A wonderful way to add world literature for elementary students is through In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Study Guide from Progeny Press. The guide provides lots of background information, as many ideas and people in the text may be new to students. The guide is broken down into months like the book. Each section starts with vocabulary work, comprehension questions, and scriptural connections. Literary concepts practiced are setting, point of view, similes, and story elements. There is a nice connection to studying world religions, Chinese New Year, and sports in 1947. Prereading Activities provide context to what you will read. The After-You-Read Activities are suggested extension work to make connections to what you just read. A catered list of age-appropriate Further Reading books is provided. Answers are in the back on perforated pages for easy removal. 64 pages, softcover. ~Rebecca
In the Year of Boar and Jackie Robinson Study Guide | Progeny Press
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009283
ISBN
9781586093204
Grade 4-6
Traditional
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Product Overview
- Provides a great literature option for a Chinese New Year Unit Study
- A great option for reluctant readers who are interested in sports!
- Approximate completion time: 9-10 weeks
Description
Publisher's Description of In the Year of Boar and Jackie Robinson Study Guide | Progeny Press
In the year 1947, Shirley Temple Wong and her mother receive a letter from her father. He asks them to come and join him in New York City where he has been working and preparing a home for them. New York is a long way from Chungking, China, but Shirley is excited that her family will be together again at last. Shirley has difficulty adjusting to life in a new country, with its new customs and languages. But then summer comes, bringing the miracle of baseball. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball and following superstar Jackie Robinson as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory. Jackie Robinson proves that in America, the grandson of a slave can make a difference and be a hero! And for Shirley as well, the land of America becomes the land of opportunity. Poignant, touching, and often hilariously funny!
- Large 8.5x11 format is convenient to read and easy for Elementary students
- Every question in our novel unit study has plenty of whitespace for primary school level student answers
- Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice
- Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment
- Provides a permanent record of the Elementary school student’s work
- Complete, removable answer key included for the teacher to make grading simple!
Category Description for Upper Elementary - Grades 4-6
The Upper Elementary guides provide age-appropriate reading and activities for students from a Christian perspective. This level of literature guides has moved exclusively to chapter books and will be fortifying literary analysis and reading comprehension skills. Titles include lots of nostalgic books from our childhood. There are great hands-on activities, dedicated vocabulary building sections, digging deeper comprehension questions, and connections to Scripture and application throughout every guide. Your target goal is 4-6 guides in your school year. Answers are in the back and can be easily removed. You may be working with a range of students all from one guide, and that’s okay! Each student will do what they are developmentally capable of accomplishing. User-friendly and a useful tool to guide reading for a purpose! ~Rebecca
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-6 |
| Brand: | Progeny Press |
| Author: | Andrew Clausen |
| ISBN: | 9781586093204 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.2 |
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