Hatchet activities

As teachers, we're always searching for creative and effective ways to bring literature to life for our learners. The magic happens when we can mesh the world of fiction with real-world applications, fostering a deeper understanding and making learning more enjoyable for our students. When it comes to Gary

Novel Studies that Promote Higher-Order Thinking Have you been following along our novel study journey? If so, you may have seen my posts about using interactive novel workbooks instead of typical novel studies. Novel workbooks are

The novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is awesome to read and teach with upper elementary and middle school students. With the theme of nature, wilderness,

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The novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is awesome to read and teach with upper elementary and middle school students. With the theme of nature, wilderness,

Ancient Civilizations have long been my favourite units to teach. I remember loving them when our teacher taught us about them in Middle School, they were some of my favourite courses I took in university, and I still love teaching them today. Mesopotamia is always a fun one to teach, simply because a lot of it is still really new to the kids; a lot of them have background information about Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but very little about Mesopotamia. I feel like I am working with a blank…

Hatchet novel study activities for middle school. Character analysis activities to go along with Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.

Are you looking for a great novel to read with your students? Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is a winner. Check out these activities.

I love combining our classroom novels with STEM challenge ideas! Recently, we did this STEM challenge after reading about one third of the novel. The kids were so excited to integrate the novel with a hands-on STEM activity! In this challenge, students had to design a paper airplane that could fly the farthest distance and float on water. They had limited materials to use, but they had a lot of great ideas! This display shows the different ways they solved this challenge! There are five…

Engage students in Brian's survival journey in Hatchet with StoryboardThat's free booklet activities, emphasizing resilience, resourcefulness, and growth.