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For: Small Reading Groups
Lesson Title/ Topic: Magic Tree House: Hour of the Olympics
Materials Needed:
Copies of Magic Tree House: Hour of the Olympics
Magic Tree House journal pages
Time-Order Words Graphic Organizer
Chapter 1-4 Comprehension Quiz
Chapter 4-7 Comprehension Quiz
End of Book Test
Writing Prompt Page
Pencils
Common Core Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A- Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.I- Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3- Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Procedure:
Set (lesson introduction with attention getting):
Keep the books hidden while conducting the beginning part of this step
The teacher will tell the students: “Today we will begin a journey back in time.
We’re going to find out about life in ancient times and speak with one of the
most famous people of all time. However, we can’t quite start our journey yet.
I invited a couple other people and their not here yet. I wonder where they
are…”
Look around the room. Then, pull out the books.
“Oh! Here they are! Jack and Annie will be going with us on a journey in a
Magic Tree House.”
Sequence of activity
The students will review the front cover of the book and orally discuss a prediction
about the story.
What do they think the story is about? What will happen?
The students will conduct a picture walk of the book to explore their prediction. The
students will adjust their predictions as appropriate.
How has your prediction changed now that you’ve completed a picture walk of
the entire book?
The students will record their prediction on a Magic Tree House Journal Page.
Students should utilize complete sentences when making their predictions
The teacher will model this process, if necessary
Prediction sentences should start with “I think…” or “I predict…”
Sentences should include details to support their prediction
More than one sentence may be needed to complete the process
The students will share their predictions with the group
Some of the predictions should include Jack and Annie going to the Olympics.
If not, introduce this as a prediction.
The teacher will discuss the Olympics to ensure students have some background
knowledge on the subject (As 9-year-olds, they may not have much exposure to the
Olympics)
Athletics contest between the best athletes from each country
Give examples of modern Olympic events: swimming, track and field,
basketball, cycling, hockey, skiing, curling, ice skating, etc.
The modern Summer and Winter Olympics take place every four years
Summer Olympics take place in Brazil in 2016
2012 Summer Olympics were in London
Athletes are awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals
Over 200 countries participate in the Olympics
Ancient Olympics were different. “We’ll discover some of the differences as
we read the book, including one very important one.”
Chapter One
Discuss focus for Chapter 1
The students will improve their comprehension skills by using their
imagination to create a picture in their mind as the text is read
The students should focus on text features (pictures, adjectives, etc.) to create
their picture
The teacher should pause at a couple points during the reading of Chapter 1 to
allow students to discuss the pictures they are creating in their minds.
Begin reading Chapter 1
Utilize the following strategies at random during reading:
Choral reading
Cloze reading
Partner reading
Teacher reads
After completing Chapter 1, the teacher will discuss the comprehension questions
below:
How are Jack and Annie able to the places in the books?
Why does Morgan say Jack is brave?
Where are Jack and Annie headed in this mission?
Individually, the students will answer the following question on a Magic Treehouse
Journal page.
How did Jack and Annie find their way to the tree house in the dark?
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences and should
start their answers with “According to the story or passage…”
The teacher and students will discuss their predictions made before Chapter 1.
Have any of the predictions been supported or disproved?
Chapter 2
Discuss focus of Chapter 2
The students will focus on adjectives during their reading and describe the
adjectives purpose in the story
Read Chapter 2
Utilize same reading strategies as chapter 1
After reading Chapter 2, the students will list 3 adjectives and their corresponding
nouns at the top of a Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page.
The students will describe how each identified adjective affects the picture the
students are creating in their mind.
Individually, the students will answer the following question at the bottom of the
Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page: What is strange about the woman acting in the
play?
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences and should start
their answers with “According to the story or passage…”
Chapter 3
Discuss focus for Chapter 3
The students will focus on the characters in the story and discuss their actions
Read Chapter 3
Continue existing reading rotations throughout the of the book
Discuss the following character questions as a group:
Who is Plato?
What does Plato love?
Why did Plato warn Jack and Annie not to tell anyone who the secret poet
was?
What does this say about Plato and his feelings about girls not being
allowed to go to school?
Individually, the students will answer the following question at the bottom of the
Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page: Why do you think Plato says, “It’s odd to see a
girl walking so bravely through Olympia.”?
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences
Chapter 4
Discuss focus for Chapter 4
o The students will focus on comprehension by continuing to create a picture of a
story in their minds.
Read Chapter 4
After reading, discuss the comprehension questions below:
o How did the secret poet learn to read and write?
o Why can’t Annie attend the Olympics with Jack and Plato?
o What type of government does Ancient Greece have?
Individually, the students will complete the Chapters 1-4 comprehension quiz
Discuss the predictions each student made at the beginning of the story. How are
they turning out?
Develop a new list of predictions for the story based on the reading so far.
o The students will record their prediction on a Magic Tree House Journal Page.
Students should utilize complete sentences when making their
predictions
Prediction sentences should start with “I think…” or “I predict…”
Sentences should include details to support their prediction
More than one sentence may be needed to complete the process
List 3 questions that students want answered as they finish the book. Write these on
the bottom of the Magic Tree House Journal Page.
o Develop the first two as a group and have the students write the last one on
their own.
Chapter 5
Discuss focus for Chapter 5
o The students will focus on making connections between Ancient Greece and
the modern world.
What modern events and names to they recognize? (Nike, gymnasium,
olives, Olympics, etc.)
Read Chapter 5
Discuss the following questions as a group:
o What do the athletes do in the gymnasium?
o Who was Nike?
o Why is the olive tree sacred?
Individually, the students will answer the following question on a
Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page:
o What do the winners of the Olympic games wear in Ancient Greece? How
does that compare to the winners of the modern Olympic games?
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences
After completing the Journal Page, the students will complete the first 3 sentences in
the Time-Order Words organizer.
o The sentences should describe the major events in the book to this point in the
reading.
Chapter 6
Discuss the focus for Chapter 6
o The students will focus on characters in the story and discuss their actions
Read Chapter 6
Discuss the following questions as a group:
o Where do Jack and Plato sit at the Olympics games?
o What strange trait does Jack notice about one of the soldiers?
o Who was the short soldier?
Individually, the students will answer the following question on a
Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page:
o Using information from the text, why do you think Annie is dressed up as a
soldier?
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences
Chapter 7
Discuss the focus for Chapter 7
o The students will focus on comprehension by creating a picture of the story in
their minds
Read Chapter 7
Discuss the following questions as a group:
o Why were the people in the crowd staring at Annie?
o Why is Annie yelling, “Go! Go! Go!”?
Individually, the students will complete the Chapters 5-7 comprehension quiz
Chapter 8
Discuss the focus for Chapter 8
o The students will focus on adjectives in the chapter
Read chapter 8
Discuss the following adjectives as a group
o Page 49- hard- What kind of a time were the guards having when they were
pulling Annie through the people?
o Page 50- darkest- Why was it important that it was Jack and Annie’s darkest
hour?
o Page 51- What type of chariot was the horse pulling?
Individually, answer the following question on a Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page
o What do you consider special or different about the horse in this story? Use
details to explain your answer.
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences
Chapter 9
Discuss the focus for Chapter 9
o The students will focus on the characters in the story and discuss their traits
Read Chapter 9
Discuss the following questions as a group:
o How were Jack and Annie’s reactions to flying in the chariot different?
o How does Annie feel about leaving the horse behind?
o What does Jack say to Annie when they get to the rope ladder at the tree
house?
o How do Jack and Annie get back to Frog Creek, Pennsylvania?
Individually, answer the following question on a Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page
o Who do you think has been more of a leader in this story, Annie or Jack.
Support your statement with details from the text.
Students need to answer the question in complete sentences
Review predictions made by students in the middle of the story. How did they turn
out? What events occurred that surprised the students?
Chapter 10
Discuss focus for Chapter 10
o The students will focus on comprehension by creating a picture of the story in
their minds
Read Chapter 10
Discuss the following questions as a group:
o What did Annie tell Morgan was the “one fun” thing she did in Greece?
o How does Morgan describe Plato?
o Where can Jack and Annie find Pegasus whenever they want?
Refer back to the questions the students made after Chapter 4
o Discuss answers to questions
After completing the Journal Page, the students will complete the final 3 sentences in
the Time-Order Words organizer.
o The sentences should describe the rest of the major events in the book.
End of Book
Complete the End of Book Comprehension Test
o Allow students to look back in their journals, if desired.
o Students finishing early should read “More Facts for You and Jack,” which
begins on page 71.
Close the book by having the students answer the following questions on a
Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Page:
o What was your favorite part of the book?
o Would you recommend the book to a friend?
o If you could change anything about the book, what would you change?
Students need to answer the questions in complete sentences
Evaluation:
Students will be assessed on their journal responses and quiz/test results.
Name:__________________________________
Comprehension Quiz Chapters 1-4
*To be taken after reading chapter 4
1. What major event is happening when Jack and Annie arrive in Greece?
a. A play
b. The Olympics
c. Nothing is happening
d. They didn’t go to Greece.
2. What is Plato?
a. A philosopher
b. An artist
c. An Olympic Athlete
d. A teacher
3. How does Annie know that the actress is really a man?
a. She heard his voice.
b. She saw that he had a beard.
c. She was watching when his wig was pulled off.
d. The actress wasn’t a man.
4. Circle the items that girls are not allowed to do in Ancient Greece? (More than one answer may
be correct.)
a. Girls can’t go to school.
b. Girls can’t write stories.
c. Girls can’t be in plays.
d. Girls can’t go to the Olympics.
Name:__________________________________
Comprehension Quiz Chapters 5-7 *To be taken after reading chapter 7
1. Why does Jack take notes at the Olympics?
a. He was bored and had nothing else to do.
b. So Annie will know what she missed.
c. Plato told him he had to.
d. He didn’t take notes.
2. What do they do in the ancient Olympic games that the modern Olympic games don’t do?
a. Running events
b. A parade
c. Chariot races
d. Javelin throwing contest
3. When Annie was dressed as a soldier and people were staring at her, who came and got her
first?
a. Jack
b. Plato
c. Morgan le Fay
d. Two big guards
4. Who are the Olympics played in honor of?
a. Plato
b. Nike
c. Zeus
d. Poets
Name:__________________________________
End of Book Test
1. Where does this story mainly take place?
a. The tree house.
b. In Greece.
c. At Jack and Annie’s house.
d. In Rome.
2. Who wrote the book that Jack and Annie brought home with them?
a. Morgan LeFay
b. Annie
c. Plato
d. The author was Anonymous
3. What kind of government did they have in Greece?
a. They didn’t have a government.
b. They had a king.
c. Zeus was in charge.
d. They had a democracy.
4. Who is Pegasus?
a. The wise old man.
b. The winged horse who rescues them.
c. The name of the girl author.
d. Jack’s pet dog.
5. What did Annie think was horribly unfair?
a. Plato got to be the wise man.
b. Girls were not allowed to participate in anything.
c. Jack got to climb up the ladder to the tree house first.
d. Pegasus had to pull the chariot.
Name:__________________________________
6. What major event is happening when they arrive in Greece?
a. The horse races.
b. The Olympics
c. A play.
d. Nothing is happening.
7. Who is Plato?
a. The wise man.
b. The name of the security guard.
c. The horse.
d. I have no idea.
8. What terrible thing was happening to Annie before they got rescued?
a. She was losing the race.
b. She almost got arrested because she was a girl.
c. She and Jack were fighting.
d. She was getting bit by Jack’s dog.
9. What was weird about the play they saw in Greece?
a. The actors were all dogs.
b. There wasn’t anything weird about it.
c. The actors were all men…there were no girls.
d. It was really long.
10. How can Jack and Annie remember all their wonderful friends from all their
adventures?
a. They are constellations in the sky.
b. They took pictures of all them.
c. Jack drew each of them in his notebook.
d. They looked them up in a history book.
Name:__________________________________
Writing Prompts for the Magic_Tree_House_Journal_Pages
Journal Page 1:
Predict two events that will occur in Magic Tree House: Hour of the
Olympics
Journal Page 2:
How did Jack and Annie find their way to the tree house in the dark?
Journal Page 3:
List three adjectives from Chapter 2. What nouns do they describe?
What is strange about the woman acting in the play?
Journal Page 4:
Why do you think Plato says, “It’s odd to see a girl walking so bravely
through Olympia.”?
Journal Page 5:
After reading a few chapters, predict two different events that will occur
in Magic Tree House: Hour of the Olympics
List three questions you want answered as you finish reading the book?
Journal Page 6:
What do the winners of the Olympic games wear in Ancient Greece?
How does that compare to the winners of the modern Olympic games?
Name:__________________________________
Journal Page 7:
Using information from the text, why do you think Annie is dressed up
as a soldier?
Journal Page 8:
What do you consider special or different about the horse in this story?
Use adjectives from the text to explain your answer.
Journal Page 9:
Who do you think has been more of a leader in this story, Annie or Jack.
Support your statement with details from the text.
Journal Page 10:
What was your favorite part of the book?
Would you recommend the book to a friend?
If you could change anything about the book, what would you change?
Name:__________________________________
Magic Tree House Journal Page
