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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Activities
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel and Jill Pinkwater is a fun Thanksgiving book that your students might have seen as a TV special. It makes a terrific read aloud for elementary through middle school, with grades 3-4 as the epicenter, if you will, of enjoyment. Arthur Bobowicz is… Continue reading
Middle Ages Lesson Plans
Get medieval for inspiring lessons on social studies, science, and art. The Middle Ages lasted from the sack of Rome in 400 AD to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 15th century, so there’s plenty to work with. Let us share our favorite lesson plans for working on… Continue reading
The Teeny, Tiny Woman
The Time Machine Lesson Plans
The idea of traveling through time has fascinated people for centuries. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells continues to be a popular example of science fiction and fantasy dealing with this possibility.You can read it online. In this book, a time traveler from 1895 goes into the very distant… Continue reading
Lesson Plans for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island and many more great stories, as well as some of the most popular children’s poetry. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a good, well-respected man. Mr. Hyde is a monster — in… Continue reading
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Lesson Plans
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a fun ghost story by early American writer Washington Irving. Read the whole story online at Project Gutenberg. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad includes Disney’s terrific cartoon version, voiced by Bing Crosby. It makes a great choice for Hallowe’en party entertainment, or… Continue reading
Frankenstein Lesson Plans
Frankenstein is the story of a man, Victor Frankenstein, and a monster, who is never given a name. It was written by Mary Shelley, who began creating the tale when she was just 19. Read it online at Literature.org. Having read and enjoyed the book, choose from the cross-curriculum connections… Continue reading
The Sea King’s Daughter
The Sea King’s Daughter is a lesser-known fairy tale from a Russian ballad. In the story, a young musician descends to the home of the Sea King and plays for a wild party — which, he learns, sets the seas raging and endangers the ships above. He marries the… Continue reading
Alice and the Cheshire Cat
Josepha reads from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Continue reading
