Lesson Plans for Number the Stars

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Day 1

Vocabulary Word of the Day -

sabotage    (sb-täzh)

• destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in time of war.
• a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

From Page 8  --  But Annemarie heard Mama and Papa talk, sometimes at night, about the news they received that way: news of sabotage against the Nazis, bombs hidden and exploded in the factories that produced war materials, and industrial railroad lines damaged so that the goods couldn't be transported.

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Read Chapters 1-2

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

• pages 8-9 Compounds
• page 10 Base Words
• page 11 Syllables

Setting  - Map skills:

Print out a map of Denmark.

Find

• Copenhagen
• Sweden
• Germany
• Poland
• Norway
• Finland
• Russia
• North Sea
• Baltic Sea

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Day 2

Vocabulary Word of the Day -

rationed  ration    (rshn, rshn)

• A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.

From Page 18 ---Like the other families in their building, the Johnasens had opened the old chimney and installed a little stove to use for heat when they could find cola to burn. Mama used it too, sometimes, for cooking because electricity was rationed now.

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Read Chapters 3-4

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

• page 13 Sequencing
• pages 15-16 Meaning Through Context

Learn about the Jewish faith and their New Year celebration Rosh Hashana which is the first day of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. This calendar is based on lunar months.

The Jewish New Year:  All you need to know about the High Holidays, and more.  http://jewishnewyear.com/

Click on Cool Stuff for Kids at  http://jewishnewyear.com/holidays/tishrei/4831

Eat apples dipped in honey.
(Sweets are eaten on the New Year so that the New Year will be sweet as honey.)

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Day 3

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

imperious  (m-pîr-s)

• Arrogantly domineering, bossy, or overbearing
• Regal; imperial.

From Page 39 - Ellen stood on tiptoe again, and made an imperious gesture with her arm. "I am the Dark Queen," she intoned dramatically. "I have come to command the night!"

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Read Chapters 5-6

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

Make a Star of David.

Paper Star of  David Card http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/hanukkah/star/

Craft Sticks Star of David  http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/stardavidpops.html

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Day 4

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -  ruefully

rueful    (rfl)

1. Inspiring pity or compassion.
2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret.

rueful·ly adv.
 

From Pages 68-69 - "Don't tell the soldiers try to --- what's the word?  ---  relocate butter, too? She laughed at her own joke.

     But it wasn't a joke at all, though Mama laughed ruefully. "They do," she said. "They relocate all the farmers' butter, right into the stomach of their army!

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Read Chapters 7-8

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

• page 23 Synonyms

In Chapter 8 Kirsti names the kitten Thor for the God of Thunder.

Learn about Nordic Mythology.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/

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Day 5

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

deftly  (dft - le)

• quickly and skillfully

From Page 75 -- His strong hands continued, deftly pressing like a pulse against the cow. The steady streams of milk still came.

Vocabulary practice for the first five words

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Read Chapters 9-10

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

• pages 24-25 Classifying Word Groups
• pages 27-28 Main Idea

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Day 6

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

protrude   (pr-trd)

• To push or thrust outward.

From Page 91 -- Annemarie could see it protruding from Mr. Rosen's pocket when he returned to the room and sat down again. She could see, too, that Mr. Rosen had a puzzled look. He didn't know what the packet contained. He hadn't asked.

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Read Chapters 11-12

Answer comprehension questions.

Portals

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Day 7

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

donned - don  (dn)

• To put on (clothing).

From Page 106 - She had watched and helped, earlier, as the others donned sweaters, jackets, and coats; and she had peered into the night, following them with her eyes, as they moved silently off, bulky in their garments, blankets in their arms.

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Read Chapters 13-14

Answer comprehension questions.

In Chapter 14 Annemarie parallels the events in her adventure to the story of  Little Red Riding Hood. Read the children's story and compare how Number the Stars and Little Red Riding Hood are alike and different.

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Day 8

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

lunged - lunge (lnj)

• To make a sudden thrust or pass.
• To move with a sudden thrust.

From Page 125 - Annemarie remembered how the dogs had lunged at the handkerchief, smelled it, and then turned away.

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Read Chapters 15-16

Answer comprehension questions.

Learn about the swastika at  http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/neo_nazi_swastika_flag.asp

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Day 9

Vocabulary Word of the Day  -

devastating - devastate    (dv-stt)

• To overwhelm; confound; stun

From Page 129 - But Annemarie forced herself to think of her redheaded almost-brother, and how devastating the day was when they received the news that Peter had been captured and executed by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen.

Practice with Vocabulary Words for Week 2

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Read Chapter 17 and Afterword

Answer comprehension questions.

Play Character Jeopardy  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2536.html

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