Organizer
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Finding the Main Idea

For Students 8th - 9th
After reading chapter 17 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, give this graphic organizer to your kids to find the main idea. The circles are small and will probably spark complaints, but the main idea should never be lengthy; it should be...
Lesson Plan
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My Virtual Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a story. In this adventure story lesson, students discuss various destinations they would like to travel to. Students think about the reasons people take adventures, what they would need to bring, who they would take and...
Lesson Plan
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Adventure Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine the...
Writing
Curated OER

Pith Helmet Story

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this pith helmet story starter worksheet, students color a large drawing of a pith helmet. Students then write a rain forest adventure story on the provided lines.
eBook
Planet e-Book

Treasure Island

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Simple yet convenient: this resource is a real treasure! Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel, Treasure Island, engages readers of all ages with its tales of treasure maps, buried gold, and pirates. With a sleek eBook, learners can...
Lesson Plan
Google

Adventure on the High Seas

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Ahoy there! A fun computer science lesson challenges pupils to write a program that creates an ocean wave. They then develop stories to accompany their projects. All of this takes place within the Scratch coding program.
Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

Star Wars and the Hero's Journey

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Is Luke Skywalker the archetype of a literary hero? Follow the path of the Hero's Journey with an engaging lesson that details the plot structure, applies it to Star Wars: A New Hope, and invites class members to choose their own...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Rocks

For Parents 1st - 2nd Standards
A Reading Adventure Pack focuses on rocks. Scholars participate in three activities after reading a fiction and nonfiction text—The Jade Stone, a Chinese folktale adapted by Caryn Yacowitz, and Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst....
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Environment

For Parents 1st Standards
A fiction and nonfiction text, The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry and I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page begins a learning experience in...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Stars

For Parents 3rd Standards
A Reading Adventure Pack explores the night sky. Reading Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble and Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey begin the learning experience. Scholars craft a night sky mobile, go stargazing, and write a mythical story...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Folktales

For Parents 1st Standards
Following a reading and thorough discussion of books—Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott and The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons—scholars complete three activities. First, they use playdough or cookie dough to create...
Worksheet
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A Sweet Adventure

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading worksheet, students read a detailed story about a magic bag of candy. New vocabulary is highlighted. Students then complete a series of activities about the story, answer questions, and then do a timed writing exercise.
Lesson Plan
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Writing Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a story. In this writing lesson plan, students are given a series of prompts to promote them in writing a story. The prompts include writing a free write, writing about characters, writing about a setting, writing about...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

The Railway Children: Novel Study

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
How can you prove your innocence? After being falsely accused and placed in prison, the father in The Railway Children is looking for the answer to the question. The children make friends with an elderly gentleman who helps them prove...
Unit Plan
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Comparing Creation Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast creation stories in different cultures. They write a creative story and design a visual aid showing what their new civilization would look like.
Lesson Plan
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Easter Egg Disaster: A Harry & Emily Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a one paragraph story about coloring Easter eggs. Students then answer 10 short-response questions. Finally, learners solve 3 logical reasoning queries related to the reading.
PPT
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Elements of the Oral Tradition

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Various genres of oral tradition are outlined and defined in these slides. Give your class examples of folk tales, fairy tales, parables, fables, legends, and myths before reading an example of one of these stories. This overview acts as...
Lesson Plan
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Treasure Hunt: Coordinate Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Two of the best words any one can hear– treasure hunt! Your class will be excited to practice graphing on a coordinate grraph as they identify and write coordinates for landmarks they see on a treasure map. They trace their route to the...
Lesson Plan
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Moby-Dick

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers take on the persona of a sailor or a captain of a whaling vessel in New England in the 1800s and write five journal entries as that person.  For this Moby Dick lesson, students research the whaling industry in...
Printables
Homeschool Creations

Caps for Sale Printables

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Caps for sale! Get your class into some monkey business with a fun set of activities based on Esphyr Slobodkina's Caps for Sale. Pupils practice tracing lines between caps and monkeys, identify colors of caps,...
Lesson Plan
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Oregon Trail Diary

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students write a diary. In this writing and creativity lesson plan, students pretend they are moving west and keep a diary about their adventures. Students study real-life scenarios about families who made the trip out west before...
Lesson Plan
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Hurricane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use children's literature in order to investigate the concept of hurricanes and how they occur. The metaphor is used to describe a play area that is magical. They use their imaginations and write about their favorite places to...
Lesson Plan
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A Day at the Ancient Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how athletes from various ancient Greek city-states behaved at the Olympic Games. They conduct Internet research, take notes on a worksheet, and write a screenplay for a television drama about the Olympic Games in...
Writing
Cliffs Notes

Don Quixote: Study Help Essay Topics and Review Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 26 short answer and essay questions about Cervantes's Don Quixote. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.