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The Critter Club Book Club!
Book Club - My Side of the Mountain
Carol Burns PhD, ACE Educator
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(264)
With only a penknife, ball of cord, forty dollars, and flint & steel, Sam intends to survive on his own in the Catskills Mountains. Join us for this classic tale of courage, danger, and independence. Boys, especially, will love this club!
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 6
With only a penknife, ball of cord, forty dollars, and flint & steel, Sam intends to survive on his own in the Catskills Mountains. Join us for this classic tale of courage, danger, and independence. Boys, especially, will love this club! Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on...
Students will gain skills in the following areas: - public speaking - taking turns speaking - practicing active listening - sharing thoughts and insights - building vocabulary - exploring the characters, settings, and plot, foreshadowing, and figures of speech - critical thinking
Ms. Carol has been a voracious reader since childhood. Her lifelong passion is to cultivate curiosity in children, and to inspire a lifelong love of learning, especially the reading and enjoyment of beautiful literature!
Homework Offered
Week 1 - Please read chapters 1-5 BEFORE class! Week 2 - Please read chapters 6-10 BEFORE class! Week 3 - Please read chapters 11-15 BEFORE class! Week 4 - Please read chapters 16-20 BEFORE class! Week 5 - Please read chapters 21-22 BEFORE class!1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Students will need a copy of the book My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. The assigned chapters must be read or listened to BEFORE class. Students can use their own books, library books, ebook, or even listen to the audio book.
Be advised… in the story, Sam hunts and eats small woodland animals. Sensitive students may be put off by that.
Star Educator
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(264)
Carol Burns is an experienced classroom teacher with 37 years of experience teaching and working with children in a variety of settings including public school, charter school, children’s church, Awana and youth group leading, camp program...
Group Class
$65
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
3-6 learners per class
