Preview of the LitWits Printables Set for THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelly

LitWits Printables for

THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW

by Eric P. Kelly

THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelly

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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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

Activity details and directions are on our page of free Creative Teaching Resources for The Trumpeter of Krakow.

"Retrace the travels of the Great Tarnov Crystal" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Retrace the travels of the Great Tarnov Crystal

Printables: place signs, name tags, prompts

"Draft a job ad for a trumpeterl" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Draft a job ad for a trumpeter

Printable: newspaper template

"Sketch the ending of the Heynall" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Sketch the ending of the Heynal

Printable: parchment

"Make a fiery mask" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Make a fiery mask

Printable: mask template

"Transmute brass into gold" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Transmute brass into gold!

Printables: scroll template and band

"Wrap up with a souvenir" - one of many creative activities, projects, and worksheets in the LitWits printables set for teaching THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelley

Wrap up with a souvenir

Printable: travel sticker

What's included in your set

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

THE TRUMPETER OF KRAKOW by Eric P. Kelly - 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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If your kids see the pleasure in the story, and want to read more because of their LitWitty experience, we'd sure love it if you too would leave a review!

What's the best age for LitWitting?

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.

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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