Right now I cannot recall exactly how long ago it was, but several years ago Karen brought one home (I think that it was from the library) called Keeping the Promise, starring Keith Carradine. Since there were four of us, each one got to choose the video once in a four week rotation (beginning of course with Dad, the head of the house!). There are several that we own, but having seen all of them, we often rent one from a video store or check one out of the library. We have usually watched a family video every Saturday evening. The Sign of the Beaver (copyrighted in 1983 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 Park St., Boston, MA 02108.).
Language level: 2 (some common euphemisms and veiled “cursing”)įor more information e-mail Elizabeth George. But when Kit's friendship with the "witch" is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion, fear, and anger.Publisher: Random House Children’s Books, reprinted in 1994 There she enjoys the company of the old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and occasionally, her young sailor friend, Nat. The only place where Kit feels completely free is in the meadows. On a day which had promised new happiness, young Miriam Willard found herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. This book won the Newbery Medal for Best Children's Book.Įarly one morning in the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire was shattered by shrill war whoops and the terror of an Indian raid. Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this is the story of a young Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings of Jesus. Have your students use their imaginations to take the story beyond its ending. We also think about Matt and his family's survival in the tough wilderness of Maine. Students fill in this worksheet to capture the important characteristics of Attean and Matt.Īt the end of Sign of the Beaver, the reader is left wondering what will happen to Attean and his tribe as they set of to settle in a new place. Make a class gallery of the finished products. There are so many wonderful settings in this story: Matt's house, Attean's village, the beehive, the beaver dam. Students predict what will happen to major characters from the book 20 years after the conclusion of the story.
Your students will enjoy tapping into their artistic abilities to design a Book Scene Postcard or Reading Bookmarks that reflect aspects of Sign of the Beaver. To buy this book, click here or on the book cover.
This is a timeless story of courage, commitment, friendship, values, and overcoming cultural divides. Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, Matt is hard-pressed to survive until neighboring Indians teach him their skills.
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