Banks of Plum Creek: 34—"Marks on the Slate" and 35—"Keeping House"

Teacher's Guide Author: Name, X grade teacher, XYZ Elementary School, Clark County School District

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This teachers' guide is one of a series including activities for all chapters of On the Banks of Plum Creek. Additional teacher's guides are available for other Little House books as well as other books addressing the topic of U.S. westward migration.

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Chapter Overviews: [Write a detailed overview of the book.]

Chapters' Themes: [List (separated by commas) all related themes in the book.]

Suggested Activities

  • Language Arts
    • [Title of Activity Idea 1]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Add more standards/objectives as needed]
    • [Title of Activity Idea 2]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Add more standards/objectives as needed]
  • Mathematics
    • [Title of Activity Idea 1]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
    • [Title of Activity Idea 2]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
  • Social Studies
    • [Title of Activity Idea 1]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
    • [Title of Activity Idea 2]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
  • Science
    • [Title of Activity Idea 1]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
    • [Title of Activity Idea 2]
      • [Provide detailed instructions for using this activity with students.]
      • Standards Addressed
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]
        • [Type in an objective from the CCSD CEFs or a standard from the Nevada Standards or NCSS Standards]

Historical Overview of Chapter Themes

[Choose at least one theme you've identified for the chapter. Do research on this topic and prepare an approximately one-page report on the topic. Write in a format that other teachers would find helpful when seeking background information about the historical content of the theme(s) from this chapter. The passage should provide information that goes beyond what exists in the book to help students gain a better understanding of the historical context of the chapter.]


Additional Resources

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Note: This teacher's guide was developed as part of one of the Clark County School District's Teaching American History grants. In this grant module, teachers focused on using children's historical literature to teach cross-curricular concepts relating to 19th century westward movement. For more information about this blog, related teacher's guides, or the grant module, please contact Dr. Christy Keeler.

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