Dear Mr. Henshaw Reading Unit w/ Extensions (eLearning, STEM, Soc. Studies)

This unit is geared toward a 3rd or 4th-grade classroom, but can easily be adapted for higher or lower reading levels. The Dear Mr. Henshaw Reading Unit with Extensions includes:

Reading:

• Comprehension Questions

• Figurative Language Conversation Opportunities

• Vocabulary Building

Writing:

• Prewriting (And can take writing through the entire process) Opportunities

• Letter writing

• Journal writing

Social Studies:

• Map Skills

Science

• Lunch Thief STEM Challenge

Included for teachers:

• Daily breakdown of suggested activities

• Links if you choose to use the technology

• Suggestions for how to prepare and present the unit

Skills covered are aligned with common core in both language arts and social studies (specifically) vocabulary, comprehension, inferencing, locating and labeling areas on a map, letter writing, writing process, web searching and quizzing, and word processing.

The list of authors included has been updated as of March 2020, and all authors on the list are currently living, as well as most have a strong Twitter presence to follow.

A STEM Challenge has been added to this unit, allowing a cross-over of literature and STEM. Students are asked to build a tower that will help Leigh keep his lunch safe from the lunch thief. Teacher notes are provided for how it could be conducted in the classroom, but, during this time, it could also be done as experiential learning at home.