Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata
43 Total Resources 9 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 27,053
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508493, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Author Interviews 13
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Chapter 16
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Teachers Who Read
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Zibby Owens
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Judy Newman at Scholastic
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
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Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Renée Watson
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Guest Post by Renée Watson
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23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 12
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Guided Reading Lesson from Reading is Resistance
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Teaching Ideas from Scholastic
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Discussion Questions from Shoreline Public Schools
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Story Questions 2 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Story Questions 1 from Shoreline Public Schools
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Teaching Ideas from Judy Newman at Scholastic
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Writing Activity from Judy Newman at Scholastic
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Book Club Activities from Heritage Mom
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Teaching Guide from Bloomsbury USA
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2022
Commended, 2021
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2021
Winner, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2021
Finalist, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2020
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