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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: The "Brian" Books: Teachers' Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A message to teachers from author Gary Paulsen, teaching ideas for thematic activities, and interdisciplinary possibilities are all part of this teachers' guide for the whole series of "Brian" books.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Exploring Author's Language in "The River" [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will learn about literary devices as used in Gary Paulsen's "The River." This guide also supplies suggestions for group activities (PDF, requires Adobe Reader.)
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will gather, select, record, interpret, and present information on survivors and their survival strategies gained from reading the novel Hatchet and true life survival biographies. They will produce a piece of comparative...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Soldier's Heart" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teacher guide for "Soldier's Heart" features brief synopsis, informative author biographical sketch, pre-reading activities, themes, and discussion questions. Also includes activities for "The Red Badge of Courage," "The Last Mission,"...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The River" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"The River" teacher guide features excellent background and author information. Also included are thematic activities as well as tips for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Tucket's Gold" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Tucket's Gold" teacher guide also features "Mr. Tucket," "Call Me Francis Tucket," and "Tucket's Ride." Includes note to teachers from author, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Tucket's Ride" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teacher guide for "Tucket's Ride" features note to teachers from author, brief author biographical sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Guts" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Guts" teacher guide includes note to teachers from author, brief synopsis, author biographical sketch, list of themes, and tips for interdisciplinary connections.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Nightjohn" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Nightjohn" teacher guide includes meaningful note from author brief synopsis. Features ideas for thematic discussion and great methods for interdisciplinary connections.
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Curated OER

Gary Paulsen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Gary Paulsen.
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Curated OER

Gary Paulsen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Gary Paulsen
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Virginia Tech

Survival as a Bridge to at Risk Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If you're looking for a way to appeal to at-risk readers, while integrating various curriculum areas, this article is full of ideas.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memories of a Pet or Object

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson, inspired by Gary Paulsen's My Life in Dog Years, helps students write memoirs or narratives about their lives through the eyes of a pet, a favorite pair of jeans, or their shoes. Students choose one item that is very close...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Paulsen Inspired Nature Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson students will write a poem based on the descriptors in one of Gary Paulson's novels.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Research Project for Hatchet

For Students 4th - 7th
A twenty-part learning module with images, websites, texts, and slideshows for students to use while working through a research project for Gary Paulsen's Hatchet.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Hatchet Survival

For Students 4th - 6th
A five-part learning module with links to an image, texts, a video, and a quiz to use while reading Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Soldier's Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Soldier's Heart" by Gary Paulsen. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: St. John's on Tisvilde Beach

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St. John's on Tisvilde Beach", created by Julius Paulsen in 1886 (Oil on canvas, 63 x 76 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Under the Pont Des Arts, Paris

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Under the Pont des Arts, Paris", created by Julius Paulsen in 1910 (Oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm).
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Tortilla Factory [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan accompanies a story by Gary Paulsen called Tortilla Factory, and teaches young scholars to identify the different types of resources (human, capital, natural, etc.) that go into creating corn tortillas and other products.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Sarny" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Sarny" teacher guide features short synopsis, background information from author, and biographical sketch of author. Includes great ideas for thematic discussion and interdisciplinary connections.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: Hatchet

For Teachers 6th Standards
This unit teaches students about survival in the face of grave danger and overwhelming odds. Students will evaluate survival stories to learn about the importance of positive thinking, slowing down to think clearly, problem solving, and...
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Hatchet: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, Hatchet.

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