• Patricia MacLachlan; Author Information

Building Background

• eThemes/eMints Literature: "Sarah, Plain and Tall" and "Skylark" by Patricia Maclachlan

• eThemes/eMints Westward Expansion: Oregon Trail

• eThemes/eMints Writing: Historical Fiction

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - CyberLesson

• Sarah, Plain and Tall II

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - CyberGuide

• WebQuest/Cyber Guide

• Reading Guide

• Book Review and Illustration by a Student

• Factual Questions - Play online

• Reader's Theatre Script - For Chapter One

• Drawing Conclusions and Predicting - From GLC

• Retelling a Story - From GLC

• Sarah Trivia Game - Play online

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - Activities

• The Next Chapter - Summary of Chapter 10 of the book written by students (if there was a Chapter 10! Also nice illustrations.)

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - Ten lessons - Great activities to do while reading the book!

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - Economics and Geography Lesson Plan

• Sarah, Plain and Tall - Chapter activities

• WebQuest: Sarah, Plain and Tall

• States Scavenger Hunt

• Teacher Resource File

• Maine Slideshow  Kansas Slideshow

• More Vocabulary

Speed High Frequency PowerPoints

store, job, edge, past, sign

• Sarah Plain and Tall  (2 Seconds)
• Sarah Plain and Tall  (1 Second)

Vocabulary Words & Definitions

alarmed, windbreak, conch, paddock, rustle

• Vocabulary

• Vocabulary Definitions on one slide

• Sarah Plain and Tall   Interactive Vocabulary Link  PPT

• Vocabulary Words
  Vocabulary Practice

• Sarah Plain and Tall   Interactive Vocabulary Link HTM

• Vocabulary Definitions (3-4 Sets per page)

• Dictionary Page to Complete

• Vocabulary Poster

• Vocabulary Table (Blackline)

• Vocabulary Table (Blackline PDF)

• Vocabulary PowerStation

• Sarah Vocabulary Quizzes - Matching, Flashcards, Word Search, Concentration

• Sarah Plain and Tall  (Printable Cut Out Cards)

• Word Cards Printables/Interactives/PowerPoints

Student Interactives

• Interactives

Writing Prompt

• Using the Read Write Think Letter Generator, write a letter to Sarah or another character.  Write questions you may want to ask them and tell about yourself.

• Letter to write PDF

• Letter Template to type in

• Write a comparison/contrast paragraph about transportation now and long ago. See templates (PPT and PDF)

• Venn Diagram Online Tools can be found here.

• Compare and Contrast Online Tool

Question of the Day

• Sarah Plain and Tall  (QOD)

Extra Preparation Help Tools

• Flexible Grouping Suggestions

• Flower Prairie PPT

• Writing Detective Interactive Tools

• Homework Helper

• Vocabulary PowerStation

4th Grade Reading (Vermilion Parish)

• Harcourt Trophies/Holt
  Literature Interactive Sites

• Reading Interactive Links (Trophy)
  2009 Site

• High Frequency Words

• Vocabulary PowerPoints

• Vocabulary (Flip Charts)

• Activity Cards

• Literature Focus

• Reading Intervention

• ELA Quick Tips

• LEAP ELA Review

• Reader's Theater

• Language Interactive Links (2009)

• Poetry for Teachers/Kids

• LPB ELA Video Tutorials (Scroll Down to 4th Grade)

• ELA LEAP Practice

• Lists/Word Cards

• Word Cards by Themes

• Spelling Words and Activities

Comprehensive Curriculum Documents

• 2008 CC Unit Document ELA

• 2008 CC Unit Document Reading Essentials

• Blackline Masters

Writing

• Writing Interactive Links

• Graphic Organizers

• 18 Literacy Strategies

Looking into Story and Literary Elements

• Read Write Think Literary  Map - (Can be used to model Literary Map Elements for the Students)

 Interactive Graphic Organizers Link

• Graphic Organizers

Spelling Words from the Story  Words with /oi/ (like coil)

Optional Spelling Word Link

• Sarah Plain and Tall

• Lists/Word Cards

• Word Cards by Themes

• Spelling Words and Activities