Below are 20 free lesson plans to use with the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe. These include Common Core Standards for grades 4-8. Just click on the links below to download the PDFs! 

 

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SCIENCE

 

Animal Migration 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

List of Migrating Animals

Scarlet Tanager Fact Sheet

Cardinal Fact Sheet

 

Constellations

Grade 6

Lesson

 

Coyote Study 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

Dowsers 

Grade 6

Lesson

 
Ecosystems 

Grades 6-8

Lesson 

 

Field Cricket Study

Grades 6-8 

Lesson

 

Identifying Trees

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

Magnetic Currency 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

Rabbit Study

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

Raccoon Study 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

Squirrel Study 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

Squirrel Nest Worksheet 

 

Sunset Times

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

 

ART 

 

Nature Journaling 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

 

ART, SOCIAL STUDIES 

 

Leonardo Da Vinci and the Codex of Birds 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

Codex of Birds – Samples

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERATURE 

 

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

About Emily Dickinson

 

The Poetry of Walt Whitman 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

About Walt Whitman – Student Copy

About Walt Whitman – Teacher Copy

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

 

The Lumber Industry 

Grades 6-8

Lesson

 

 

MATH

 

Converting Feet to Inches 

Grades 4-5

Lesson

 

Converting Feet to Yards

Grades 4-5

Lesson 

 

Perimeter of a Rectangle

Grade 4

Lesson