Sharon Creech
Lesson plans and teaching resources

|Biography and Background| |Absolutely Normal Chaos| |Bloomability| |Chasing Redbird| |Granny Torelli Makes Soup| |Love that Dog| |Ruby Holler| |Walk Two Moons| |The Wanderer|

Biography and Background

Activities Across the Curriculum: Walk Two Moons, Chasing Redbird, Bloomability
This document requires Adobe Reader to access. This six-page guide, designed for grades 5-7, addresses all three novels.

Teach Creech!
Ideas for literature circles and cross-curricular lessons appropriate for several Creech titles, a brief author interview. This 8-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Absolutely Normal Chaos

Vocabulary from Absolutely Normal Chaos
A list of 143 vocabulary words presented in order of appearance.

Bloomability

Bloomability
Summary, book talk, and 12 discussion questions.

Bloomability
This brochure offers 12 discussion questions. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

Chasing Redbird

Chasing Redbird
Ten questions for discussion or writing.

Chasing Redbird
Summary, 10 discussion questions, and activities.

Chasing Redbird
A variety of activities to support the novel.

Granny Torelli Makes Soup

Granny Torelli Makes Soup
Summary, discussion questions, and author interview. Access to this 4-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Love that Dog

Love that Dog
Summary, booktalk, 9 discussion questions, and related titles.

Love that Dog
In this WebQuest students explore the process and write poetry.

Love that Dog
Summary, related links, 3 discussion questions, and 3 postreading activities.

Ruby Holler

Ruby Holler
Summary, 12 discussion questions, and activities.

Ruby Holler
Summary, 3 discussion questions, and 3 postreading activities.

Walk Two Moons

Character Traits
Designed for grades 4 and 5, this lessons helps students learn to analyze and identify character traits using a description of Mrs. Winterbottom from Walk Two Moons.

SCORE Teacher Guide: Walk Two Moons
This standards-based cyberguide is designed for 6th grade students. Students write a letter of tribute to grandparents, report on Mt. Rushmore and Native Americans, interpret and dramatize aphorisms and quotations, plan a tour through a national park, and report on dangerous animals.

Study Questions and Suggested Essay Topics for Walk Two Moons
This page is part of the Spark Notes study guide. Follow links for chapter summaries, character analysis, important quotations, and an online quiz.

Study Questions for Children's Literature
Scroll down for quotations and activities for Walk Two Moons.

Teach Creech
This resource uses the novels of Sharon Creech as a model for Literature Circles. Scroll down for interdisciplinary connections. This 8-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Walk Two Moons
Discussion questions and activities.

Walk Two Moons
Summary, 10 discussion questions, and activities.

Walk Two Moons
Fifteen discussion questions and an author interview. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Walk Two Moons
Summary, related titles, and a study guide. Accessing the study guide requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Walk Two Moons: An Integrated Unit
These standards-based activities, designed for grade 8, combine language arts, information skills, mathematics, and workforce development. Scroll down to find a structure for a book review and a rubric for evaluating it.

Walk Two Moons
Two research activities.

The Wanderer

The Wanderer
Summary and a dozen discussion questions.