Magic Tree House Book 3 bookclub: Mummies in the Morning (FLEX)

In this flexible schedule course students will read the third book from the Magic Tree House series: Mummies in the Morning. 
Each week, students will be assigned chapters to read. They will create a book report poster throughout the course. Each week, students will write down the main events from the chapters that they read. At the end of the book, they will use these cards to create a timeline of events. 

Week 1: Chapters 1-3 This week, students will work on creating character cards for their posters. Then, they will write in the character's point of view about the events that happened in the first three chapters. This week's Nearpod includes vocabulary building exercises and comprehension questions and strategies. 

Week 2: Chapters 4-5 This week, students will add a setting section to their poster. As they draw and create their setting, they will use adjectives to describe the scene that they create. They will This week's Nearpod includes vocabulary building exercises and comprehension questions and strategies. 

Week 3: Chapters 6-8 
During this week, students will work on creating a vocabulary "museum". They will identify the vocabulary words from the story, find them in context, illustrate them on their poster, and use each word in a sentence. This week's Nearpod includes vocabulary building exercises and comprehension questions and strategies. 

Week 4: Chapters 9-10
This week, students will finish their poster by completing the main event timeline. They will use the cards that they collected throughout the story to create their timeline. This week's Nearpod includes vocabulary building exercises and comprehension questions and strategies. 

Students will receive personalized feedback from the teacher throughout the course. 
Students will watch teacher created mini-lessons about each week's assignment. In each video, we will also go over characters actions, vocabulary, and comprehension questions. They will get a chance to write about and discuss parts of the book as they complete an interactive Nearpod powerpoint each week. Discussion questions for each chapter will be posted to the classroom board for students to facilitate meaningful discussions about the book, vocabulary words, and character development.