{"id":6170,"date":"2018-03-26T01:42:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T05:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6170"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:51:13","slug":"survived-childrens-blizzard-1888-teaching-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6170","title":{"rendered":"I Survived the Children&#8217;s Blizzard, 1888"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6170\" class=\"elementor elementor-6170\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-229b5c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229b5c4\" 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-de40d26\" data-id=\"de40d26\" 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-666c793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"666c793\" 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-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29016\" alt=\"I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard, 1888 Teaching Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-1888-1-48x25.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-5df9f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df9f5c\" 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>I Survived the Children&#8217;s Blizzard, 1888<\/em> is a compelling novel that transports readers back in time to one of the deadliest blizzards in American history.<\/p><p>On January 12, the day started out warm at around thirty degrees. John and his sister Franny enjoyed a fun recess at school. All of a sudden, a blizzard blew in and the children had to make a mad dash for the schoolhouse. John thought Franny was still outside playing hide-and-seek. In one terrifying scene, John braves the storm to find Franny.<\/p><p>Through John&#8217;s eyes, readers will experience the terror and devastation of this catastrophic event. Be inspired by his courage in the face of danger. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves stories of survival, history, and the triumph of the human spirit.<\/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-15679a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15679a7\" 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-df1c7b7\" data-id=\"df1c7b7\" 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-f20b227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f20b227\" 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;\">I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard 1888 Teaching 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9944f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9944f0e\" 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-6b7c51d\" data-id=\"6b7c51d\" 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-6f26593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f26593\" 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>Book Unit Samples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ea490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82ea490\" 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_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard 1888 Novel Study Samples\" 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-52e3917\" data-id=\"52e3917\" 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-b0dfaec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0dfaec\" 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>You will find the following in this novel study sample:<\/p><ul><li>Vocabulary Practice<\/li><li>Comprehension Questions for Chapters 1-2<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question for Chapters 1-2<\/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-6204f10 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6204f10\" 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_isurvived\/survivedchildrensblizzardgooglepreview.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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ab766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ab766\" 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-c341097\" data-id=\"c341097\" 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-f0bf6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0bf6fd\" 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\u00a0 \u2013 The Children\u2019s Blizzard, 1888 Historical Account<\/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-56332ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56332ec\" 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-eafe289\" data-id=\"eafe289\" 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-67ca75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67ca75b\" 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_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard, 1888 Teaching Ideas\" 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-15ebe93\" data-id=\"15ebe93\" 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-f9e3e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e3e31\" 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 one-page article about the Children&#8217;s Blizzard is an ideal way for students to compare and contrast an actual event to a fictional account. The article comes with comprehension questions.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Teachable Moments from the Novel<\/h2><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Homestead Act of 1862<\/li><li>grasshopper invasions<\/li><li>living on the prairie<\/li><li>problems settlers had traveling west<\/li><li>ways to survive in the cold\u00a0<\/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-e36bc61 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e36bc61\" 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_isurvived\/blizzard.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\">The Children's Blizzard Historical Account<\/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-687563d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687563d\" 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 three-minute video, narrated by Senator Ben Sasse, gives an overview of the Schoolchildren\u2019s Blizzard.\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-9c86f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9c86f74\" 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=3C0dKNgJ8z0\"\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-1ae3d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ae3d76\" 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>Learn about the Children\u2019s Blizzard of 1888 with these short vidoes.<\/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-7943ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7943ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.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-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;border:none;background-color:#000}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/83120475?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c726c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5c726c0\" 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=2KB2_KgBVHo\"\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\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-98dd8a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98dd8a5\" 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-38a75d4\" data-id=\"38a75d4\" 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-36480f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36480f2\" 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\u00a0 \u2013 Firsthand Accounts<\/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-2996504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2996504\" 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-0d52f62\" data-id=\"0d52f62\" 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-e5ad8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5ad8b8\" 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_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-3.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Firsthand Accounts\" 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-11ae59f\" data-id=\"11ae59f\" 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-25f891a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f891a\" 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<h4>Newspaper articles:<\/h4><p>Many newspapers covered the storm and its aftermath, and their articles can provide valuable insights into how people experienced the blizzard. Some examples of newspapers that covered the storm include <em>The New York Times<\/em>, <em>The Chicago Tribune<\/em>, and <em>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/em>.<\/p><h4>Letters and diaries:<\/h4><p>Personal accounts of the storm can help students understand how people coped with the extreme weather and its effects. The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has a collection of letters and diaries from people who experienced the storm.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d2ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4d2ee9\" 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<h4>Photographs:<\/h4><p>Photographs of the storm and its aftermath can help students visualize the impact of the blizzard on people and communities. The National Archives has a collection of photographs of the blizzard that can be accessed online.<\/p><h4>Government documents:<\/h4><p>Government documents, such as reports on the storm and its effects, can provide insight into the response of officials to the blizzard. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a report on the storm that can be accessed online.<\/p><h4>Oral histories:<\/h4><p>Oral histories recorded by people who experienced the storm can provide a more personal perspective on the blizzard. The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has a collection of oral histories from people who lived through the storm.<\/p><h4>Lauren Tarshis Video<\/h4><p>An exceptional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1543299976\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5649047515001\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about locusts narrated by Tarshis provides a lot of nonfictional information. In the video, Tarshis mentions \u201cprimary sources\u201d and provides several examples of how she changed passages to \u201cshow, don\u2019t tell.\u201d<\/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-a329795 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a329795\" 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-97a5c57\" data-id=\"97a5c57\" 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-505900c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505900c\" 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\u00a0 \u2013 Resources from Lauren Tarshis<\/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-8124108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8124108\" 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\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-c1a09c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1a09c2\" 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-3dff5af\" data-id=\"3dff5af\" 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-3c3d3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c3d3f8\" 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_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Childrens-Blizzard-4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard, 1888 Teaching Ideas\" 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-1dd1963\" data-id=\"1dd1963\" 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-b44fed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b44fed2\" 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>Lauren Tarshis\u2019s website contains additional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/i-survived\/16-i-survived-children%E2%80%99s-blizzard-1888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>teaching resources<\/strong><\/a>. In\u00a0<em>I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard, 1888<\/em>, the author offers the following free resources.\u00a0<\/p><h3 class=\"views-label views-label-field-poster-downloads\">POSTER DOWNLOADS<\/h3><div class=\"item-list\"><ul><li class=\"first\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"ISPoster8.5x11BlizzardEVG.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/posters\/ISPoster8.5x11BlizzardEVG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=5214386\">I Survived Collection &#8211; Children&#8217;s Blizzard 8.5&#215;11<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"last\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"ISPoster11x17DDayNEW.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/posters\/ISPoster11x17DDayNEW_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=9344768\">I Survived Collection &#8211; Children&#8217;s Blizzard 11&#215;17<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3 class=\"views-label views-label-field-book-club-resources resource_download\">ACTIVITIES<\/h3><div class=\"item-list\"><ul><li class=\"first\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-Crossword-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/book_club\/BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-Crossword-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=374513\">Crossword Puzzle<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-ReadAloud-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/book_club\/BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-ReadAloud-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=696200\">Read Aloud<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"last\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-Trivia-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/book_club\/BCRepro-ChildrensBliz-Trivia-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=352217\">Trivia<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3 class=\"views-label views-label-field-teaching-resources\">TEACHING RESOURCES<\/h3><div class=\"item-list\"><ul><li class=\"first\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCTR-ChildrensBliz-Close-Reading-Qs-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/BCTR-ChildrensBliz-Close-Reading-Qs-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=555947\">Close Reading Questions<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCTR-ChildrensBliz-CriticalThinking-Qs-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/BCTR-ChildrensBliz-CriticalThinking-Qs-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=736245\">Critical Thinking Questions<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"last\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"BCTR-ChildrensBliz-LitElmtsActivities-F.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/BCTR-ChildrensBliz-LitElmtsActivities-F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=1407379\">Literary Elements Activities<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c4cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c4cb1\" 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\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 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inspired this post.<\/span><\/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-8fa8c7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fa8c7d\" 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-5d8d2ed\" data-id=\"5d8d2ed\" 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-37d1d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37d1d3c\" 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_isurvived\/survivedchildrensblizzard.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard 1888 Book Unit\" 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-b36c9db\" data-id=\"b36c9db\" 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-03e75b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e75b0\" 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><em>I Survived the Children\u2019s Blizzard 1888 Novel Study <\/em>includes\u00a0vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, constructed response writing, and skill 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