Worksheets + activity printables for ages 9-12
Engage your students with this great book in fun, hands-on, meaningful ways!
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-Shani R, home educator
Worksheets stand alone, but activity printables are for use with our free creative teaching ideas for The Phantom Tollbooth.
ACTIVITY PRINTABLES
For activity instructions, see our free Creative Teaching Resources for The Phantom Tollbooth.
Printables: packaging
Printable: staff paper
Printable: giant ears
Printable: test tube labels
Printables: letters and template
Printable: template
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.
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Aw, you’re just the right age, whatever that might be! Just kidding—we know what you mean. We find that 8-12-year-olds are consistently “ready to LitWit.” Generally speaking, their reading level is high enough to take on the vocabulary and syntax of literature, and they’ve acquired enough knowledge to grasp new ideas. Yet they’re still full of wonder, and are highly responsive to the “check this out!” nature of sensory immersion.
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.
They're on this book's web 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!
Also, because that page is virtual, you can access it on a hand-held device you refer to as you teach, or you might want to show parts of it on a bigger screen for the kids.
You can certainly print a copy of that page, if you'd like a hard copy—(be sure to open all the drop-downs first, like "supplies" and "directions," so they'll print.)
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!
Just please don’t forward your printables or make copies for people who haven’t paid for them, of course, out of courtesy and to honor our copyright and per our Terms of Service.
We have TONS of testimonials, some of which you can see right here. Our platform doesn't offer a "Reviews" feature, unfortunately, but we'd sure love to hear from you by email! f your kids see the pleasure in the story, and want to read more because of their LitWitty experience, oh my goodness that would make our day.
That’s our goal – to get kids to WANT to read more, for fun. Because of course the learning HAPPENS when they’re reading for fun! And it’s easier and more fun to teach happy readers, too, as you know.
You're off to share the best of this great book in fun, hands-on ways!
