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Brainstorm a list of chores kids do today. List machines kids use on a daily
basis. Discuss how people lived long ago and how kids had different responsibilities.
Discuss the community of Cheney. How many kids have lived here all their
lives? How many kids moved here from other places? Are extended family
members here or from another area?
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Introduce the book, Sarah, Plain and Tall. Explain the time frame in which
this story took place. Read Chapter 1. Answer Q.A.R. questions. Share idea of
"mail order brides." Have kids write three sentences about
themselves that would help someone choose them to come
stay.
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Write an acrostic describing their personalities and personalities from the
story. Write complete sentences with appropriate details.
Write a letter to Sarah, explaining how your life today is different from her
life.
Use map skills to evaluate and locate regions.
Use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast Maine and Kansas (see Resources List URL).
Students compare Maine and Kansas with pictures, writing about the
similarities and differences of each.
Use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast life then and now (see
Resources List URL).
Students will use a graphic organizer to collect information about the
history of Cheney. They will create a brochure about the settlement of the
community.
Using the letters Sarah wrote to Caleb and Anna, students create letters they
believe Caleb and Anna wrote to Sarah. They must use the answers Sarah wrote
to create the questions Anna and Caleb asked.
Sarah uses the words plain and tall to describe herself. Have students think
of two character traits that would describe them best, then fill in the
following blanks.
___student's name ______________, ______trait 1_________ and _ trait
2______________.
Students answer Q.A.R. questions over chapters 2-5 and Chapters 6-9.
Discuss the vocabulary in each chapter. Use the dictionary to locate word
meanings. Use cooperative learning structure, mix and match, to practice
vocabulary understanding.
Students use the internet to locate pictures of the different types of
flowers mentioned in the book. Students then illustrate those flowers.
Students follow the same routine to locate pictures of the different kinds of
sea shells Sarah brings to Kansas. The students also illustrate
those.
Brainstorm personality traits and specific information about each major
character in the story. At the conclusion of the book, have students make
acrostics for each of the four major characters in the book: Jacob, Anna,
Caleb, and Sarah.
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Peer review of their exhibits for the "Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Museum.
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Students will create exhibits for the "Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Museum. They are to compare and contrast life in Kansas to life in Maine. They must have at least three
sentences supporting their illustration or diorama. They should compare and
contrast life then to their own lives.
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