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 Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Book Study with weekly lesson plans, recipes, and more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Book Report Template
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Extension Book List
Multimedia Reference Materials links
Book Club Meet-up Guide
Overview of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba is a memoir that recounts the author’s journey to build a windmill in his village in Malawi. At its core, it’s a story of resilience, hope, and determination. When a devastating drought struck William’s small village, his family loses their crops, leaving them with no food or income. Searching for solutions, William turned to science books in his village library and devised a plan to build a windmill. Using scrap metal and parts from an old bicycle, he constructed a windmill that generated electricity for his home and enabled his family to pump water for their farm, and ultimately benefitted the whole community. This memoir demonstrates how one bright idea can transform lives, even in the face of hardship.
Themes covered in The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
There are many themes in The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind you will explore through videos, notebooking, and projects. Explore any themes more in-depth that really stick out to you or spark the interests of your children.
Origin stories. How does where we come from affect who we are?
How does electricity work?
African geography
History and geography of Malawi
Malawian culture
Animals of Africa - Antelope, Zebras, Wildebeest, Lions, Hippos, Leopards, Black Mamba Snakes
Entrepreneurship
Supply and demand
Drought
Farming cycles
Wind energy
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.
These studies are so much fun! As my daughters became readers and I started more read alouds, I wasn’t sure what type of questions or fun activities to incorporate and now problem solved. Thank you!!
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Casey Gaines
Book Study
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Brianna Wilkerson
Fun, comprehensive and simple!
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.