Teaching The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The objective of today's lesson is to introduce the class to the main character, Kit Tyler, and see what we can learn early on about her and her situation.

1) 1) Small-group activity: Have the class to break into groups of three or four. Ask them to discuss the chapter and review the various characters introduced.

2) Class discussion: Review Chapter 1, in...
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