Worksheets + activity printables for ages 9-12
Engage your students with this great book in fun, hands-on, meaningful ways!
I loved your resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow! This is such a neat concept. We can't wait to "LitWit" more books! I never would have thought of all these amazing ways to make books come alive!
Jenny U., home educator
ACTIVITY PRINTABLES
For activity instructions, see our free Creative Teaching Resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow.
Printables: place signs, name tags, prompts
Printable: newspaper template
Printable: parchment
Printable: mask template
Printables: scroll template and band
Printable: travel sticker
Worksheets stand alone, but activity printables are for use with our free Creative Teaching Resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow.
ACTIVITY PRINTABLES
"Retrace the travels of the Great Tarnov Crystal" - signs, nametags, and prompts for geography and history activity
"Draft a job ad for a trumpeter" - newspaper template for characterization, art, and comprehension project
"Sketch the ending of the Heynal" - parchment for music, art, and characterization activity
"Make a fiery mask" - mask template for characterization, theme, science, and art project
"Transmute brass into gold!" - scroll templates and band for art and science activity
"Wrap up with a souvenir" - sticker reward for completing the book and activities
For activity descriptions, supplies, and directions, see our page of Creative Teaching Resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS
StoryMakers - author note-taking (to support viewing this bio video), to aid comprehension of story, context, and history
StoryLines - narrative arc concept and this story's plot points, to aid literary analysis and writing skills
WhereAbouts - geography and timeline, to enhance context
ThemeSeekers - theme finding, to aid literary analysis and comprehension
Brave New Words - architectural vocabulary, to aid in comprehension of new words, old art, and story context
Write Angles - creative writing, for comprehension and practice of writing, characterization, social, and cultural skills
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, directions, and more lesson-planning aids, see our Creative Teaching Resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow.
Please reach out to us anytime for any reason—we're happy to help! —Becky & Jenny
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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!
