Preview of the LitWits Printables Set for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster

LitWits Printables for

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH

by Norton Juster

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster

Make this book a fun, hands-on experience for kids—so they want to read more!

This set of activity printables and worksheets, used with our free creative teaching ideas, helps you bring the story to life in meaningful ways.

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Our printables and creative teaching ideas get kids INTO this story in fun, hands-on ways! They have a blast doing what the characters did, and learning what the characters learned. They also learn that great books are fascinating—and they want to read more.

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Use our printables set and creative ideas to engage, educate, and inspire! Perfect for:

  • homeschool educators

  • classroom teachers

  • book club leaders

  • teacher librarians

  • anyone who wants to inspire kids to love great books!

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ACTIVITY PRINTABLES

For activity details and directions, see our free Creative Teaching Resources for The Phantom Tollbooth.

"Eat your words!" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Eat your words!

Printables: packaging

"Compose a chromagraph" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Compose a Chromagraph

Printable: staff paper

"Guess what's making that noise" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Guess what's making that noise

Printable: giant ears

"Release the Dynne!" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Release the Dynne!

Printable: test tube labels

"Be Jules Feiffer" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Be Jules Feiffer

Printables: letters and template

"Face the Dodecahedron" - teaching THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - creative activity using LitWits printables

Face the Dodecahedron

Printable: template

What's included in your set

ACTIVITY PRINTABLES

  • "Eat your wordsl" - packaging labels for book-related snack activity

  • "Compose a Chromagraph" - music staff paper template for listening, art, music, interpretation, and comprehension activity

  • "Guess what's making that noisel" - giant downloadable ears for extra listening power (and lots of laughter)

  • "Release the Dynne!" - test tube labels for assessing and labeling collected noises; the activity aids listening, interpretation skills, and comprehension

  • "Be Jules Feiffer" - template and words for wordplay, guided emulative drawing, and interpretation skills

  • "Face the Dodecahedron" - template for geometry, interpretation skills, comprehension

For activity descriptions, supplies, and directions, see our page of Creative Teaching Resources for The Phantom Tollbooth.

INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS

  • StoryMakers - author note-taking (to support viewing this bio video) to aid in comprehension of context

  • StoryLines - narrative arc concept and this story's plot points, to aid literary analysis and writing skills

  • WhereAbouts (2) - imagine, draw, and consider elements of some story settings, for inspiring imagination and practicing interpretation skills

  • Brave New Words - learn idioms, to aid in comprehension of new words, intrepretation skills, allusions, and comprehension

  • Write Angles - creative writing about a pun-based character, for comprehension and practice of language arts, characterization, and interpretive skills

  • Number Crunch - learn how to find an average, for life lessons, math skills, story comprehension

TEACHER SUPPORT

  • Answer keys - answers for worksheets as needed

  • Common Core State Standards - alignment for grades 3-6

  • Terms of use - how to ethically and legally use our teaching materials


ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

For activity descriptions, supplies, and directions, see our page of Creative Teaching Resources for The Phantom Tollbooth.


Please reach out to us anytime for any reason—we're happy to help! —Becky & Jenny

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster - preview of printables set from LitWits Workshops, for use with our webpage of Creative Teaching Ideas

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FAQ

How does this work?

These printables are for use with our free creative teaching ideas for this book.

On that web page, you'll also find loads of lesson-planning aids: curated learning links, prop ideas, discussion topics, and more.

Use the ideas and resources on that page to build your lesson plan, or just do whatever appeals to you and your kids. There's a lot there—don't feel you need to do it all!

Then read the book, do the prep, and get ready to have a great time!

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However, we often have mature kids of 6-7 in our experiential workshops, and sometimes fun-loving kids of 13-14. As a teacher or parent, you know best what your kids are ready for and interested in.

Where are the supplies lists and directions?

They're on our page of Creative Teaching Resources (linked above), along with Takeaway Topics, Learning Links, Prop Ideas, and other fun stuff to do!

We keep all that virtual so that we can include helpful links, update them regularly, and let you use our materials on a screen.  We’re trying to save time (yours and ours) and trees too.

You can right-click to print that page, if you'd like a hard copy—be sure to open all the drop-downs first, so the hidden contents will print.

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Sure you can, for your noncommercial use in your family or classroom. As long as you’re not calling your fun time a “LitWits” event or charging a fee, you can use our ideas and printables to do lots of wonderful things!

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