Paul Fleischman
Lesson plans for Seedfolks and other books

|Biography and Background| |Bull Run| |Joyful Noise| |Seedfolks| |Whirligig|

Biography and Background

Paul Fleischman's Official Website
Biography and lots of information about the author's books.

Bull Run

The Civil War through a Child's Eye
"Following an introduction to the Civil War using photographic, daguerreotype, and non-fiction sources, students read Paul Fleischman's Bull Run in Readers Theater format. Next, students examine and interpret primary source images of Civil War era children. Then, students reveal their understanding of a child's perspective in a literary portrait." This lesson is designed for grades 6-8.

Joyful Noise

Multipurpose Poetry: Introducing Science Concepts and Increasing Fluency
Students use poems from Joyful Noise as part of a choral reading about insects.

Seedfolks

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Students explore the concept of community. Includes discussion questions and diary handouts.

Seek
Synopsis, 7 discussion questions, and 4 suggestions for postreading activities.

Whirligig

Whirligig
10 questions to help students explore the novel.

Whirligig
Synopsis, prereading activity, thematic and interdisciplinary connections, and vocabulary words.

Whirligig
Reading strategies to support the novel.