A set of activity printables and worksheets for teaching ages 9-12, with activity instructions and CCSS included. See details below.
These resources were originally created for our experiential workshops on Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry.
Do YOU want to teach in fun, hands-on, meaningful ways?
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Printable: stall templates
When Paul and Maureen ask Grandpa's permission to take over a stall for Phantom, he's not very encouraging about their odds of catching the mare. But in the end, he agrees to let them take over a stall, which thoroughly energizes both kids.“Owning a stall is next best to owning a pony,” [Maureen] laughed . . . In fact, everything Paul and Maureen say is said as if they already own Phantom. With that power of positive thinking in mind, give your own kids a stall to build—and then furnish it with the items mentioned in the story. Including, of course, a pony!
Printable: telegram for packaging
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Paul and Maureen work tirelessly to raise money to buy Phantom, and just as importantly, they maintain a positive attitude: they "felt as certain of owning her as if someone had sent them a telegram that read, 'SHIPPING YOUR PONY ON PONY PENNING DAY." This telegram makes some fun packaging for delivering ponies to positive, hardworking kids.
Printable: art template
This art project helps kids see, smell, and grasp that Phantom and Misty each end up getting what they need on their respective islands, though they're living very different lives. (It also provides fodder for conversations about wildlife management, freedom, the concept of "owning," and authorial license!)
These three worksheets, woven into activities, help kids retain information and gain writing skills:
StoryMakers: take notes about the author while watching a biography video
StoryLines: learn the important concept of the narrative arc, gain an overview of this story's structure, and engage in discussion questions (key included)
Write Angles: do some creative writing to describe a place as if it were a person, using the literary technique of personification
Printable: travel sticker
Here's a travel sticker to prove kids have taken a trip through this great book, LitWits style, and have met some great people and learned some great things on the way!
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