halloween adventure when Mr. and Mrs. Watson decide to dress her up as a princess and take her trick-or-treating.

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the rescue. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2005.
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.