Young scholars read a book with each student having a specific job for the class.  In this literature lesson, students read Sarah, Plain and Tall over 10 days, dividing up responsibilities for each student to make sure everyone...

Bloom's taxonomy is used to help assess and push comprehension of the the story Sarah, Plain and Tall. Afterward, the class receives math word problems inspired by the book. They work with partners to break down the meaning of the...

Young scholars complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature activity, students read, discuss, and review vocabulary from Chapter 6. They make a list of quotations and review how to use quotation marks. 

Students read a chapter in a book.  In this character comparison lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Sarah Plain and Tall, learn new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5 and draw the first words of three...

Young scholars define "visualize," practice visualizing day at beach, read poem, Crocodile Toothache, silently, listen to teacher read same poem aloud, share visualizations with classmates, read first chapter of book, Sarah, Plain and...

Students observe and demonstrate how to visualize the information they are reading. They participate in a visualization exercise, and discuss how visualizing information from the text can improve their comprehension. Students then read...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 5 essay questions that pertain to Chapter 7 of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 5 essay questions that pertain to Chapter 9 of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan.

Students complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature lesson, students read chapter two and complete attached activities. They list the compound words they find and study new vocabulary. 

Students observe and demonstrate a variety of summarization strategies. They discuss the process of asking the five W questions, and apply then to a passage from the book "Sarah Plain and Tall." Students then finish the chapter from...

Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarizing text. As a class they read the first five pages of the book Sarah Plain and Tall by Sarah MacLachlan and answer the five W questions. Students then create five questions using...

Second graders read and discuss Patricia MacLaclan's book Sarah, Plain and Tall. They write a narrative putting themselves in the setting of the story.

Fourth graders differentiate between fiction and nonfiction using the books "Sarah Plain and Tall" and "A Day in the Prairie." They develop a list of information that they learn from the text, and create an information web. Students...