Paul Fleischman
Lesson plans for Seedfolks and other books
|Biography and Background|
|Bull Run|
|Joyful Noise|
|Seedfolks|
|Whirligig|
Paul Fleischman's Official Website
Biography and lots of information about the author's books.
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.
Multipurpose Poetry: Introducing Science Concepts and Increasing Fluency
Students use poems from Joyful Noise as part of a choral reading about insects.
Seek
Synopsis, 7 discussion questions, and 4 suggestions for postreading activities.
Whirligig
10 questions to help students explore the novel.
Whirligig
Synopsis, prereading activity, thematic and interdisciplinary connections, and vocabulary words.
