Worksheets + activity printables for ages 9-12
Engage your students with this great book in fun, hands-on, meaningful ways!
Your resources gave us great ideas and materials for creating a wonderful sensorial experience which, of course, helped to make the learning experience come alive and the lessons better learned/remembered.
-Koren W., teacher.
Printable: arc template
The House of Sixty Fathers is a powerful, poignant story, one we wants kids to remember forever. This activity enbeds its in their minds through sensory connections. For each section of the narrative arc, you'll reach into the story and pull out the some of the sensory elements — the sights, textures, even smells — of critical scenes. The kids literally place those elements on the narrative arc as you talk about those scenes, and how each event keeps readers turning pages,
Printable: pantomime prompts
When Tien Pao discovers the injured American in the mountains, he and Hamsun have to communicate to survive. Even though they don’t know each other’s language, they’re able to understand each other through miming. In this activity, kids pantomime a single sentence to a partner, or to the whole group, without using words, noises, or props—and discover that the heart does understand without words!
Printable: calligraphy model
If Tien Pao attended school in his village, he would have learned how to write the common words “house” and “fathers,” and numbers as well. Writing the book’s title in traditional Chinese calligraphy on traditional rice paper lets kids share in Chinese culture and Tien Pao’s story — if only “in title.”
These worksheets, woven into activities, help kids retain information and gain writing skills. Your kids can use them to:
take notes about the author while watching a biography video
learn the important concept of the narrative arc, gain an overview of this story's structure, and create symbols as a form of note-taking
locate the setting of the story on a map, and learn some significant dates
practice creatively writing from another character's point of view
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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