Students read Witch of Blackbird Pond and role-play events in the story.  In this Character development lesson, students interview the characters.  Students design a timeline with pictures to show the events of the character's...

Students read and analyze the novel, 'The Witch of Blackbird Pond.' They list choices they have in society today, conduct a debate on freedom, role-play interviews with characters from the novel, create a timeline of a character, and...

Students utilize their reading comprehension abilities by discussing a story in class.  In this story analysis activity, students read the story Witch of Blackbird Pond and answer questions in their reading journal.  Students...

Fourth graders read Witch on Blackbird Pond and understand the difficulties of traveling to America during the colonial period.  For this Witch on Blackbird Pond lesson, 4th graders compare the choices we have in...

Middle schoolers read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.

Fifth graders make and revise predictions based on the chapters they have read in The Witch of Blackbird Pond. In this predictions lesson plan, 5th graders predict and then revise their predictions based on their background knowledge and...

Seventh graders read, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," and write an expository essay discussing choices they have in society today compared with the character Kit.

Students read the novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond. In groups, they conduct research using the Internet, encyclopedias, and books to gather information on an assigned colony. The projects are presented to the rest of the class.

Sixth graders examine the changes occuring during adolescents using children's literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the various roles they play in their family. In groups, they use excerpts of plays from Shakespeare to...

Fourth graders research natural disasters that have occurred in the US in the 20th Century. They create a computer database of the disasters and write a paragraph with the information.

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond.

Sixth graders will learn about the influence of family expectations and religious values on the development of one's personal identity. Students will also learn how reading informational texts in coordination with literary texts can...

Web English Teacher has put together a terrific resource featuring links to Elizabeth George Speare's life and work. These links provide lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.