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Teachers are notorious idea-sharers and borrowers. I am using this blog to compile ideas I find (lessons, crafts, whatever); I'll also share some of my own ideas and plans along the way. Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting

This classic "modern fantasy" book is a gem for early middle schoolers.  Actually it is hard for me to classify anything written in 1975 as "classic" since I was born that year... "Classic" sounds synonymous with "antique" - UGH! Anyway, I digress...  I found several fantastic resources online for lesson plans and/or literature units.

*SIDE NOTE* My favorite teaching method involves using literature to teach every aspect of language arts. If I could, I would completely remove all textbooks and study language in use, not in theory.

So here are some great online resources for Tuck Everlasting:

Tuck Everlasting - Project-based literature unit

Glencoe Literature Resource for Tuck Everlasting - includes author background, activities for pre-reading and post-reading, and worksheet-based lessons (which I always love to have just in case I have to use a substitute teacher)

Post-Reading Activities - some great ideas for a range of learning styles

3 Student Activities - including a science lesson and a creative writing lesson

Scholastic Pre-Reading Activities for Tuck Everlasting

Every child should read this book. Every adult should re-read this book. Yes, it is that good.

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