BOXCAR CHILDREN
by Gertrude Chandler Warner

A few pre-reading activities are included to gauge a student's familiarity with the context of the novel. Once the student has began reading the novel, vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, review and comprehension questions, quizzes, a final test, puzzles, project and essayideas, and a line-listed answer key are included. Exercises help students focus on literary and character analysis, as well as critical thinking and comprehension skills. Student questions reference the page numbers of the edition quoted in the front cover [Albert Whitman & Co, 1942, paperback edition]. 36 reproducible-for-classroom-use pages, softcover. Answer key included. Grades 3-4.

Features you will find in this book:

• 32 weekly lessons divided into daily plans.
• 4 book studies (listed in the order they appear): The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner; The Wright Brothers by Augusta Stevenson: Benjamin Franklin by Augusta Stevenson; and The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. They include reading skills, vocabulary, higher-order reasoning and more.
• Everyday words taken from literature teach grammar, spelling, and writing through dictation, activities, and games.
• Newspaper Unit includes paragraph writing, vocabulary, research, creating a newspaper, and much more.
• Research Unit includes fact-gathering, note-taking, and step-by-step instructions for writing research papers.
• Journal Writing involves map making, caption creating, perspective writing, and more.
• Creating Books allows your students to make their own books with simple, clear instructions for story writing and book binding.
• Teacher-friendly assessments provide everything you need to evaluate students for a letter grade. Also great for determining the areas of growth needed for each individual student.