Description
Answering an ad in the paper for a wife, Sarah agrees to come visit for one month before agreeing to marry Papa, writing back and forth with Papa's children, Anna and Caleb, telling them that they will know her because "I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall," and "Tell them I sing."
But Sarah misses her old home in Maine and the children worry. Will she leave, or will she stay and bring song and laughter to their prairie home?
Progeny Press' Sarah, Plain and Tall English/Language Arts curriculum provides your Elementary School Primary grade student with:
About the Author: Learn about Patricia MacLachlan and how her storytelling captures the heart of family and frontier life.
Background Information: Explore the challenges and beauty of pioneer life on the prairie and the hardships, resilience, and simplicity of early settlers.
Vocabulary: Improve word recognition and understanding through fun activities that reinforce vocabulary growth.
Literary Techniques: Analyze the novel’s literary elements, including synonyms, setting, similes, metaphors, and paraphrasing. Compare and contrast key themes and characters while exploring in-context word usage and character analysis.
Moral Lessons and Character Values: Discover themes such as honor, working with a good attitude, loving one another, and trusting God as the perfecter of our lives.
Activities and Writing Assignments: Bring the novel to life with interactive activities, including mapwork, history reports, discussions, and read-aloud sessions. Enjoy word games like crosswords and word searches, explore prairie life, step-family dynamics, and art projects, and delve into science, movie studies, and even pioneer-inspired cooking.
Suggestions for Further Reading: Expand your library with a curated reading list featuring more books by Patricia MacLachlan and other stories that complement the themes of Sarah, Plain and Tall.
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!
