LitWits Printables for
by Eleanor Cameron
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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Change their minds—and lives—in just one day.
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.
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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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.
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!
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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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You're off to teach the best of this great book in fun, hands-on ways!
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Becky and Jenny
More LitWits Fun for
Your kids are so lucky you're going to "LitWit" this fabulous book, and bring out its valuable lessons in fun, hands-on ways! They're going to have a blast! And thanks to you, they'll always remember this story, and be influenced by its positive messages for life.
Here are a few things to know ahead of time:
Reading
We recommend you have the kids read (or listen to) the whole book, just for fun, before taking your "field trip" through the narrative arc—that way there aren't any spoilers. You, too, will enjoy the shared experience more if the story is fresh in your mind.
Props
As you read, keep an eye out for items from the book you might like to collect and share, and ask your kids to do the same. Of course props are optional, but a table of objects pulled “straight from the story” can lead to all sorts of wonderful discussions and wide-eyed, “aha!” moments. Items unique to the setting help kids understand “what that was like,” and those symbolic of themes make big ideas visual and tangible. You don't need to buy anything, unless you want to—you’d be surprised how many things might be hiding in plain sight. Grandparents, garages, attics, and junk drawers sometimes yield the greatest treasures.
Prep
When you're ready, print the printables and gather supplies. The supplies lists and instructions are on our web page of Creative Teaching Ideas for The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet. (You can right-click anywhere on the page to print all or part, if you'd like.)
Near the bottom of that page, you'll find a heads-up about some key teaching points (see Takeaway Topics), and curated Learning Links for extra background info and extended learning opportunities, especially for older or more advanced kids.
Teaching
How: You might want to introduce the narrative arc, then go through its plot points, pausing to do relevant activities while discussing their purpose in the story. (A short description of the narrative arc is on our StoryLines worksheet; we've also included "How to Explain the Narrative Arc to Kids.") In our workshops, we weave worksheets in between activities, to keep the writing light and energy high. But do whatever best serves your teaching needs, in the order that keeps your kids respectfully engaged—so they want to read more!
Why: Besides nurturing a lifelong love of literature, the main point is to help kids grasp what the protagonist learned for life. So while discussion questions and teaching points are often academic, try to connect them to the character's personal development. In the end, the most important thing a great book tells readers is if s/he could make that positive change, so can you.
That's all you need to know, we think—but if you have any questions, just ask. Otherwise, enjoy this story, and have a wonder-full time!
Happy teaching,
Becky and Jenny
Your kids can use our six worksheets to:
take notes about the author while watching this video.
learn the important concept of the narrative arc, gain an overview of this story's structure, and engage in discussion questions (key included). You might also find this worksheet helpful for sequencing your activities.
locate the setting of the story
learn why the author's similes work
learn some key mushroom anatomy
practice scientific writing
For creative ways to integrate these worksheets into activities, see our Creative Teaching Resources for The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
Our activity printables help you teach this book in hands-on, meaningful ways. For supplies lists, instructions, and more lesson-planning aids, see our Creative Teaching Resources for The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
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