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
Constellations
Grade 6
Coyote Study
Grades 6-8
Dowsers
Grade 6
Ecosystems
Grades 6-8
Field Cricket Study
Grades 6-8
Identifying Trees
Grades 6-8
Magnetic Currency
Grades 6-8
Rabbit Study
Grades 6-8
Raccoon Study
Grades 6-8
Squirrel Study
Grades 6-8
Sunset Times
Grades 6-8
ART
Nature Journaling
Grades 6-8
ART, SOCIAL STUDIES
Leonardo Da Vinci and the Codex of Birds
Grades 6-8
SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERATURE
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Grades 6-8
The Poetry of Walt Whitman
Grades 6-8
About Walt Whitman – Student Copy
About Walt Whitman – Teacher Copy
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Lumber Industry
Grades 6-8
MATH
Converting Feet to Inches
Grades 4-5
Converting Feet to Yards
Grades 4-5
Perimeter of a Rectangle
Grade 4