Welcome to Book Club With Ms. B: Magic Tree House Book 3, Mummies in the Morning.
Readers are taken on a new adventure to Ancient Egypt. Anne and Jack, the main characters, meet an Ancient Queen and help her to solve a puzzle before its to late and they can not return home. This series is great for readers because it builds imagination and readers excited for new adventures. 

This book club is structured for readers to jump right in if they have not read books one and two. This class does require the book. Readers can read as an E-Reader, check out from the library or purchase and add to their book collection. 

The book club is strucuted each week for students to interact with peers and teacher. Students will be introduced the following activities each week that will build understanding of Egypt. This book club will meet for two weeks, three times each week for 30 minutes each class. 

Week 1: ***Students will have the option as a group each class time if they would like to read the chapters in class as a group. 
Monday Class 1
 Prior to class, it is ideal to read chapters 1 & 2 before starting class. In class students will have a one page handout for an optional printout. During class students will discuss characters and setting. We will discuss background vocabulary such as pottery, sphinx, mummy, pharaoh, queen, Egypt, desert, sarcophagus and canoe.

Wednesday Class 2 
Prior to class students are encouraged to read Chapter 3 & 4. During class students will work together and teacher to compare and contrast Ancient Egypt and Today. How does Anne and Jack feel about where they are landing?

Friday Class 3 
Prior to class meeting read Chapter 5 & 6. Students will have an optional Ancient Egypt mini book printable to color and discuss facts about Egypt. We will discuss if our class predictions were correct from class #2. What will Anne and Jack do?

Week 2
Monday Class 4
Prior to class meeting read Chapter 7 & 8. Students will interact with teacher and peers and have a discussion about Ancient Egypt and deserts. We will work on a connection activity hand out that is optional and will be available prior to class starting.
 
Wednesday Class 5
Prior to class students will have read Chapter 9 before our class time.  Will Anne and Jack make it back home? Or will they stay in Ancient Egypt? Students will cut and glue together with a glue stick a Pharaoh Mask. A one page hand out will be needed for this connection activity. 

Friday Class 6
(Our last class meeting) 
Class Prior to class students are encourage to have read the last chapter. Students will have the option to print our last connection activity, stick puppets of Black Cat and Quenn Hutepi. We will discuss the important details about Queen Hutepi.