In 2017, we celebrate the magic tree house legacy with a new look for the series. You can find these at our school media center, the public library, or the bookstore. She is best known as the author of the magic tree house series, which as of 2017. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Magic tree house book study companion activities for any book in the series. This lesson will help you understand and remember the story. The formula that all of the books follow may seem repetitive to parents, but kids find these books fascinating and comforting at once, because they know.
For our reading program, students are encouraged to read magic tree house books. Magic treehouse book report forms magic treehouse, magic tree. The target age range for the books is a great match with the kid lego market i should know since my two kids are obsessed with both legos and magic tree house. Help them perfect their book report writing skills with this simple english writing practice worksheet. There are several elements to it that make it good for young children. I like magic tree house because it can take you places in imagination, the 7yearold said. In this whole group activity, students will search the classroom for fun facts about mary pope osborne and her magic tree house books. These chapter books are not only highly entertaining for early readers but the offer a fun spin on history that will have your kids learning how to read while learning about history. My daughter absolutely loves the magic tree house series. My students had to pick a magic tree house book to read, write a report and create a project. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Fun, educational chapter books have something for everyone. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom.
Lessons for independent reading complete the reading guide to demonstrate reading comprehension. Earthquake in the early morning lesson plan scholastic. Ean1perched high above the everyday world, and notably free from adults, a tree house is a spectacular thing. This ideapacked book includes tips on planning a series study, journalwriting activities that help kids distinguish real from fantasy, lessons that explore character, plot, and setting, and extensions in social studies, science, and art. Most of the worksheets on this page align with the common core standards. When comparing my students data from the beginning of the year assessments to that collected throughout the year, ive noticed a significant growth in my students reading. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. This is a great book report template for elementary school students. This wildly popular, awardwinning series of some 46 books and counting features jack and annie, who discover a magic tree house where they can pick up any book on pirates, king arthurs court, ninjas, dolphins, shakespeare, tornadoes and enter that world. I have storytimes on saturdays but i really lack in programming for elementary aged students which was my main drive in creating this book club. Are you looking for an engaging, challenging, and extra large 25 in. The 20 winner of the magic tree house educator of the year award, lauryn england from ross elementary school in nashville, tennessee, shows how she enhances her kids experiences with magic tree house books. Their was a winding stream, a sloping hill, and volcanoes. This clever book report is made from ordinary paper bags.
Summarize the book into a comic or story aimed for younger students or your classmates. It is designed to help young readers identify and illustrate facts about the book they read. My branch is unique in that we share space with a middle school, so our hours that we are open are after school during the school year. The magic tree house books make wonderful first chapter books for first and secondgraders or advanced kindergartners to read alone, or for parents of young school children to read aloud. In this magic tree house book, jack and annie are transported back in time to the roman empire era. Here are 26 creative, fun, and unique book report ideas. The activities i provide for each book are normally not based on the ideas in. Dec 10, 2019 noahs favorite is the magic tree house book night of the ninth dragon by mary pope osborne. These activities are taken from teaching with favorite magic tree house books, available from the scholastic teacher store.
The children learned a song all about the life cycle of the apple tree she got the song from the september scholastic news and then they cut out some pictures to help sequence it. The age of the characters make them more relatable to young students. Jul 15, 2016 this flip book or cubing book study can be a paired fictionnon fiction differentiated unit used with the magic tree house books ancient greece and the olympics and hour of the olympics or it can be used as a stand alone book study with the fact tracker ancient greece and the olympics. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have. Lessons for literature circles the mystery of the tree house cluster includes dinosaurs before dark, the knight at dawn, mummies in the morning, and pirates past noon. I both read the magic tree house series to very young children and my own children read it many times. Endangered animal report form for elementary students.
Magic tree house books are fantastic beginning chapter books because they have likeable characters, enjoyable adventures, and a predicable format. Title of the book where and when does the story take place. It also makes them easier for the younger students to find. Every book is a pageturner and will teach your child an encyclopedia. Magic tree house series by mary pope osborne see the full list of titles organized by continent. Last summer i started an elementary book club for magic tree house. We invite you to submit your lesson plans and activities to be featured on the website. If your students enjoy reading the magic tree house series, they will love becoming tree. Magic tree house series elementary book i abcteach.
Dinosaurs before dark is the first magic tree house book, written by mary pope osborne. Give an oral book report using your drawings and the objects in your bag. The tree spins on its base this is how the magic works. Magic tree house book 1 dinosaurs before dark independent work packet paper tree. Not all of the magic tree house books have a companion magic tree house fact tracker book, though.
As you help students select books, keep in mind that there are now three distinct lines in the series. There are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. Each of the books is covered in a standalone unit that is designed to last one week. Let students take turns playing jack to test their dinosaur knowledge. Presents 5 different ideas for a great oral presentation, from dramatic act out a scene or tell the story from a different point of view to scrappy create a believable scrapbook for one character and be prepared to explain it. Thats what jack and annie are about to run into when the magic tree house whisks them away to the amazon river. Do you remember jack and annie, from the magic tree house series.
But if you are looking for a simple to use, free printable form, dont miss our book report form and our. Free magic tree house novel study classroom freebies. Vlhakes of crestwell school in fort myers, florida, found that when she read each book. The book concludes with several pages of factual information about earthquakes.
Tonight on the titanic is an interesting and historical book for young elementary age children. Nov 01, 2019 magic tree house volumes 2124 boxed set. Complete a project or multiple projects from the pick a project menu. These activities introduce students to two magic tree house merlin missions and their companion fact trackers with readytogo grammar and writing activities that include extension ideas to help integrate science and research skills into your ela curriculum visit program site for additional activities, learning. Shop the magic tree house book series the scholastic. Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. Jack and annies friend, morgan le fay, is in trouble. Magic tree house renumbering catches librarians off guard. Endangered animal report form for elementary students by. Our handsdown favorite from our aroundtheworld studies, magic tree house has books for every continent.
My student teacher read the big book called apples its from scholastic and has a book about pumpkins on the back side of it, so its really 2 books in one. As the student completes a book, she is asked to do some basic research on the subject of the book. Jack and annie go on their first adventure to the time of the dinosaurs. It includes comprehension questions and other activities associated with each chapter. I love using these books in small guided reading groups with my 2 nd grade students. A set of four illustrated bookmarks, featuring scenes from dinosaurs before dark. Free afternoon on the amazon magic tree house study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Best magic tree house activities for the classroom weareteachers.
They have a magic tree house that they can look at a book and transport to that location. Feb 20, 1999 tonight on the titanic is an interesting and historical book for young elementary age children. After reading your magic tree house adventure, retell the plot by drawing pictures on the outside of your bag. Their mission is to retrieve a lost book from the ancient library and they soon discover that they were the genre of this book is fantasy or science fiction and i would use this book in a 3rd5th grade classroom. The main set piece in this project is the magic tree house itself. Leo judice secondgraders give their top book picks for gifts. Publishing houses often reissue older titles with new covers, and mary pope osbornes magic tree house series, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is no exception. Teaching with favorite magic tree house books paperback december 1, 2003. Our top 6 picks are the perfect reads with exotic escapades and adventures. As the teacher and i read the various magic tree house books to the children we were able to compliment the reading with wonderful activities provided by this book. It is a way for them to travel all around the world with jack and annie and learn about important places and dates in history as they read. There is a cover page to make each student a packet, along with a comprehension page for each chapter. Why do people parents, kids seem to love the magic tree.
Best book series for 2nd graders ever greatschools. Anne wanted to look at the book with the castle on it. This form will allow students to organize their thinking for presenting a book report about any magic tree house book. Please select a magic tree house book to find its related lesson plans. For struggling readers, you can consolidate research for them into one printed page. Something to keep in mind is that creative writing is largely driven by voice, style, characters, and your plot. This packet is appropriate for students reading at a second or third grade level. Random house childrens books start this school year on a magical note with familiar favorites, jack and annie, from the magic tree house series. This castle reading response set can be used as a group book report project for a novel that the whole class has read together, or as an individual student book report project. Another magic tree house book, abe lincoln at last. I guarantee your students will be as excited about learning about the african rain forest and gorillas, as mine are. At the end of this book, jack and annie have successfully brought new hope to king arthur and his kingdom.
Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. The books are written for elementary students with definitive chapters that serve as stopping and starting points for them, but each book carries over from one to the next like a television series. Inside your bag, place objects that relate to the story and will help you retell it to the class. Afternoon on the amazon by mary pope osborne put these mixed up sentences from the story back in the correct order by writing the numbers 1 through 5 in the proper blanks. Magic tree house series elementary printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Free afternoon on the amazon magic tree house worksheets. I have used it with first and second grade students.
These activities introduce students to two magic tree house merlin missions and their companion fact trackers with readytogo grammar and writing activities. So much information can be covered on the 12 panels and it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way. Sign up to join the magic tree house teachers club and receive monthly updates. Our class has a time machine where students can travel through space and time through books, just like jack and annie. Both the series and osborne have won awards, sometimes for osbornes charitable efforts at promoting childrens literacy.
Shoemaker, the librarian for mill road primary school in red hook, ny, spotted when she saw the latest addition, a big day for baseball, at a. Oct 17, 2017 barbara gogan, school librarian at peter noyes elementary school in sudbury, ma, keeps all the magic tree house books in four bins on top of a low bookcase. Magic treehouse book report forms magic treehouse, magic. Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book magic tree house. Write a news article about an important event from the book. Nov 18, 2018 i have many different magic tree house novel studies that i have created for my students and you can get a free copy of one to try out. Childrens books quizzes childrens literature quizzes. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. And all the ideas will engage students, help make books come alive for them, and challenge them to think in different ways about the books they read. American history quartet the magic treehouse books are great for introducing your younger child to historical events.
This is a simple report form that can be used when researching endangered animals. The magic treehouse book reports 3 versions i made these for my 6. I have many different magic tree house novel studies that i have created for my students and you can get a free copy of one to try out. Add in equal parts magic and mystery, and you have a nearly unbeatable combination of. They were always in a big mess on the shelf and frontfacing them in the bins makes them less messy, she says. Encourage students to think of creative ways to achieve their goal the bank manager sent money down to barges on the bay.
Mary pope osborne born may 20, 1949 is an american author of childrens books. They can be read aloud, listened to on audio book, or read independently. Not to mention they have sprinklings of historicalscientific facts throughout that students find interesting. Oct 22, 2018 this teaching guide was instrumental in the success of the literature circle provided by the public elementary school where i live. If you answered no to any of these questions, then you have found the right place to find unique and engaging book report ideas to use with your students i have been teaching for 22 years, and i love teaching reading and trying to make it engaging and fun for my students. With this worksheet, students will get practice writing objectively as they describe the setting, characters and events. It covers science, geography, art and more in a handson, fun, and multisensory way. Dec 01, 2003 motivate kids to learn about the features of fiction and nonfiction with the series theyre mad aboutthe magic tree house books. We listened to audio books, read aloud together, and eventually my son started reading them on his own. This is a project i had my students do as book report project. If an idea doesnt include enough writing, creative sneaky. I truly believe the increased enthusiasm for reading stemmed from the lessons in which i used magic tree house nonfiction books and having books from the magic tree.
But not all kids enjoy filling out book report forms. This is a response notebook type packet containing questions and activities to accompany earthquake in the early morning, a book in the. Ideas include textbooks, library resources, and the internet. Motivate kids to learn about the features of fiction and nonfiction with the series theyre mad aboutthe magic tree house books.
A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. Here, 18 fun magic tree house activities to use in social studies, ela, science, and more. Passport to adventures is an elementary unit study style curriculum that uses the magic tree house books 129 as a spine. In this comprehension worksheet, students read the book afternoon on the amazon chapter 6 from magic tree house, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. I have storytimes on saturdays but i really lack in programming for elementary aged students which was my main drive in creating this book. They have a magic tree house that they can look at a book. This teaching guide was instrumental in the success of the literature circle provided by the public elementary school where i live. Browse the best kids books series for fans of magic tree house. Aug 07, 2015 book reports are a great way for kids to recall what theyve read, help with reading comprehension, and improve writing too. Write about the decisions you would make if you were the main character in the book. Magic tree house incredible fact book everyones favorite characters from magic tree house, jack and annie, share incredible scientific tidbits including the coolest, weirdest, funniest, and allaround most amazing facts.
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