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Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Summary, prereading, crosscurricular activities, vocabulary, related online resources, and more.

The Giver

Give Jonas a New Home!
Students use Web resources to create a Utopian community.

The Giver
Activities to support reading: This Date in History, Historical Jigsaw puzzle from LOC, Informational Chart, Formulate a Career Plan, Utopic Research of 3 utopian communities, Memory Treasure Chest.

The Giver
Multiple choice quiz questions, vocabulary words and practice, and a writing task on the theory behind the community.

The Giver
Teaching suggestions.

The Giver
This SCORE guide presents 5 activities related to the novel.

The Giver
A black-and-white activity designed as a followup to the novel.

The Giver
Students explore the effect of different colors as an introduction to the idea of "no-color" in the book.

The Giver
Designed for grades 7 and 8, this novel guide includes theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and related readings.

The Giver
Pre-reading activities, vocabulary, writing activities for during reading, after reading suggestions, and related links.

The Giver Handouts
Excellent teacher-designed materials, with pre-reading, discussion questions, a job-related activity, vocabulary, and a wide variety of analysis questions and activities.

The Giver
Comprehensive study guide questions.

Memories Matter: The Giver and Descriptive Writing Memoirs
From the site: "By discussing the importance of having a written history of humanity, and the ways in which prior knowledge and life experiences influence others, students soon realize the horror of Jonas's utopian society. This understanding generates a keen interest in the descriptive writing of students' own history."

The Perfect Society
Students analyze Jonas's reasons for leaving and make recommendations for the lifestyle of a perfect society.

Poems for Two Voices and the Theme of Community in The Giver
Using the format of poems for two voices, students compare and contrast life in their own community with life in the community in the book. This page requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Number the Stars

Elementary Themes: Number the Stars
A very complete set of materials, including spelling, reading skills, history, writing, art, and much more. Designed for 5th grade.

Number the Stars
A summary and ten lessons to accompany the book.

Number the Stars
Discussion questions and activities.

Number the Stars
Summary and 11 discussion questions.

Number the Stars
Summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, related readings.

Number the Stars--World War II Literature Unit
Vocabulary, activities, and questions.