Archives: Downloads

A five-week unit study for Badge of Honor. Covers vocabulary, comprehension and “digging deeper” questions as well as writing skills. Also explores topics related to the California gold rush.

• Grades 4-6
• Geography “Around the Horn”
• A prospector’s tools
• Write a gold-nugget story
• An 1860s gold-stamping mill
• Flumes
• 1860s pistols
• And more!

Classic comparison: By the Great Horn Spoon

A study guide for a five-week language arts literature unit including vocabulary, comprehension, and extended lessons on themes from the book, The Dog Snatcher.

Extended lessons include:

• faith questions
• the Golden Rule
• storytelling
• imagery
• vocabulary
• a bit of the French language
• history details of Lyon
• a tabletop game
• and more!