Read the book in reading groups. Read the book along with cassette tape. Read the book at the same time as another class at a remote site. Many activities can become as part of a learning center that contains books, print materials, real objects, a computer, and workspace. Consider creating a display that contains a Tuck Everlasting bulletin board and a table display with a purchased rock fountain or one made by the whole class, music box, art books of impressionist artists, pictures of sunsets and sunrises, old and new family photos, a Ferris wheel made out of tinker toys, and books on friendship.
Resources Collect a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and reference print resources.
Organize computer software. Classroom Management and Activity Guidelines Classroom activities have been provided as part of this thematic unit. A lesson overview has been provided for each activity. For each lesson, you'll find a set of benchmarks, a suggested timing of the lesson, specific pages connecting the book to the activities, performance assessments, and other activity ideas. Each activity page contains an introduction, task, process and resources, project guidelines, and a conclusion.