{"id":2935,"date":"2016-03-17T18:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:57:56","slug":"growing-readers-mentor-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2935","title":{"rendered":"Sarah, Plain and Tall Teaching Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2935\" class=\"elementor elementor-2935\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-346ec58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"346ec58\" 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-1728a0a\" data-id=\"1728a0a\" 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-a03ef53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a03ef53\" 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=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14785\" alt=\"Sarah, Plain and Tall\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall.png 240w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\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-b44ee20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b44ee20\" 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><em>Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/em> by Patricia MacLachlan is a beautifully written historical fiction novel set on the American prairie in the late 1800s. The novel explores themes of <strong>family, love, loss, home, and new beginnings<\/strong>. MacLachlan\u2019s writing is simple yet vivid, making this short book an excellent choice for upper elementary readers. The story\u2019s quiet emotional depth and clear descriptions also make it ideal for teaching character traits, setting, and author\u2019s craft.<\/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-b8a79d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a79d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5c812\" data-id=\"5d5c812\" 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-5ae84c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae84c9\" 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><span class=\"stat-label\">Reading Level<\/span><\/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-9155d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9155d07\" 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><span class=\"stat-value\">Lexile 660L<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-043a34d\" data-id=\"043a34d\" 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-2975a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2975a7d\" 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><span class=\"stat-label\">Interest Level<\/span><\/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-95331d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95331d5\" 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><span class=\"stat-value\">Grades 3-5<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c22c55\" data-id=\"5c22c55\" 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-f07cd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07cd33\" 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><span class=\"stat-label\">Length<\/span><\/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-c6afe1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6afe1d\" 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><span class=\"stat-value\">76 pages<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ec7f73\" data-id=\"6ec7f73\" 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-9640f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9640f3a\" 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><span class=\"stat-label\">Award<\/span><\/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-c4c894f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c894f\" 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>Newbery Medal<\/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-9ed90bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ed90bd\" 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-97f12b1\" data-id=\"97f12b1\" 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-49fd6c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49fd6c0\" 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><span style=\"color: #2b3d52;\">Jump to Section<\/span><\/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-33b5cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"33b5cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mpp-jump-nav { \r\n  max-width:900px; \r\n  margin:20px auto; \r\n  display:flex; \r\n  justify-content:center; \r\n  gap:12px; \r\n  flex-wrap:wrap; \r\n  padding:0 20px; \r\n}\r\n\r\n.mpp-jump-nav a { \r\n  display:inline-flex; \r\n  align-items:center; \r\n  gap:8px; \r\n  padding:11px 22px; \r\n  border-radius:50px; \r\n  background:#2b3d52; \r\n  border:2px solid #2b3d52; \r\n  color:#ffffff; \r\n  font-weight:700; \r\n  font-size:14px; \r\n  text-transform:uppercase; \r\n  letter-spacing:.5px; \r\n  text-decoration:none; \r\n}\r\n\r\n.mpp-jump-nav a:hover { \r\n  background:#ffffff; \r\n  color:#2b3d52; \r\n  border-color:#2b3d52;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<nav class=\"mpp-jump-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to section\">\r\n  <a href=\"#summary\"><i class=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i> Book Summary<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#details\"><i class=\"fas fa-list\"><\/i> Book Details<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#activities\"><i class=\"fas fa-puzzle-piece\"><\/i> Teaching Activities<\/a>\r\n<\/nav>\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-d419a28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d419a28\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"summary\">\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df24945\" data-id=\"df24945\" 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-c1e4387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e4387\" 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>\u2b50 About the Book<\/h2><p>After their mother dies while giving birth to Caleb, Papa places an advertisement in the newspaper seeking a wife and mother for his two children, Anna and Caleb.<\/p><p>He receives a letter from Sarah Wheaton, a woman from Maine who loves the sea and is willing to visit for a month to see whether she might become part of their family. Her arrival brings music, laughter, and a gentle hope to a household still learning how to heal.<\/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-2a03b62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a03b62\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"details\">\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-f083938\" data-id=\"f083938\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b876bf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b876bf3\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d15a2f\" data-id=\"4d15a2f\" 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-5d1b2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d1b2b1\" 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>\u2b50 Book Details<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a9825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"79a9825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mpp-details-section { max-width:760px; margin:0 auto; padding:20px 0; }\r\n.mpp-section-label { display:inline-block; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; color:#1dbb9d; margin-bottom:8px; }\r\n.mpp-details-section h2 { font-weight:800; color:#323a49; font-size:28px; margin-bottom:18px; }\r\n.mpp-details-table { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; border-radius:12px; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.06); }\r\n.mpp-details-table tr:nth-child(even) { background:#fdf6ee; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td { padding:14px 20px; font-size:17px; color:#2d2d2d; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td:first-child { font-weight:700; color:#323a49; width:40%; }\r\n<\/style>  <div class=\"mpp-details-section\" id=\"details\">\r\n  \r\n  <table class=\"mpp-details-table\">\r\n    <tr><td>Publication Date<\/td><td>April 1985<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Reading Level<\/td><td>Lexile 660L &bull; Guided Reading Level R<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Interest Level<\/td><td>Grades 3&ndash;5<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Awards<\/td><td>1986 Newbery Medal &bull; Scott O\u2019Dell Award &bull; Golden Kite Award<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Length<\/td><td>76 pages (approx. 34,160 words)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Estimated Reading Time<\/td><td>About 2 hours and 16 minutes<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Audiobook Length<\/td><td>1 hour, 1 minute<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Genre<\/td><td>Historical Fiction &bull; Family Drama<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Setting<\/td><td>Midwestern prairie, late 19th century<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Point of View<\/td><td>First person (Anna)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Themes<\/td><td>Family, Home, Isolation, Fear, Sacrifice, Happiness, Choices, Contrasting Regions, Dreams<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Memorable Quote<\/td><td>&ldquo;There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>First Line<\/td><td>&ldquo;Did Mama sing every day?&rdquo; asked Caleb.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\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-5625db1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5625db1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"activities\">\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-b947ce6\" data-id=\"b947ce6\" 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-c0e45a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e45a5\" 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;\">Activities for Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/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-8696de2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8696de2\" 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-a77da3c\" data-id=\"a77da3c\" 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-b746b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b746b12\" 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>Sarah, Plain and Tall 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-ada2157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ada2157\" 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-fef27bc\" data-id=\"fef27bc\" 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-586bdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"586bdc1\" 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_sarah\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-Questions-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sarah Plain and Tall 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-4820a7d\" data-id=\"4820a7d\" 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-c35212f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35212f\" 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 book unit sample contains the following:<\/p><ul><li>Vocabulary Practice for Chapter 1<\/li><li>Comprehension Questions for Chapter 1<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question<\/li><li>Chapter 1 Activities<\/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-558683e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"558683e\" 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_sarah\/sarahsample.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-f5efc65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5efc65\" 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-71ac30e\" data-id=\"71ac30e\" 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-9475d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9475d62\" 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 \u2013 Homophone and Homograph Games<\/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-5de5a57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5de5a57\" 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-59ca132\" data-id=\"59ca132\" 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-dd24d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd24d7b\" 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_sarah\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-Games.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sarah Plain and Tall Games\" 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-65d9cfc\" data-id=\"65d9cfc\" 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-30d1104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d1104\" 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>Students love playing these trail games! The games practice homophones or homographs using sentences from <em>Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/em>.<\/p><p>To play the games, students roll a die and move around the game board. They read the homophone or homograph [depending on the game] they land on. Next, the player covers a sentence from the book in the center of the board that uses the word.<\/p><p>My students love playing these games. It&#8217;s amazing to see how much they learn from this activity.<\/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-ec67232 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec67232\" 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_sarah\/sarah.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 the games here.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15285cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15285cc\" 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>Before students play the games, make sure they know these definitions.<\/p><h3>Definitons<\/h3><p><strong>Homonym<\/strong><\/p><p>A homonym is a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not.<\/p><p><strong>Homophone<\/strong><\/p><p>A homophone is a special type of homonym. It is a word that is pronounced the same as another but is different in meaning. It must have a different spelling.<\/p><p>FOCUS \u2013&gt; Spelling [must be spelled the same]<\/p><p><strong>Homograph<\/strong><\/p><p>A homograph is a word spelled the same as another but different in meaning whether pronounced the same way or not.<\/p><p><strong>Heteronym<\/strong><\/p><p>A heteronym is a special type of homograph. You pronounce them differently from other words, and they are different in meaning. It must have the same spelling.<\/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-9cac539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cac539\" 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-6fdc856\" data-id=\"6fdc856\" 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-6d83f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d83f73\" 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 \u2013 Anchor Charts<\/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-c9b07b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9b07b9\" 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-2673a10\" data-id=\"2673a10\" 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-9b4330e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b4330e\" 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_sarah\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-Characters.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sarah Plain and Tall Character Trait 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-7778df9\" data-id=\"7778df9\" 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-b11890b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11890b\" 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>Use this anchor chart over and over again by simply putting the character details on sticky notes.<\/p><p>Option #1\u00a0\u2013 The teacher writes the details on sticky notes. Students must sort the details by characters.<\/p><p>Option #2\u00a0\u2013 Students write details as they read the story. The chart can be added to as the book progresses.<\/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-7b2569c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2569c\" 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-1a4f685\" data-id=\"1a4f685\" 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-bc79a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc79a5b\" 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_sarah\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-Setting.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Settings 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-e1bb768\" data-id=\"e1bb768\" 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-26ff14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ff14f\" 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>Here again, use sticky notes to make the anchor reusable. For this chart, students find proof from the text of the settings.<\/p><p>Patricia MacLachlan is a masterful writer. While looking at descriptive passages in the novel, have students evaluate the descriptions. Ask leading questions for students to see for themselves how her writing style excels in descriptions.\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-c48199c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c48199c\" 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-adc258b\" data-id=\"adc258b\" 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-d290e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d290e57\" 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 \u2013\u00a0Sarah, Plain and Tall Bird Craft<\/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-0b973ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b973ae\" 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-03117bb\" data-id=\"03117bb\" 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-fd321de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd321de\" 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_sarah\/Sarah-Plain-and-Tall-Craft.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sarah Plain and Tall Bird Craft\" 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-87fed6f\" data-id=\"87fed6f\" 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-6b212c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b212c2\" 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>Students created these adorable birds with pom-poms, feathers, and wiggly eyes. Students constructed the nests from straw. Notice the straw flowers. 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