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Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Create meaningful illustrations to accompany stories in a web-based art and literacy lesson focused on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. The class takes a virtual art safari with the Museum of Modern Art and then discusses how...
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The Jungle Book Pt. 5: "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

For Students 6th - 8th
Use these questions to test your pupils' comprehension of the short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. Assign these ten questions as-is and have your class use computers to respond to the questions and receive instant feedback,...
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Rikki-Tikki Colorful Verbs

For Students 5th - 8th
Study and practice the vocabulary in Rudyard Kipling's famous story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." Pupils underline verbs in a passage from the story, taking special note of vivid or precise verbs. They then write original sentences for five...
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"Rikki-tikki-tavi"

For Teachers 7th - 8th
“Rikki-tikki-tavi” provides an opportunity to model for readers how to use background information to enrich understanding of a story. Class members observe animal behavior, listen to biographical background on Rudyard Kipling, study...
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Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction

For Students 3rd - 9th Standards
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," from The Jungle Book, offers young readers a chance to examine how Rudyard Kipling uses setting and personification to bring to life the brave mongoose who battles cobras to protect his family. Class members...
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K20 LEARN

Rikki-Tikki-Types of Sentences: Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative Mood

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and a song from the musical "Hamilton" allow middle schoolers to practice using punctuation to indicate whether sentences are indicative, imperative, or interrogative. 
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Literature: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Character Analysis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and analyze one of its characters. After completing a story element worksheet, they identify their favorite character. In several sentences students give reasons for their choices with...
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore nature by reading stories in class. For this animal characteristics lesson, students read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling and identify the different animals mentioned in the book. Young scholars...
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Responses to Literature

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers hone their writing skills by reading Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the poem Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out. They fill out a graphic organizer (included here), and use the organizer to write an...
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Short Story 2

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review previous reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi. They discuss prior knowledge of simile, metaphor, idiom, and hyperbole. Students practice using vocabulary words from the story by listing synonyms for them. Students read from...
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Short Story

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the various elements of a short story. After reading Rudyard Kipling's short story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," students identify the author's purpose in writing the story as well as the elements that make it a short...
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K12 Reader

The Jungle Book

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Young readers complete a graphic organizer identifying the main idea and the supporting ideas in a passage taken from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
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Paraphrasing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice paraphrasing. As a class, they review previous lessons and discuss the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism. Students begin by paraphrasing sentences orally and then they complete a worksheet,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Rikki Tikki Tavi

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki Tikki Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki Tikki Tavi": Mixing Words and Pictures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Words and Pictures. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: "The Jungle Book" by Kipling (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the full text of Rudyard Kipling's book, "The Jungle Book." Content includes a brief summary.

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