Description
A mouse, a cat, and a cricket take a bite out of the Big Apple! Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City - the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the enticing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist int he city, he wants to look around.
He could not have found two better guides - and friends - than Tucker and Harry! But Chester has a hidden talent and no one, not even Chester himself, realized that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.
A book filled with grand fun and enchanting illustrations by Garth Williams.
Progeny Press' Cricket in Times Square English/Language Arts curriculum provides your Elementary School Primary grade student with:
About the Author: Discover the life and works of George Selden.
Background Information: Explore the cultural significance of crickets in China and their role in history, folklore, and daily life.
Vocabulary: Improve your vocabulary skills through fun activities designed to increase word recognition, retention, and understanding within the language of the novel.
Literary Techniques: Analyze literary techniques, including the use of adverbs, descriptive writing, setting, dialect, foreshadowing, fact vs. opinion, similes, metaphors, theme development, and character traits.
Moral Lessons and Character Values: Learn life lessons from the story, such as recognizing God's presence, the value of friendship, the importance of truth and responsibility, the role of money, the joy of giving, the power of forgiveness, and the pursuit of happiness.
Activities and Writing Assignments: Bring The Cricket in Times Square to life with hands-on activities, including studying crickets, mapping New York City and Chinatown, creative writing, exploring scientific concepts, researching legends, recognizing personal talents, engaging with music and art, cooking cultural dishes, and practicing the use of chopsticks.
Suggestions for Further Reading: Expand your literary collection with a list of additional books by George Selden, as well as other stories that share similar themes and settings to The Cricket in Times Square.
All of Progeny Press' Language Arts unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!
Features and Benefits of a Progeny Press ELA study guide
Printed Workbook Format
- Large 8.5x11 format is convenient to read and easy for Elementary students
- Every question in our novel unit study has plenty of whitespace for primary school level student answers
- Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice
- Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment
- Provides a permanent record of the Elementary school student’s work
- Complete, removable answer key included for the teacher to make grading simple!
CD Format
- Contains the complete study guide in universally compatible PDF format (works on Mac AND Windows)
- No costly software purchases necessary
- PDf files open in the FREE Adobe Reader program.
Note: Mobile devices may require an alternative app that supports and saves fillable form fields and interactive features. - Upgraded, fillable form fields allow the student the opportunity to complete their work on the computer, saving you printing costs
- Conveniently print what you need, when you need it:
- Print the whole ELA study guide at once
- Print single literature lessons or pages as the student completes them
- Print multiple copies of the entire curriculum study guide for classroom sets
- PDF format makes it easy to use with multiple students
- Complete answer key PDF file included for the teacher to make grading simple!
Formatted with your Upper Elementary grade student in mind, Progeny Press language arts study guides divide the book into writing assignments and lessons that build and strengthen their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and establishes their critical analysis and writing skills. Each Progeny Press novel study accomplishes all of this without busy work that can drain the fun out of reading and literature! Kids have loved using Progeny Press ELA curriculum in homeschool, co-ops, and private schools around the world for over 30 years!
