What is a fish? Day of the Dolphin Magic Tree House Lesson Plan Chapter 8

Jack and Annie are swimming for their lives. 

Please  tell the events that happen in Chapter 8 

Since the Fact Finder book only had seven chapters, we will go and learn more about Fish in today's lesson 

First read this page: https://www.ducksters.com/animals/fish.php

Next go to YouTube and see these video about schooling fish: 

Questions

What new fact do you find surprising about fish? 

How do the fish breathe?  What body part helps them? 

Jack needs to write a report about the differences between fish and dolphons. You write his report for him.

Buffalo Before Breakfast, Magic Tree House, Chapter 4

Buffalo Before Breakfast, Magic Tree House, Chapter 4

Buffalo before Breakfast

Jack and Annie are now going to meet the Lakota band.  What will they say?  What will they do?  

Read pages 24-30 and then discuss these questions with your teacher. 

Questions

How does Jack know how to behave when he meets the Lakota? 

What  designs are on the teepee? Can you guess why? 

Who is inside the teepee?  What does she look like? 

Why did Annie hold up two fingers? 

What did Jack do?

How does everyone act when they go back outside? 

Why was the girl sewing claws to the shirt? 

What else will she put there? Why?

What does the buffalo give the tribe? 

How does this remind Annie of the seal hunter?

Why did Teddy start to growl? 

Homework: 

Go to this link: Lakota phrases  

Write a dialogue between Jack and the grandmother in Lakota. 

http://www.native-languages.org/clothing.htm

http://www.bigorrin.org/lakota_kids.htm

Buffalo Before Breakfast Chapter 3 Magic Tree House

Buffalo Before Breakfast Chapter 3 Magic Tree House

 

Buffalo Before Breakfast - From Amazon

  Jack and Annie are visiting the Great Plains,  and they meet a buffalo! (Otherwise known as Bison) 
Read Chapter 3, pages 15-23 and then discuss these questions with your teacher

Questions
What kind of shelter do the people live in on the Great Plains? What does it look like? 
Who were the Lakota? 
What areas did they live in? 
What kind of weapons did they use?  
What happened when the white settlers came to the Great Plains? 
Why does Jack warn Annie to get down out of sight? 
What does Teddy do? 
What is the boy's name?  
Who does the boy invite Jack and Annie to meet?
What does Jack learn from the book about good manners? 
Why did Jack and Annie hold up two fingers? 


Homework: We learned about Lakota good manners.  Write a paragraph about good manners in your culture. 

For more information go to this link: http://www.bigorrin.org/lakota_kids.htm

Buffalo Before Breakfast - Magic Tree House Chapter 2

Buffalo Before Breakfast 

Magic Tree House Chapter 2 

Buffulo Before Breakfast - From Amazon

The once great herds of Buffalo are gone, leaving a remnant of what must have been a great sight!  We had a buffalo in the Jerusalem Zoo for a while, but I have not seen him lately.  

But Jack and Annie get to see the great herd while they visit the prairie. 

Read pages 10-14 and then discuss these questions with your Teacher. 

Questions

What clothes are Jack and Annie wearing? 

How does Jack feel? 

What does the world outside the Tree House window look like? 

What time is it now? 

What do they need to finish the mission? 

How will they get it? 

What do they learn from their research book? 

What notes does Jack write? 
Why does Jack sneeze?

Where do they go? 

How do they know in what direction to go? 

What does Teddy do? 

Now, don't peek at Chapter 3 yet!!

Homework: Draw a picture of what Jack and Annie see out the Tree House window.  Label all the parts of the picture.  

For more information go here: https://sciencing.com/childrens-prairie-biome-10033471.html

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 6

Have you ever wanted to go diving, but can't really swim?  Well I would like to do that too!  So let's take a trip with Jack and Annie in the Mini Sub to explore the coral reefs!

You may want to have your children listen to this book, so here is an audio book that you can order from Amazon! http://amzn.to/2DW2pbc

Questions
What is happening inside the sub?
What is the octopus doing?
What does Annie think?
What does Jack do?  How does he feel?
What happened to the sub?
What does Annie say to the octopus?
What does Jack say?
Why did it leave?





Homework:
We are going to research about the octopus. Using this website http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/octopus.html
find out about the octopus.  Write a report giving the  most important facts about this interesting animal.



While you are reading this chapter listen to this beautiful music! by Rachael Alice Orbach

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 5

Jack and Annie are now in the Mini Sub.  Why does Annie always have to make these mistakes?  Do they always turn out well?  Read Chapter 5 and see!

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Questions:

What do they learn from the Ship's log? 
Why did the scientists have to return the sub to the junkyard? 
What does the word "Defective" mean? 
What will Jack and Annie have to do now? 
What happened when they pressed the "waves" button? 
Which sea animal tried to hold onto the mini-sub? 
What happened then? 




Homework: Researchg your favorite sea animal.  Write 4 facts about it in a chart. 

Where is lives:
What does it eat:
What size is it:
Do people use this animal for food?









Annie loves animals:  I think that she would love to watch this video!  You will too!

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak Chapter 4

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak Chapter 4

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Since we are studying the book Dolphins at Daybreak, now you can also learn facts about them!  Get it on Amazon!

Questions

What does Jack write in his notebook?  What other facts would you write? 

Why does Annie feel like she is in a fish tank?

What names does Annie give the Dolphins?  

What is Annie's answer to the riddle?  Is it correct?  Why or why not?

Why doesn't Jack see the answer to the riddle outside the window? 

How does Jack find the Ship's Log?  What is a ship's log? 

While you are reading this chapter, listen to this beautiful music: Written and produced by Rachael Alice Orbach  

Homework: 

Annie has to make a poster for her class about Dolphins.  Draw her poster for her and label the parts of a dolphin, include what they eat and where they usually live.  Use the Fast Tracker book to get your information. 

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 3

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 3 

Jack and Annie have to find the answer to a riddle?  Did you figure it out yet?

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Questions 
Is Annie really sorry about making the Sub go into the water? 
Why or Why not? 

Why are the commands pictures and not words on the computer? 
What is similar to a video game? 
Where does Jack want to go? 
Where does Annie want to go? 
What do the kids see out the window? 


For more information go here: http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/coral_reef_biome.php

 Homework:  Jack needs to write a report for school about Coral reefs.  Use this website and write his report for him.  He has to say 5 facts about coral reefs. 
Good luck Jack! 

While you are reading this chapter, listen to this beautiful music: Written and produced by Rachael Alice Orbach 

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, chapter 2

Dolphins at Daybreak Chapter 2 

Dophins at Daybreak

Key Terms 

Daybreak- another word for Dawn

Questions 

What do the kids have to do in this series of books? Is it easy or hard for you? 

Where was the Tree House?  Why was it in that place? 

Why is the ground pink?

What is the sand here made of?  Why? 

What machine do the kids find here?  What does it do? 

What does Annie want to do?  Is it safe? 

Why do they take off their socks and shoes? 

What information do they learn from the book?

What does Annie do inside the machine?  

What does the machine do? 

For More information: Go here: http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/submarines.html

Homework 

Write a descriptive essay about a beach that you have been to.  What does it look like, smell, feel.  

Here is some music to put you in the mood of being at the beach: Written and Produced by Rachael Alice Orbach 

Magic Tree House, Dophins at Daybreak, Chapter 1

Magic Tree House, Dophins at Daybreak, Prologue and Chapter 1 

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Questions

What can we learn by looking at the pictures on the cover and the title page?

What time of day is it now in Frog Creek?
How does Jack feel right now?
What is Annie doing?
How do they know to go back to the treehouse?
What would you do?
What would you use the treehouse for?
Do you have a favorite place to go to relax?

Homework:Do some research about your favorite sea animal. What part of the ocean does it live in? What does it look like? What does it eat? 

Listen to this music while you read this chapter!

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 9

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 9 

Jack and Annie make it back to Tree House to and they solve the riddle!  

This is a boxed set of the bookss 1-8 so that you can read them in order! 

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Questions

How did Jack and Annie free Morgan from the spell? 

Did they have to go outside onto the moon? 

What could have they done instead?  

Would you have been able to figure it out? 

How did Morgan communicate to the people who helped Jack and Annie? 

Who turned Morgan into a mouse?  Why? 

Where did the kides go next?  

Homework: Who is Merlin?  Let's do some research about him. Write a report on Merlin in historical fiction.   http://mkhume.com/merlin-faction/

While you read this chapter, listen to this music. Written, produced by Rachael Alice Orbach

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 8

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 8 

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Jack's Moon Jet Pack backpack!

Jack should change his backpack and take this one to the Moon! 

Questions:

How much air did Jack and Annie have in their airtanks? 

What do they do when they get back to the moon base? 

Did they find the special thing yet?  What will happen if they don't find it?

What was Peanut doing the whole time that they were outside on the Moon? 

Where did she go when she saw Annie? 

What did Annie try to do? 

What did Jack try to put on the Magic M? Why didn't it work? 

How did they know that it didn't work? 

How did they figure out the real answer? 

What happened with the kids chanted the words? 

Who did they see? 

Homework: 

What is the Main idea of this Chapter?  What are the Details? 

Fill in this Chart: 

	Main Idea
Detail	Detail	Detail

While you are reading Listen to this music! 

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 7

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon!  Chapter 7  
Jack and Annie are on the Moon!  I want to find out where exactly they are, so I am going to look it up on the Globe. but I need a moon globe to figure this out. so here's one for you! 

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Questions

Why was Jack on the ground? How did Annie help him? 

Why can't the Moon Man hear Jack and Annie speaking? 

What does he have on his back?  What does it help him do? 

How do they communicate with each other?

What did the big astronaut write? 

What does Jack think it is? 

What does Annie think it is? 

Where did the big astronaut go? Why?

Homework:

Write a poem that starts with these words

M

O

O

N 

M

A

N 

This is an acrostic poem! 

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 6

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 6

Jack and Annie are busy with making a sign to leave on the Moon!  By the way, did you finish Jack's poster for him to turn into Ms. Watkins?  She wants to see all the beautiful posters and she has given me permission to post them at the en of this blog post!  e-mail to:Rachael Alice's E-mail

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Questions

Why does Jack want to go back to the Moon Base?  What is he afraid of? 

What do the kids do? 

Did the find the fourth M thing? Why not? 

What blocked them from going on? 

What did Jack learn from the book? 

What happened to Jack?  Annie?  

What is their problem? 

Where did the Moon Man go? 

Homework: 

Math in Literature:

Solve this problem. 

The Moon's gravity is about 16% less of that on Earth. 

If a person weighs 50 kilos on Earth, how much will that person weigh on the Moon? 

Listen to this song while you are reading this chapter 

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon Chapter 5

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon Chapter 5

This is a link to the Audio book for those of you who like to listen to books being read to you. 

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Key Terms

bronco - a wild horse from the Midwest of the United States 

Questions

Was Annie a good driver? 

How did Jack feel while he was in the buggy? 

Where did Annie want to drive to? 

What does the moon look like? 

What did the kids find?

What did the plaque say? 

When was it left on the Moon? 

What did Jack and Annie leave there?  

What did they see coming toward them? 

Homework: 

Jack has to draw a poster for his class about the first moon landing. 

Use this website to find facts that Jack writes on his poster.  Draw the poster for Jack to turn in to his 3rd grade teacher Ms. Watkins.  

http://easyscienceforkids.com/best-landing-on-the-moon-video-for-kids/

Listen to this video while you are reading this chapter. 

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 4

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 4

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Jack and Annie step out onto the Moon.  They are amazed at what they see and how it feels.  Let's read and find out what hapWpens! 

Key Terms: 

goof off - doing something silly

Questions

What is the first thing that Jack notices when he steps on the Moon? 

What does Jack learn from the book? 

What did he see when he looked up? 

What color is the sky?  Why? 

What was Annie doing? What did she call herself? 

What did Annie do with the book?  

What happened as Jack tried to grab the book? 

Who really goofed off first? 

What did Annie find in the crater? 

What does Annie do in the moon buggy?

Who would have been a better driver? 

Homework: Describe a time that you or a character in a different book did something that was a bit crazy.  What happened?  How did it turn out? 

While you are reading the chapter, you can listen to this!

Magic Tree House Midnight on the Moon Chapter 3

Would you want to get up at Midnight?  Well Jack and Annie do!

They are on the Moon, and it's Midnight!

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Questions 

What does Earth have that the Moon doesn't? 

Explain what Jack learns from the book!

Why does Annie say to Jack to look at the real room? 

What other place does the store room remind them of?  In which book was it? 

How did they get the suits on?   

What is the difference between the space helmut and other helmuts that you learned about? 

How can Jack and Annie communicate with each other? 

How much air do they have in their tanks? 

What advice does Jack give to Annie?  Will she follow it? 

What would you do if you were suddenly on the Moon? 

Where would you go? What would you do? 

Homework: 

Research the  Moon.  What are the conditions on the Moon?  What is the temperature?  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/moon.html

For your Listening Pleasure: 

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 2

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon, Chapter 2

You already have the fiction book Midnight on the Moon, so now you need the Fact Tracker to get even more information!

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Jack and Annie get up in the middle of the night and go back to the Tree House.  What book did they look at?  yes, Thie book about Space.  lets peek with them and find out more! 

Questions: 

Where did the Tree House land this time?  

What does it look like? 

What did Jack read in the book? 

About what year is it now where Jack and Annie are? 

What do the kids learn from the book? 

What does Jack write in his notebook? 

Why is the mouse running around the letter M? 

Homework

Jack needs to write a quiz about the moon for  his classmates to do.  

Write three multiple choice questions for Jack. 

Then write an answer key for the teacher. 

Play this music as a background while you are reading the chapter!

Magic Tree House Midnight on the Moon Book #8 Chapter 1

Magic Tree House, Midnight on the Moon Book #8

 Jack and Annie got back from the Ice Age and were very tired.  So they went to sleep right away. 

but then something bothers Annie. What is it?  Read Chapter 1 to find out!

Questions: 

Prologue:http://amzn.to/2BWmDRO

What information does the Prologue tell us?

Could we understand this book without reading all the other books of the series? 

Who is Morgan Le Fay in this series of books?  What is her character like?  

Who is Peanut?  How does she help Jack and Annie?

What are the things that they have found to help Morgan? 

Chapter 1 

Why does Annie want to go to the Tree House now? 

What time is it? 

Why can't she wait until morning? 

What does Jack want to do? 

How does Annie convince him to get up anyway? 

What does Jack want to bring? 

Why doesn't Annie want to bring one? 

What do they see when they get to the Tree House? 

How do they know which book to read next? 

What is the name of the book? 

Why doesn't Jack want to go there? 

What equipment do you need to go to that place? 

What does Jack suggest instead?

What picture does Jack turn to? 

What  wish does he say? 

Homework: 

Jack has to write a research report about the moon. Write his report for him. Tell about how old the moon is, how far it is from the Earth, what is the conditions on the Moon?

Jack uses this website to help himself write the report : http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/moon.html



While you are reading this chapter you can listen to this song that I wrote: Have Fun with Flying Wave!

Magic Tree House, Sunset of the Sabertooth Chapter 10

Sunset of the Sabertooth Chapter 10!
For Jack and Annie it has been a long day, they should be tired and hungry, don't you think?  Where do they want to go now?

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 Questions: 

What is the first thing that Jack and Annie do when they return home to Frog Creek Woods?

What is the big difference between the time of the Ice Age and this time? 

What do they want to eat for dinner? 

What would you want to eat for dinner? 

Homework: 

Write about your favorite food, what is it, where can you buy this food?  What does it taste like? Do you eat the food often? 

For your listening pleasure, Original music and  video editing by Rachael Alice Orbach