{"id":1448,"date":"2015-02-16T10:57:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:21:33","slug":"island-of-the-blue-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=1448","title":{"rendered":"Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1448\" class=\"elementor elementor-1448\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1a09b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1a09b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2e37b0\" data-id=\"e2e37b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a102c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22a102c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29022\" alt=\"Activities to do with the Novel Island of the Blue Dolphins\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-1-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aca8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95aca8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">If you are looking for some&nbsp;<em>Island of the Blue Dolphins&nbsp;<\/em>activities, you have come to the right place. This post includes novel study samples, anchor chart ideas, printables, and more.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>Island of the Blue Dolphins<\/em>&nbsp;is based on a nonfictional story of a young girl who was stranded for 18 years on an island off the coast of California during the 19th century. The story was turned into a children\u2019s novel by Scott O\u2019Dell in 1960. For years, students have enjoyed reading this fantastic tale of courage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0514405 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0514405\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08e0856\" data-id=\"08e0856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd0066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd0066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4db338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4db338\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9839ecc\" data-id=\"9839ecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fe5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85fe5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Book Unit Samples<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e61f93f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e61f93f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7418ee2\" data-id=\"7418ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3842655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3842655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/island-of-the-blue-dolphins-2.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O\u2019Dell Novel Study\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa7037c\" data-id=\"aa7037c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1863c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1863c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This sample contains\u2026<\/p><ul><li>Vocabulary Practice for Chapter 1\u00a0<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question \u2013 Characters<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question \u2013 Point of View<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5736db elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5736db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/bluedolphinspreview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the unit sample.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b0d39e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b0d39e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c847b23\" data-id=\"c847b23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891c0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"891c0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #1 ~\u00a0Character\u2019s Actions Anchor Chart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-762b8e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762b8e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4890236\" data-id=\"4890236\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd082be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd082be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-Anchor-Chart.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins Anchor Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-149fd32\" data-id=\"149fd32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f12c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f12c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do your students need to pay closer attention to class discussions? This organizer and anchor chart pair are perfect to keep students on their toes. Have students fill out the information on their individual organizers during your class discussion of the anchor chart.\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t forget; by using sticky notes the anchor chart is reusable the next time you teach the novel.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117d466 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"117d466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/dolphinsample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-277daac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277daac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-413a715\" data-id=\"413a715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddb721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ddb721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/photo4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins Anchor Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b424df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b424df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/photo5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins Anchor Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ffd4c4\" data-id=\"0ffd4c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d219356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d219356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><strong>Ways to Use the Graphic Organizer<\/strong><\/b><\/p><p><strong>Option 1<\/strong><\/p><p>Have students use the graphic organizer for notes. Notice the notes in the photo above are not in complete sentences. Glue the organizer to the left side of the notebook page. On the right side of the notebook, students use the notes to write the details in paragraph form.<\/p><p><strong>Option 2<\/strong><\/p><p>Students complete the organizer by writing complete sentences.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1d9638 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1d9638\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d2d417\" data-id=\"0d2d417\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb73bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb73bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #2 ~ Story Illustration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0cd3b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0cd3b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab6c1c4\" data-id=\"ab6c1c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db12076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db12076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RaKpjWkKcF8\/UaJGzReS1QI\/AAAAAAAAEuA\/m0YkLKy8OIk\/s1600\/digital-15.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins Illustration\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed87253\" data-id=\"ed87253\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdc049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdc049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love this illustration created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kmcmorris.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/island-of-blue-dolphins-octopus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelley McMorris<\/strong><\/a>. Have students use it as a springboard to write a paragraph about the scene from the novel.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b01a6c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b01a6c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9828956\" data-id=\"9828956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc57ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffc57ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #3 ~ Research and Writing Ideas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6da78c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6da78c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe1f6cd\" data-id=\"fe1f6cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929e8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"929e8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-Unit.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e999fe\" data-id=\"9e999fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fa3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fa3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cultural Understanding:<\/strong> Have students research the Native American tribe (Karana&#8217;s tribe) in the story and compare their culture and traditions to those of other indigenous groups.<\/p><p><strong>Survival Skills:<\/strong> Have students analyze the survival skills Karana used on the island and compare them to modern-day survival skills.<\/p><p><strong>Environmental Awareness:<\/strong> Have students research the wildlife and ecosystem of the island in the story and discuss the importance of preserving and protecting the environment.<\/p><p><strong>Compare &amp; Contrast:<\/strong> Have students compare and contrast Karana&#8217;s life on the island to their own lives and reflect on what they would do in a similar situation.<\/p><p><strong>Creative Writing:<\/strong> Have students write a journal entry from Karana&#8217;s perspective during a specific event in the story.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97e01bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97e01bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bd79b\" data-id=\"10bd79b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd6c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd6c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #4 ~ The Real Setting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5340899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5340899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t   <div style=\"height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\r\n        <iframe\r\n            style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/tube.rvere.com\/embed?v=8q7dnCKYTxg\"\r\n            title=\"YouTube video player\"\r\n            frameBorder=\"0\"\r\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\r\n            allowFullScreen>\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d66e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d66e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This short video shows breathtaking views of Anacapa Island as narrators describe the reliability of the novel\u2019s history.<\/p><h3>Teaching Idea #5\u00a0\u2013 1964 Movie<\/h3><p>I couldn\u2019t find the movie online as it is copyrighted. It runs for approximately 93 minutes and would be worth doing a Google search if you teach the novel. Good luck!<\/p><h3>Teaching Idea #6\u00a0 \u2013 Scholastic Book Files<\/h3><p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/content\/dam\/teachers\/activities\/migrated-files-in-body\/island-of-the-blue-dolphins-bookfiles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>free\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Scholastic book provides 63 pages of ideas and information. For example, there is a full author description. Chapter-by-chapter<\/span>\u00a0discussion questions are provided. Plot and theme information are also included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee5ef1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee5ef1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de9108f\" data-id=\"de9108f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbc66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bbc66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #7 \u2013 Activities from RIF<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b692b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b692b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d042c3\" data-id=\"0d042c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fe6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88fe6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_island\/Island-of-the-Blue-Dolphins-Book-Activities-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ecb06\" data-id=\"b4ecb06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fa1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7fa1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out these nine activities from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/literacy-central\/book\/island-blue-dolphins-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Reading is Fundamental<\/strong><\/a>. You\u2019ll find leveled reading passages, crossword puzzles, word searches, and memory games in both easy and hard levels.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff430b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff430b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7956c91\" data-id=\"7956c91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a230a9 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9506d1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9506d1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0acd723\" data-id=\"0acd723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61c905 elementor-widget 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