Create lasting connections through this rich story while you study themes such as science, nature, geography, history, and language arts. This four-week book study is a digital download you can use in your homeschool or as book study with a group. Each download includes:
The Sign of the BeaverBook Study with weekly lesson plans, recipes, and more
The Sign of the BeaverBook Report Template
The Sign of the BeaverExtension Book List
Multimedia Reference Materials links
Book Club Meet-up Guide
Overview of The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare is a children’s historical novel that follows 13-year-old Matt Hallowell, an 18th-century American settler in Maine. After he and his father build a log cabin in the wilderness, Matt goes on many adventures as he is left alone to guard the cabin when his father leaves to retrieve the rest of their family.
While guarding the cabin, Matt learns how to survive in the wilderness with help from an Indian chief’s grandson, Attean, and his family. As Matt questions whether or not his father will return, he is invited to join the Beaver tribe and move north.
This coming-of-age story explores survival in the wilderness, historical themes, cultural differences, nature, and so much more. It is the winner of two Newbery Medals and a Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal.
Themes covered in this study
History of log cabins
Geography and history of Maine
Wabanaki tribes
French-Indian War
Bees and hives
Primitive animal traps
Beaver dams/beavers
Edible and poisonous plants
Black Bear
Native American homes
Native American games
Native American food
Moose
Fisher Cat
Digital Download Details
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See a Sample Lesson Plan
Each book contains four weekly lesson plans to be used as a menu so parents can choose which activities to do each day.
Just started Kindergarten with my 5 year old and preschool with my 3 year old and we love doing family book clubs and reading chapter books together with dad in the evenings! I wanted to choose books that we all would enjoy and have follow up activities if they wanted to dive deeper! Treehouse book studies have been the solution! Some weeks we just read the book, some weeks we go deeper with the recommended videos, activities and books. As my kids get older we will add more of the bonus activities in (and reread the books!), but right now, we are having fun reading longer books as a family and loving literature together! Can’t recommend these studies enough.
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Lindsay
Intermediate collection one
This is the first year using this and I’m so excited to start. A Homeschool mom shared it with me and she just loves it.
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Stephanie Sage
Timeless Classics
My family has been using Treehouse Schoolhouse book studies for a year now and will continue using them. As a parent, I look for these timeless classics. They are a perfect addition to our homeschool book club! Caddie Woodlawn is heartwarming tale very similar to the Little House series.
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Ashlee
Great addition to our homeschool this year!
Our whole family is enjoying this novel. The accompanying activities are lots of fun for the kids. It would be a little easier for me to plan if things were broken down by chapter instead of week and if the additional resources list were part of the weekly breakdown, but overall would still recommend!
—For researching sycamores, there’s a quick video from the University of Kentucky’s Tree of the Week series that works well. My kids loved the fun facts section included in that video.
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S.Z.
Excellent
Such great living books for the young reader and great activities/learning objectives for them. Cannot wait for all of them to come out to continue reading!