A Guide for Using Boxcar Children: Surprise Island in the Classroom


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Provides many activities to use when presenting The boxcar children: Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Projects include: pre-reading activities, biographical sketch, book summary, vocabulary lists, and book report activities.




Surprise Island


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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of Surprise Island in the second book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island—and to their new friend—than meets the eye. What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.




A Guide for Using Madeline in the Classroom


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Teaching literature unit based on the popular children's story, Madeline.







A Guide for Using Missing May in the Classroom


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Provides many activities to use when presenting Missing May by Cynthia Rylant. Projects include: pre-reading activities, biographical sketch, book summary, vocabulary lists, and book report activities.







The Box Car Children


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2019 Reprint of 1924 First Edition. Illustrated with Original Color Drawings. Reprint of the text and color illustrations of the First Edition of 1924. The text of this edition is different than later "sanitized" editions. The Box-Car Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. They eventually meet their grandfather, who is a wealthy and kind man (although the children had believed him to be cruel). The children decide to live with the grandfather, who moves the beloved boxcar to his backyard so the children can use it as a playhouse. The book was adapted as the film The Boxcar Children in 2014 and the sequel novel Surprise Island was released as a film in 2018. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the original book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 the original novel was ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books", or children's novels, in a survey published by School Library Journal.




The Boxcar Children


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Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.




A Guide for Using Adam of the Road in the Classroom


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A guide to using the book "Adam of the Road" in the classroom that includes sample lesson plans, unit tests, vocabulary lists, critical thinking questions, and hands-on projects.







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