The Butterfly Efantasmic Sample Curriculum

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Homeschool Curriculum Specially Designed For the Book

The Butterfly
Book Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: 2000, Philomel Books, New York
Curriculum Last Updated: 29-Jun-09
Description:
BOOK: When all hope seems lost, it can sometimes be a little sign that lets you know everything
will be okay. This is the story of a young girl growing up during World War II and her friendship
with a ghost that she finds in her home. Your child will learn about one family's struggles to keep
another safe and the terms privilege, mysterious, and
Note to Parents:
This book's content is based on World War II. There is some violence; a man is beaten in the
street and they speak of death. There are many French and German words used throughout the
text. If you would like to translate them with your child, refer to http://translation2.paralink.com/
and be sure that you select the right translation you need, type the word into the designated box,
and then select translate.
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Table of Contents
I. Read Me First & Printing Instructions
If this is your first eFantasmic curriculum, then please read through this
section. It will give you a great overview of all the stuff you are going to
find in this packet. Of course, if you’ve already read it once, skip it!
II. Vocabulary Parents Guide

This is your answer sheet for the vocabulary words. You should read
through these so you are familiar with the definitions. Some words
obviously have more than one meaning in real life. This guide will tell you
the specific definition of the word as it is used in this curriculum. These
vocabulary words were chosen to expand your child’s use of the language as
well as focus on the core concepts of the book your child will read.
Note: We think it’s a good idea to go ahead and talk about these vocabulary
words before your child reads the book. The idea isn’t to quiz or overly
challenge your child, but to learn new uses of words in our language. We
recommend just going through the vocabulary words and telling your child
the definitions that will be used in the book. This way you both gain some
confidence before your child even begins.
III. New Concepts Parents Guide

Once again, this is your answer sheet. You should quickly read through it to
get an overview of the discussion questions and answers.
IV. Vocabulary Discussion Sheet

If you don’t need your child to write down answers but instead want to just
sit down and talk to your child about the vocabulary words, use this sheet.
As you discuss each word and its use have your child check off each word.
When your child is done, have him/her fill in his/her name, date it, and
include it in a portfolio.
V. Vocabulary Worksheet
If you would like your child to do some writing, you can use these
worksheets and have your child fill in the appropriate answers.
VI. New Concepts Discussion Sheet

Again, if you would simply like to sit down and discuss each new idea with
your child, use this sheet and have your child check off each concept
discussed. When finished, fill out your child’s name, date the sheet, and
include it in your portfolio.
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VII. New Concepts Worksheet

If you would like your child to do some written work, then use this
worksheet. When it is completed, be sure to have your child write his/her
name and date then include the worksheet in your portfolio.
VIII. Pre-Reading Parents Guide

If you’ve never read this before, please read it! It’s really powerful stuff, and
often the most overlooked. What is pre-reading, and why is it so important?
This is a powerful technique to dramatically increase your child’s retention,
comprehension, and recall of what he/she has learned from the book.
IX. Establish Your Purpose Discussion Sheet

What does your child want to find out from this book? If your child doesn’t
have this question in his/her mind before reading the book, the information
gathered will be fragmented and unfocused. At the very least, simply use
this discussion sheet to talk to your child for a few minutes before reading
the book. Don’t forget to have your child check off the items, then sign and
date it for your portfolio.
X. Establish Your Purpose Worksheet

If you want your child to formalize a purpose before reading the book, then
go ahead and use this worksheet. Don’t forget to have your child check off
the items, then sign and date it for your portfolio.
XI. Chart of Retention

This chart will improve your child’s enjoyment of the book he/she is about
to read. It will also drastically improve what he/she remembers and retains
from the book. Hence the name, chart of RETENTION. There are three
versions. One is for discussion only. The other has large lines to fill in broad
ideas. Lastly, there is a version for writing out more complex ideas. Which
you use is your choice, as well as how much writing you want your child to
do. We recommend going through the discussion version at minimum so
that your child has a good framework for what he/she is going to read.
NOTE: There are 2 times that your child uses this Chart of Retention. Once
is before he/she reads the book, the other is after.
XII. Power Reading Parent’s Guide

These are some hints and tips on encouraging your child to be a Power
Reader. Remember that the difference between just sitting passively and
reading and having your child be an active thinker while reading is HUGE.
Here are a few guidelines to remind your child of while he/she is reading.
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XIII. Power Note Taking Parent’s Guide

This is probably one of the most important skills you can teach your child.
Note taking is a powerful way to allow your child to retain more of the
information provided. This isn’t the extensive note-taking method that we
used while growing up. This is a system designed to engage our brains and
allow them to better store and organize the information we see.
XIV. Final Evaluation Discussion Sheet

This is to remind your child of his/her established purpose for reading the
book. His/her thoughts need to be organized, and they should be able to
describe what was learned that pertains to his/her established purpose. These
questions will help organize those thoughts. Once completed, please have
your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
XV. Curriculum FunPack

Here you’ll find instructions, flash cards, and special pages to help in
playing some fun resource-based games with your child. We’ve included
instructions for how to play or do each of these learning games and
activities. The materials in this section can be combined from multiple
curricula over time to continually reinforce and review your child’s
vocabulary from this book.
XVI. Additional Worksheets

We’ve included lots of additional worksheets for your child with everything
from crossword puzzles, word searches, and lots, lots more. It’s important to
note that these were not designed to be particularly challenging. Instead they
are designed to be reinforcing materials. They are designed to have your
child refer back to the vocabulary and discussion questions as review. After
referring back a number of times, the new vocabulary and concepts will be
well reinforced for your child.
NOTE: Keeping It Fun

Humans naturally enjoy (or call “fun”) the concepts that come easier to them. Children
that are good at reading will easily say that they love reading. Children good at math
will say that they love math. With that in mind these worksheets are designed to reinforce
but also keep the material easy enough so that your child enjoys doing them! The more of
these worksheets they gobble-up, the more they will remember the material and consider
it fun. So consider resisting the temptation to overload your child, and learning won’t be
as much of a chore. Keep it fun!
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Read Me First
Before we start, I just wanted to thank you for purchasing this curriculum for The
Butterfly. We appreciate you supporting us and making it possible for us to continue
creating curriculum for great, free library and internet resources.
I want to tell you a little about how this curriculum is designed, and what it’s designed
for.
First, this curriculum is designed BY homeschoolers and FOR homeschoolers. As a

homeschool parent, you know that homeschool never stops. In fact, homeschooling
happens almost every moment of each day. Any question our children ask can become a
teaching opportunity. Every trip to the grocery store is full of lessons large and small.
Each trip to the park includes looking at nature, discovering science, and experiencing
things that most other families can take for granted. This is what homeschooling is. We,
as parents, have joyfully taken on the full responsibility of our children’s education.
So congratulations and kudos to you! Not every parent has the desire or opportunity to do
what we do - cherish every moment.
The Time of Your Life, and You Don’t Even Know It?
As a side note, I was once on vacation at a small condo. Each unit opened into a
courtyard. Of course, my kids spent much time running around and keeping me busy
trying to get them all together. Across the courtyard from our family’s unit, there was an
elderly gentleman. I noticed he just watched and smiled as I was going crazy trying to
control my kids.
Later that week we went over to say hello and meet that man, and I’ll never forget what
he said to me. Now I’m passing it on to you. He looked at me and with a calm smile told
me, “You are having the time of your life, and don’t even know it.”
You see, his grown children had rented him this condo for vacation so that they could
come and visit. The gentleman went on to explain that it was great that they were able to
visit with him, but it was only for a few days each year. His kids were grown with lives
of their own, and he dearly missed having them around. The lesson was clear: I, despite
my frustrations with my little children around me, was having the time of my life – and I
didn’t even know it!
But I know it now. I have to constantly remind myself of this story, as should you. In
fact, if you buy more than one of these curricula from us why not re-read this story each
time and be reminded that you are having the time of your life?
The Problem Is In the Proof
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Okay, enough of that – back to the plot. For homeschoolers nearly every waking moment
is a homeschool lesson. But the problem is in the proof. Perhaps you went to the park,
collected leaves, and discussed them with your children. Or you might have looked at
seedlings and even looked up a few birds in your guidebook. But where’s the proof?
There are so many lessons, yet so little proof!
So that’s what eFantasmic is all about. You and I know there are so many lessons during
a homeschool day or outing that we don’t need to prove every single moment. But,
homeschoolers do need to show that we are doing something to responsibly teach our
kids (whether to the state, other parents, or skeptical relatives).
Our supplemental eFantasmic curriculum is designed to provide LOTS and LOTS of

documentation about what your child did. As you look through this packet or print it out
and say to yourself, “My! That’s a lot of paperwork,” realize that’s the point. We want to
give you TONS of documentation and paperwork. Not paperwork that you have to fill out
in triplicate, but lots of worksheets, summaries, and other papers that you can print, have
your child complete, and then keep as proof.
Do I Have To Use It All?

You will find three different kinds of things to print out.
Instructions
These are instructions on what your child should do for the different worksheets and
lessons for the book The Butterfly.
Portfolio Documents
These are sheets that you fill out with your child’s name and date showing what your
child did and accomplished. These are designed to serve as official documentation. Of
course, we never recommend providing the state more information than is required of
you. Whether your state requires much documentation or not, you have the records ready!
You will have documentation of what your child did and discussed, when he/she did it,
what was learned, what was covered, etc. It’s a self-documenting system. If the random
grandparent shows up and wonders what you’ve been doing, you can pull out an
organized portfolio of papers and documents and say, “Here!”
Funpack, Worksheets, & Lessons

These range from sheets with questions your child must answer in writing to discussion
questions that you can simply check off once you’ve talked about the answers with your
child. You are going to get A LOT. Don’t worry, you don’t have to use them all. You can
use as little or as much as you and your child like. You can spread the worksheets out
over time, put them all together into one lesson, or do whatever you like. You are the
parent, so we trust your judgment over anybody else’s. But whatever your choice, you
have lots and lots to choose from. Just know that no one expects you to use all of it.
We’ve just made it available to you.
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How to print out sections of this curriculum using Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Step 1: Decide what page you want to print

• You’ll see the page numbers in the top bar. We are on page 24 of 117 in the example
image below. (We’ve also numbered each page, but the worksheets don’t include page
numbers)
Step 2: Print and Choose Pages

• Do this by going to the “file” menu and selecting “print” or using the shortcut with the
icon of a printer
• Under “Print Range,” select “Pages” and type in the number range for the pages you want
to print. In this example, we are printing them all.
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Parent’s Vocabulary Guide

This guide to vocabulary for The Butterfly is your overview of the vocabulary words
and concepts that are covered in this curriculum set. You should read over this sheet to
make sure you are familiar with the vocabulary words and concepts. Consider this your
answer-sheet.
Basic Vocabulary Words

Nazi
n. A soldier in the German Army during World War II.
Jews
n. People who practice Judaism as their faith.
papillon
n. A French word for butterfly.
privilege
n. A special advantage, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an
individual or class of people.
mysterious
adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
rendezvous
n. A meeting at a prearranged time and place.
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Parent’s Discussion Guide

This guide to the discussion questions for The Butterfly is your overview of the
questions and concepts that are covered in this curriculum set. You should read over
this sheet to make sure you are familiar with the ideas and concepts. Consider this your
cheat-sheet. You can also use this to pre-set some questions in your child’s mind before
he/she begins reading.
Discussion Questions
What happened that upset Monique and Denise on their way home from school?
Monsieur Marks, the nice man from the candy shop, was dragged out of his shop by the
Nazi soldiers, kicked, and then taken away.
What does Monique see in her room and how does her mother react to her story?
Monique thinks that she sees a ghost of a little girl. Her mother seemed angry and tells
her that it was a dream.
Who is the ghost and why is she there?

Sevrine is a girl who lives with her family in the cellar of Monique's house. They are
Jewish and are hiding from the Nazi soldiers.
What did Monique do for Sevrine every night?

Monique played with her and collected things from the outside world so Sevrine could
see, feel, and touch them.
Why did Sevrine and her family have to leave?

When Monique and Sevrine were playing at night the neighbor saw them, so they had to
go. It wasn't safe for people to know that Monique's family was allowing a Jewish family
to hide in their home.
What happened that made Monique feel that Sevrine and her family were safe?
When Monique and her mother were in the garden, over thirty butterflies appeared.
Monique felt that Sevrine had sent them a sign that she and her family were safe.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Vocabulary Discussion Sheet

Discuss these vocabulary words with your child. As each is discussed, have your child check it off.
Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
 Nazi
 Jews
 papillon
 privilege
 mysterious
 rendezvous
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Vocabulary Worksheet
Have your child write the definitions of the following vocabulary words below.
Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
Nazi
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Jews
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papillon
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privilege
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mysterious
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rendezvous
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
New Concepts
Discussion Sheet
Discuss these ideas and concepts with your child. As each is discussed, have your child check it
off. Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
 What happened that upset Monique

and Denise on their way home from
school?
 What does Monique see in her room

and how does her mother react to her
story?
 Who is the ghost and why is she there?
 What did Monique do for Sevrine every

night?
 Why did Sevrine and her family have to

leave?
 What happened that made Monique

feel that Sevrine and her family were
safe?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
New Concepts Worksheet

Discuss these ideas and concepts with your child. Once completed, please have your child put
his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
What happened that upset Monique and Denise on their way home
from school?
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What does Monique see in her room and how does her mother react to
her story?
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Who is the ghost and why is she there?

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What did Monique do for Sevrine every night?

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Why did Sevrine and her family have to leave?

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What happened that made Monique feel that Sevrine and her family
were safe?
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Pre-Reading Parent’s Guide

Pre-reading is a powerful technique to dramatically increase your child’s retention,
comprehension and recall of what he/she learns.
This is a revolutionary way of learning. It’s not that these ideas are new or that we
invented them. Actually, they have been around a long time and are well proven. The
catch is that public schools simply can't afford the time and resources to use these
techniques! They cannot be done with 30 kids sitting in a room. But they CAN be used
by HOMESCHOOLERS!
One of our goals is for us homeschoolers to lead the revolution in our society’s
understanding of learning and education. Your child has the potential. It’s the small
things in teaching and learning that will help your child achieve it. It’s nothing
monumental, but you should realize that those small things are basically IMPOSSIBLE
for public school children. How lucky we are!
Reading educational materials, as described earlier, includes not only the recognition and
assimilation of the material, but also understanding, comprehension, retention, recall and
communication.
Your child will probably spend his/her whole life reading and gathering knowledge. Why
waste a single learning opportunity? When most people read through a book, they simply
plow through it then casually toss it aside. Almost 80% of people never grasp the major
ideas or concepts the author tried to convey! When people toss aside a book after reading
it, the ideas and knowledge available from that resource gets tossed aside as well. If
concepts are not processed in the brain for long term use, they just get forgotten.
Imagine how many books, videos, websites, and hours of our life we have each wasted.
There's a much better, tried and tested way to change all this. Why not teach your child
how to make the best out of every single book that he/she reads, article or map read, and
website visited? Not just now, but for the rest of his/her life!
Thought Provoking
Most of the worksheets in this section are thought provokers. They are designed to make
your child think about what he/she is going to read, then help your child store it more
efficiently in his/her brain. These are designed to teach your child to think about what
he/she is doing. This is a life-long skill that will serve him/her well.
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The Big Snowball

There is a snowball effect here. If your child learns, even just a tiny bit more from each
educational item (article, interactive website, book, or video), that knowledge will carry
forward into the next book or topic your child learns. It all builds upon itself. When it’s
time for the next resource, your child will have more knowledge and questions and
effective learning habits to apply because of your child’s perpetually increasing
background knowledge. So even a small improvement of comprehension from each book,
article, podcast, or website becomes a mountain of snow over your child’s lifetime!
Building Critical Readers

As adults, we know that just because something is in print doesn’t mean it is true.
However, our children don't always understand this. This process (pre-viewing) also
teaches your children to become critical readers/readers. They will learn to reject false
arguments such as: Generalization from the particular, false premises, undefined sources,
misuse of statistics, etc. This way as your child grows older he/she will learn to see
everything with a critical (not criticizing) eye.
It’s All About Thinking

It is important to note that this section is designed to get your child to think! So when you
see these questions it is important to understand that there are NO RIGHT OR WRONG
answers. If your child is thinking about the questions and ideas, then you are doing the
right thing. Your child doesn't even have to think very deeply about these questions at
first. Don't worry. Deep thought and contemplation will come with interest and
experience.
The more your child is used to thinking about what he/she is about to read, the better
equipped your child will be to contemplate at a deeper level. Moreover, if a resource is
something he/she is truly interested in, real depth of thought will begin to sink in. So you
are only trying to stimulate curiosity and desire before your child reads the book.
We’ve found, even with our own children, that if the book covers a topic they are
interested in, by the time we are done with these questions, they are so hungry for the
knowledge that they practically jump at the chance to read the book and devour it. That's
the kind of active learning you want!
What You Get

You will see several worksheets. Again, you can use as much or as little as you like.
These worksheets are designed to make your child pre-think about the book he/she is
about to read. This process prepares his/her brain for storage of the information he/she is
about to learn.
Also, you will see two versions of each worksheet. One version includes writing, and the
other versions are just for discussion. It’s up to you how little or much writing you want
your child to do. If you choose the discussion sheet versions, just check off the questions
as you discuss them with your child. Then date the sheets for your portfolio records.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Establish Your Purpose

Discussion Sheet
What does your child want to find out from the book The Butterfly? Your child’s answer to this
question is your child’s purpose for reading the book. It may help at this stage to have your child
review his/her current knowledge of the subject(s) being covered. This increases his/her
expectancy of what is to come, and exposes gaps in his/her knowledge that should stir up a
corresponding desire to fill the vacuum. Once completed, please have your child put his/her
name and date at the top of this sheet.
 What do I think this book is

about?
 What interesting things do I

think I might learn about?
 What do I already know about

this topic?
 What are some things I don't

know about this topic?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Establish Your Purpose

Worksheet
What does your child want to find out from the book The Butterfly? Your child’s answer to this
question is your child’s purpose for reading the book. It may help at this stage to have your child
review his/her current knowledge of the subject(s) being covered. This increases his/her
expectancy of what is to come, and exposes gaps in his/her knowledge that should stir up a
corresponding desire to fill the vacuum. Once completed, please have your child put his/her
name and date at the top of this sheet.
What do I think this book will be about?
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What interesting things do I think I might learn about?
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What do I already know about this topic?
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What are some things I don't know about this topic?

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Chart of Retention
Parent’s Guide
This is just a quick primer for you on the Chart of Retention. Charts like this have
been used for a long time and drastically improve the reading and enjoyment of
resources; as well as, how much your child will remember. More importantly, it will
help your child grasp the major concepts in the book he/she is about to read. Whether
you use this is up to you. There are three versions. One is for discussion only. The
other has large lines to fill in broad ideas. Lastly, there is a version for writing out
more complex ideas. Which you use is up to you and how much writing you want your
child to do. We recommend at least requiring the discussion version so that your child
has a good framework in his/her mind regarding the book being read.
There are 2 times when your child will use a Chart of Retention. Once is before
reading. He/she will have another opportunity to fill in the chart after he/she finishes
the book. This two-step approach gives your child a chance to see how the book’s
author might have changed your child’s thoughts or understanding of a subject, and
consequently improves your child’s retention of the knowledge obtained.
Question Hints and Tips:

Who? – identifies and helps hold in mind any significant people
Why? – identifies the purposes of the resource
How? – identifies cause and effect sequences, time sequences, procedure or process
instructions or where the new information fits into your life
Where? – identifies where the action is taking place or where the new information can be
used
When? – both denotes when a subject or event takes place and when you can use the
information.
Finally, the What? - allows you to take a quick survey of your current knowledge of the
subject in the book.
Have your child take regular breaks every thirty or forty minutes. After each short rest
break, take a minute to review the previous work. This consolidates your child’s
retention.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Chart of Retention Discussion Sheet

Before reading The Butterfly, discuss the following ideas with your child and check it off as you
go along. Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this
sheet.
Chart Of Retention Discussion Sheet
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WHEN? WHAT? WHO?

WHEN does/did the subject WHAT else do I know or want to WHO are/were the people
happen or when can I use it? know about this subject? connected with the subject?
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THE MAIN SUBJECT
--This does not have to be the title of the book--
What do you think the main subject is?
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WHERE? HOW? WHY?
WHERE can I use this HOW does this subject affect me, WHY is this subject important?
knowledge, or where does/did or how can I use it? Why was this book made?
□ □
the subject take place?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Chart Of Retention In-Depth Worksheet
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WHEN? WHAT? WHO?
WHEN does/did the subject WHAT additional information WHO are/were the people
happen or when can I use it? do I know or want to know about this subject? connected with the subject?
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THE MAIN SUBJECT

This does not have to be the title of the book.
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WHERE? HOW? WHY?

WHERE can I use this knowledge, or where HOW does this subject affect me, WHY is this subject important?
does/did the subject take place? or how can I use it? Why was this book made?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Chart Of Retention General Concepts Worksheet
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WHEN? WHAT? WHO?

WHEN does/did the subject WHAT else do I know or want to WHO are/were the people
happen or when can I use it? know about this subject? connected with the subject?
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THE MAIN SUBJECT

--This does not have to be the title of the book--
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WHERE? HOW? WHY?

WHERE can I use this, or where HOW does this subject affect me, WHY is this subject important?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Chart Of Retention In-Depth Worksheet
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WHEN? WHAT? WHO?
WHEN does/did the subject WHAT additional information WHO are/were the people
happen or when can I use it? do I know or want to know about this subject? connected with the subject?
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THE MAIN SUBJECT

This does not have to be the title of the book.
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WHERE? HOW? WHY?

WHERE can I use this knowledge, or where HOW does this subject affect me, WHY is this subject important?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Pre-Viewing Survey
Discussion Sheet
It is important to note that this section is designed to get your child to think about The Butterfly!
So when you see these questions, it is important to understand that there are NO RIGHT OR
WRONG answers. If your child is thinking about the questions and ideas, then you are doing the
right thing. Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this
sheet.
 Read the title, plus any subtitles, or summaries.

What is the publisher’s name?
What is the author's name?
 Find the publication/copyright

What is the publication/copyright date of this book?
How many years or months ago was it published?
Does this information change with time, or is the information still valid?
 Does this book have an index or give me clues on the topic?

If so, note some of the concepts listed in the index.
Can you tell what the author's bias might be towards this topic from the index?
 Read the preface, introduction, or blurb on the back.

Did you know that the author or publisher almost always writes this after the book is completely
done?
What do you think the author's purpose for writing this book is?
Do the same with any other descriptive content about this resource, but you only need to scan or
skim the material.
What more can you tell about this book or author?
 Look at the list of books in this series (if available).

Is it divided up into major sections and minor sections or is every section the same?
What other clues about what this book covers can you see from the way the book is organized?
 Look over any pictures, illustrations or figures in the book.

What do you think these are about?
What are they trying to teach you?
 Now get a feel for the actual contents of the book by skimming through the pages.
Anything that catches your eye is fine.
What questions pop up into your mind?
Are there any things you want to find out more about?
Do they make you curious about anything?
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NOTE: When your child finishes this exercise, invite him/her to go back to the Chart
of Retention and make any changes he/she may have discovered about The Butterfly.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
Pre-Reading Survey
Worksheet
What does your child want to find out from reading The Butterfly? Your child’s answer to this
question is your child’s purpose for reading. It may help at this stage to have your child review
his/her current knowledge of the subject. This increases his/her expectancy of what is to come,
and exposes gaps in his/her knowledge, and a corresponding desire to fill the vacuum. Once
completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
 Read the title, plus any subtitles, or summaries.

What is the publisher's name?
What is the author's name?
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 Find the Publication/Copyright

What is the publication/copyright date of this book?
How many years or months ago was it published?
Does this information change with time, or is the information still valid?
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 Does this book have an index or give me clues on the topic?

If so, note some of the concepts listed in the index.
Can you tell what the author's bias might be towards this topic from the index?
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 Read the preface, introduction, or blurb on the back.

Did you know that the author or publisher almost always writes this after the book is completely
done?
What do you think the author's purpose of writing this book is?
Do the same with any other descriptive content about this resource, but you only need to scan or
skim the material.
What more can you tell about this book or author?
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 Look at the list of books in this series (if available).

Is it divided up into major sections and minor sections or is every section the same?
What other clues about what this book covers can you see from the way the book is organized?
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 Look over any pictures, illustrations or figures on the book.

What do you think these are about?
What are they trying to teach you?
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 Now get a feel for the actual contents of the book by just skimming through the
pages. Anything that catches your eye is fine.
What questions pop up into your mind?
Are there any things you want to find out more about?
Do they make you curious about anything?
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NOTE: When your child finishes this exercise, invite him/her to go back to the Chart
of Retention and make any changes he/she may have discovered about The Butterfly
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The Butterfly
Power Reading
Parent’s Guide
Now your child can begin reading The Butterfly. Here are some hints and tips on
encouraging your child to be a Power Reader. Remember that the difference between
just “slogging through” reading and Power Reading is that your child is actively
thinking while reading the book. So here are a few things to remind your child about
while he/she is reading.
Active Thinking Hints and Tips:

Remind your child to continually ask WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and
HOW questions as an interactive dialogue between your child and the material he/she is
reading, and in order to extract important facts. As your child reads, he/she should ask
what questions are being answered in the section of the book he/she is reading.
Don’t worry if your child doesn’t get it at first. It’s a different way of reading and
learning compared to the way we have normally been taught. Gentle reminders while
slowly shifting your child to becoming an active and engaged viewer is your goal.
Note Taking Hints and Tips:

If you are going to have your child do the note taking section of this curriculum, then you
might find some of these guidelines helpful to remind your child of as he/she begins to
read.
You might want to encourage your child to keep a pencil handy. Have him/her jot down
any important words or phrases he/she comes across. If a word or phrase is encountered
that he/she doesn’t understand, or feels is important, have him/her jot it down for review
later when the reading is finished or you are no longer in possession of the book.
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Power Note Taking

Parent’s Guide
Note taking is a powerful way to allow your child to retain more of what he/she read.
This probably isn’t the extensive note-taking method that you used while growing up.
This is a system designed to engage our brains and allow them to store and organize
the information we see, read, or hear. This is a powerful and useful technique to teach
your children.
Too Much, Leads To Less

A lot of people are dissatisfied with their note taking. They realize that they take down
too many words, which in turn makes it difficult to get an overview. They find it difficult
to sort the essential facts out of a lecture, meeting, or study materials. Very few people
have had satisfactory training in effective note taking, so the purpose of this section and
corresponding exercises is to improve your child’s note taking skills.
The Power of Association

Association plays a dominant role in nearly every mental function, and words themselves
are no exception. The brain associates divergently as well as linearly, carrying on
thousands of different actions at the same time: searching, sorting and selecting, relating
and making syntheses as it goes along, using left and right brain faculties, etc. Thus a
person often finds that in conversation his/her mind is not just behaving linearly, but
racing on in different directions, exploring to create new ideas and evaluating the
ramifications of what is being said. Although a single line of words is coming out, a
continuing and enormously complex process is taking place in the mind throughout the
conversation. At the same time subtle changes in intonation, body position, facial
expression, eye language, and so on, are integrated into the overall process.
Similarly the listener, reader, or viewer is not simply observing a long list of words;
he/she is receiving each word in the context of the ideas and concepts that surround it,
and interpreting it in his/her own unique way, making evaluations and criticisms based
upon his/her prior knowledge, experience and beliefs. You only have to consider a simple
word and start recognizing the associations that come into your mind to see that this is
true.
Key Words are the Key

Words that have the greatest associative power may be described as Key Words. These
are concrete, specific words which encapsulate the meaning of the surrounding sentence
or sentences. They generate strong images; therefore, are easier to remember. The
important ideas, the words that are most memorable and contain the essence of the
sentence or paragraph are the key words. The rest of the words are associated
descriptions or grammatical constructions and emphases. This contextual material is
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generally forgotten within a few seconds, though much of it will come to mind when the
key word is reviewed.
Because of their greater meaningful content, key words tend to “lock up” more
information in memory and are the keys to recalling the associated ideas. The images
they generate are richer and have more associations. They are the words that are
remembered and when recalled “unlock” the meaning again. When a young child begins
to speak, he/she starts with key words, especially concrete nouns, stringing them together
directly - for example, “Peter ball” or “Anne tired.” It is not until later that a child’s
sentences include grammatical construction, to give expressions such as, “Please would
you throw me the ball,” or “I am feeling tired.”
The Note Taking Worksheets

If note-taking agrees with your philosophy, then encourage your child to keep a pencil
handy. Have him/her jot down any important words or phrases he/she comes across.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
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Key Words
Have your child write down key words he/she encountered while reading. Once completed,
please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
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Final Evaluation Discussion Sheet
Remind your child of the purpose he/she thought of for reading this book. His/her thoughts
should be organized in such a way as to describe the things that he/she has learned that
definitely focus on his/her primary purpose. These questions will help him/her organize those
thoughts. Once completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this
sheet.
 What is the most important idea or concept that you got

from this book?
 What is the most important idea or concept that you got

from this book that pertains to your reading objective?
 Pick the three most important key words that pertain to

your reading objective.
 What are some of the key people, events, places or

dates that were mentioned in the book?
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Chart Of Retention
Student Name Date
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Final Evaluation Worksheet
Remind your child of the purpose he/she thought of for reading this book. His/her thoughts
should be organized in such a way as to describe the things that he/she has learned that relate
to his/her primary purpose. These questions will help him/her organize those thoughts. Once
completed, please have your child put his/her name and date at the top of this sheet.
What is the most important idea or concept that you got

from this book?
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What is the most important idea or concept that you got

from The Butterfly that pertains to your reading objective?
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Pick the three most important key words that pertain to your
reading objective.
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What are some of the key people, events, places or dates

that were mentioned in the book?
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FunPack for the Book:

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Table of Contents
FunPack Read Me First
This lays out the basic philosophy of this FunPack. If this is the first FunPack you are
looking at, it’s worth reading it through at least once :-)
How Do I Use This Stuff?

This goes over the way the activities are formatted and gives you some ideas on how to
use the various activities.
Vocabulary Word Playing Cards

These are printable cards that you can use for lots of games. We have instructions for
several games you can do with these cards. Plus, the more eFantasmic Curriculum Cards
you combine together, the more interesting it gets!
Active-Idea-Hunt
This activity deepens your child’s analysis and knowledge of a concept or vocabulary
word. The idea is to have your child think of as many similar ideas or words to a
vocabulary word as he/she can.
Create-A-Cartoon / Timeline Storyboard

Have your child sketch four scenes, as if he/she was creating a cartoon of what happened
in The Butterfly. There are two versions. One has four boxes per page; the other version
spreads it out over four pages. This will get your child to think through the material and
try to consolidate the story into four major ideas. This is a perfect tool for getting your
child to begin to think about the major concepts the author wanted to convey.
Did You Know…

Children love to feel like they know something that no one else knows. This is the perfect
opportunity. In this activity, before your child actually reads the material, tell him/her to
listen for a great Did You Know… fact.
Sketch-An-Idea
Have your child sketch what various ideas or concepts mean to him/her. This may seem
awkward at first, but the more your child does it the better your child will become at this.
It’s important to emphasize that this is only a sketch and artistic skills or talents don’t
come into play here. The point is that the sketch conveys an idea. Your child is allowed
to explain the sketch to people, so it doesn’t need to have lots of words to explain.
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My Favorite Quote
Remember when you saw a great movie and there was a line or quote that stuck with
you? Children often easily remember very funny or strange lines from books, articles,
interactive websites, and videos. Anything interesting to your child counts - anything at
all. The whole idea is to encourage your child to read the material with an eye for
discovery.
Create-A-Scavenger-Hunt
This activity is lots of fun, especially when your child thinks he/she is creating a
challenge for other children! You are probably familiar with scavenger hunts where you
run around trying to find items on a list. This is the opposite. Your child will create the
list of items in the book for other children to hunt for.
Create a License Plate

As we drive around, it’s always fun to see license plates from different states and regions.
This is your child’s opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind license plate! This is your
chance to guide your child into whatever you want him/her to explore in more detail. It's
a perfect way for your child to remember what he/she has learned and experienced and to
try to sum it up as a whole.
The Crazy Story

Children really love this activity. This is an activity where children take turns using the
vocabulary words from the curriculum worksheets to make a crazy story. It can be done
by an individual child, but is more fun with two. Your child will really dig into the
meanings and explore the use of the new vocabulary and ideas he/she has learned.
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FunPack
Read Me First
& Active Learning
The science of teaching has come a long way, especially in recent years. Along the way,
science has gained a better understand about what actually makes children learn
easier and retain information better.
The activities in this FunPack have been researched heavily and carefully thought
through before being included. If some of them seem trivial to you, please give them a
try anyway. See how your child reacts and what you can get out of it.
In the end, the most important thing is that our children think about what they are
learning. The tool they take into the future is their ability to think. That’s what this
packet is designed to improve: Your Child’s Ability to Think!
So Why Don’t Public Schools Do These Things?

While our understanding of how to teach has improved, our ability to actually do it has
gotten worse. I recently made a visit to the Teacher Resources section of Barnes and
Noble. What you will find is a myriad of books on teacher angst and administrative
compliance.
Teachers are put in one of the toughest spots of all professions. They want to help
children and they want children to learn, but given the current constraints of politics,
administrivia, and the simple fact that each teacher probably has hundreds of children
rotating in and out of his/her classroom makes their job difficult to do. So it becomes
impossible for teachers to do what they know is best. They simply can’t.
So Why Don’t We?

That’s the point of this whole thing. School teachers can’t, but we homeschoolers can.
So… we should! The whole idea is active learning. It more closely mimics the learning
process of real life and it works.
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Real-Life Learning
It’s no wonder that these scientific discoveries basically tell us that the more similarly
children learn to the way they would as adults in the real world, the better they learn. The
artificial way of learning in a classroom just doesn’t work very well.
How It Works In Real Life

As adults, we start with an idea. We start off wanting to know something and then we go
off and begin learning it. We research, read, and explore until we understand. Then we
might develop more questions, which results in going off and learning more.
Nobody says to an adult (unless he/she has voluntarily gone to school), “It’s Tuesday,
that means you have to learn Geography of Mongolia whether you’d like to or not. Now
sit down, be quiet, pay attention and learn this… or else.”
So What Is This FunPack About?

This FunPack has lots of activities that are designed to engage your child’s brain actively
while learning. When you want to learn something as an adult, your brain is active; you
are in hunt mode.
These activities are designed to activate your child’s brain and put it into a “Hunt Mode,”
so the information he/she gathers while hunting gets processed.
The opposite of this would be sitting passively while information goes in one ear and out
of the other. Your child’s mind becomes numb and even “zones out” during phases.
What this active learning FunPack does is put your child into an active and alert hunting
state where the brain is really LOOKING for information.
What’s The Side Effect?

The side effect is that learning becomes more fun. As I wrote the last line, it just dawned
on me how ludicrous it was. “Learning becomes more fun.” Learning IS fun. It started
out fun, but it slowly eroded and got stifled by the techniques of a factory-like school
system. So let’s keep learning fun, the way it’s supposed to be!
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How Do I Use
This Stuff?
If you’ve known us here at eFantasmic for a while, you know that we like to give you
LOTS of choices. I mean LOTS and LOTS of choices.
This is no different.
You have lots and lots of games and activities. You don’t have to do them all. You can
find out which are your child’s favorites and just do those. You can try to match the
activity to the topic he/she is learning.
How it’s Divided Up

Each activity or game will have a label telling you if it can be done as Independent Play,
Two Player, Two Player/Sibling, Two Player/Parent and Multiple Player and Social
Curriculum.
Independent Play
This means that your child can do this activity on his/her own. It doesn’t require other
children to be present. So these are great for independent study or activities.
Two Player
These activities are best if there is at least one other child to do it with your child.
Two Player/Sibling
These activities are designed to be completed with a brother or sister. They are good
opportunities to build some strong bonds between siblings.
Two Player/Parent
These activities require at least one other person, but you can be the other person to
complete the activity with your child.
Multiple Player
These activities should have at least three children participating. These are great when
your child has friends over or even during a homeschool group get-together. Of course,
you have permission to share these activities with other children during those events.
Social Curriculum
These activities are designed to enhance your child’s social skills; as well as, to learn the
materials. So these activities are perfect for homeschool support group get-togethers.
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Vocabulary Word
Playing Cards
Can Be Used For Any Of The Following:
Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
You will find on the following pages a set of cards that you can print and cut out.
Printing these on regular paper is fine. You may also use card stock if you like.
If you have other children visiting for group play, print one set per child. So if there
are three children, print three sets of each card. If it is only you and your child
playing, then you should print two sets. If your child is playing alone, you should
still print two sets.
NOTE: Save all your cards! As your children do more curricula, you can combine
cards from different curriculum. This way, eventually, you will have a large stack of
cards that can be played with and reviewed!
The following are some examples of games that can be played with these cards:
Go-Fish
This is the old stand-by. I’m sure we don’t have to explain the rules. But here’s a twist:
Instead of just matching names on vocabulary cards, you can have your child match the
vocabulary word card to the definition card. With Go-Fish, you should print several sets
to make a more full deck.
Go-Fish with Melding (Terms similar to the card game Rummy)

Here’s another twist. Instead of just straight matching word cards or vocabulary cards,
you can have your child match with melding. What this means is that if your child can
explain how two cards are related, he/she can call it a match and put it down.
Here’s an example: If the vocabulary word says, “Fish” and “Dolphin” and your child
says both swim in the ocean, they can be called a match. Of course, you can make the
matching rules as easy or difficult as you want. You can put other restrictions on the
game as well; such as, “You must find two ways that the cards are related.” So in the
same example your child could add, “Use fins for propulsion.”
The idea is to reward your child for thinking beyond just strict definitions.
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Go-Fish with Use-In-Sentence Rule

Here’s another twist. Instead of just straight matching word cards or vocabulary cards,
you can have your child match by using words in a sentence.
Here’s an example: If the vocabulary word says, “Fish” and “Dolphin,” your child can
say, “Both fish and dolphins swim in the ocean” to make a match. Of course, you can
make the matching rules as easy or difficult as you want.
Find-A-Match (aka Memory)

This is an old stand-by too. Put all the cards face down. Turn two cards over at a time
trying to match word card to definition card. You can play with two sets of cards to make
it more challenging.
Vocabulary Rummy
The game is best played with two to four players, but up to six can take part. Before
beginning, agree on a point target which ends the game, or a set number of deals. See the
section under Scoring to see how points are tallied. The idea is for your child to think.
The more he/she thinks about the words and meanings in his/her hands, the more he/she
is actively learning the materials. So the rules can be adapted to your children and what
you want them to achieve.
The Deal
Print enough cards for the number of players. This game becomes even more fun, if you
mix cards from more than one curriculum. The first dealer is chosen randomly and the
turn to deal alternates, if there are two players. If there are more than two, the deal rotates
clockwise. In a two player game, each player is dealt a hand of ten cards. Seven cards
each are dealt if there are three or four players and when five or six play each player gets
six cards. The cards are dealt one at a time. After the deal, the next card is placed face up
on the table to start the discard pile. The remainder of the deck is placed face down
beside it to form the stock. The players look at and sort their cards.
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to dispose of all the cards in your hand. There are three ways to
get rid of cards: melding, laying off, and discarding.
• Melding is taking a combination of cards from your hand and placing them face
up in front of you on the table, where they stay. There are three kinds of
combinations which can be melded:
o Sentence Run where the child must use two or three cards with
vocabulary words in a sentence. Each word must be used in accordance
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with its meaning in the sentence. For example, “Cats and dogs are
animals” would NOT count. On the other hand, “Dogs dig in the dirt and
chase cats as well” is acceptable since the words are used with meaning
and context.
o Book Run is three or four cards where the child can relate the meanings to
each other, or find some other interesting pattern. An example would be,
“Cats, dogs and cows are all mammals.”
• Laying Off (or Adding to Melds) is where the child uses one of his/her cards and
adds it to a meld already on the table. The cards added to a meld must make
another valid meld. An example would be adding “Bat” to the “Cats, Dogs,
Cows” meld by saying, “A bat is also a mammal.” Alternately, your child can
extend the meld by saying, “Bats breathe air along with Dogs, Cats and Cows.”
• Discarding is playing a card from your hand on top of the discard pile. You get
rid of one card this way at the end of each turn.
Play
If there are two players, they take alternate turns starting with the non-dealer. If there are
more than two players, they take turns in clockwise rotation, beginning with the player to
dealer's left.
Each turn consists of the following parts:
1. The Draw. You must begin by taking one card from either the top of the stock
pile or the top card on the discard pile and adding it to your hand. The discard pile
is face up, so you can see in advance what you are getting. The stock is face
down, so if you choose to draw from the stock you do not see the card until after
you have committed yourself to take it. If you draw from the stock, you add the
card to your hand without showing it to the other players.
2. Melding. If you have a valid group or sequence in your hand, you may lay one
such combination face up on the table in front of you. You cannot meld more than
one combination in a turn. Melding is optional; you are not obliged to meld just
because you can.
3. Laying off. This is also optional. If you wish, you may add cards to groups or
sequences previously melded by yourself or others. There is no limit to the
number of cards a player may lay off in one turn.
4. The Discard. At the end of your turn, one card must be discarded from your hand
and placed on top of the discard pile face up. If you began your turn by picking up
the top card of the discard pile, you are not allowed to end that turn by discarding
the same card, leaving the pile unchanged - you must discard a different card. You
may however pick up the discard on one turn and discard that same card at a later
turn. If you draw a card from the stock, it can be discarded on the same turn, if
you wish.
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If the stock pile has run out and the next player does not want to take the discard, the
discard pile is turned over, without shuffling, to form a new stock and play continues.
A player wins an individual hand by melding, laying off, or discarding all of his/her
cards. Getting rid of your last card in one of these ways is called going out. As soon as
someone goes out, play ceases. There can be no further melding or laying off, even if the
other players have valid combinations in their hands.
Scoring
When a player goes out, the other players count all the cards still remaining in their
hands. The total count of all the cards in the hands of the other players is added to the
winner's cumulative score.
The game continues with further deals until a player reaches the point target that was
decided before the game began or until the agreed number of deals has been played.
More Games to Come – We will post them on the site!
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Jews
Nazi
privilege
papillon
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rendezvous
mysterious
n. A soldier in the German Army during
n. People who practice Judaism as their

World War II.
faith.
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adj. Difficult to explain or understand. n. A French word for butterfly.
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n. A special advantage, permission,
n. A meeting at a prearranged time and
right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by
place.
an individual or class of people.
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Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
This activity deepens your child’s analysis and knowledge of a concept or

vocabulary word. The idea is to have your child think of as many similar ideas or
words to a vocabulary word as he/she can.
This also helps your child relate vocabulary words and concepts to other ideas and
concepts.
If your child has friends over, more than one child can do this activity.
You can tally a score, if you like, by counting the number of ideas each child comes
up with. If you don’t want to have a competition, you can give him/her a challenge
to come up with at least three ideas per vocabulary word.
This activity for The Butterfly will cause your child to go back into the material and
discover deeper meanings for vocabulary words and concepts. This is a perfect activity
for older children; as well as, younger children. Older children will try to be more clever
and subtle. That’s fine. The more they become inspired to think the better!
This is a highly active form of learning and it can be used any time. Even weeks after
your child is done with The Butterfly,
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For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: Nazi
Title:
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For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: Jew s
Title:
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For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: papillon
Title:
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Active-Idea-Hunt
For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: privilege
Title:
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Active-Idea-Hunt
For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: m ysterious
Title:
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Active-Idea-Hunt
For The Butterfly
Write as many words or ideas that are similar to: rendezvous
Title:
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Create-A-Cartoon
Timeline Storyboard
Parent’s Guide
Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
Have your child sketch four scenes, as if he/she was creating a cartoon of what
happened in The Butterfly. There are two versions. One has four boxes per page
while the other version spreads the panels out over four pages.
In fact, you can tell your child that he/she is creating a cartoon or storyboard for a
movie of his/her own. There are only four major scenes. How should your child use
those four scenes to convey to somebody else what happened?
It’s important to emphasize that this is only a sketch and artistic skills or talents
don’t come into play here. The point is that your child’s sketches convey the ideas of
what happened.
There are no real rules. Your child can include color, dialogue, titles, subtitles,
descriptions, or whatever else to convey the ideas from the resource.
This activity for The Butterfly is a great activity for older children; as well as, younger
children. The activity fixes the main events and concepts in your child’s mind.
The idea is that your child has to review what he/she experienced in The Butterfly. Your
child will have to try and recall details. By piecing together some details and thinking
about what to draw or sketch, he/she is reinforcing what was learned.
This is a highly active form of learning. It’s best used right after your child is finished
with The Butterfly, but can also be used as a review some days later.
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Timeline Storyboard
The Butterfly
Sketch four scenes of a cartoon. Use the four boxes below. In those four scenes, you must be
able to show someone else the major ideas of what happened in The Butterfly.
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Timeline Storyboard
The Butterfly
Sketch four scenes of a cartoon. Use the following four pages. In those four scenes, you must be
able to show someone else the major ideas of what happened in The Butterfly.
Scene 1
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Timeline Storyboard
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Timeline Storyboard
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Timeline Storyboard
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Did You Know…?

Independent Play
Children love to feel like they know something that no-one else knows. This is the
perfect opportunity.
A “Did You Know…” is an interesting factoid your child discovers. Let it be your
child’s special discovery. An example would be, “Did you know… that cats always
land on their feet?”
In this activity, before actually reading the material, tell your child to look for a
great “Did You Know…” fact.
This activity activates the hunter in your child. The objective is for your child to pay
close attention to the material, hunting for interesting facts. This will have your child
looking at the material differently, with an eye for discovering something he/she finds
interesting that he/she that is new.
If your child has more than one fact, then great!
NOTE: We’d love to know any “Did You Know” factoid your child discovers.
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The Butterfly
Write your new discovery in the lines below.
Title:
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Sketch-An-Idea
Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Sibling
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
Have your child sketch what the following ideas or concepts mean to him/her. This
may seem awkward at first, but the more your child does it the better he/she will
become at this activity. Here’s a simple example. If the concept is photosynthesis,
your child could sketch a sun with rays pointing down on a plant with leaves. That’s
fine. Your child can include as much detail as he/she likes. There is no right or
wrong answer. The only requirement is that your child thinks about the concept and
tries to express it as a simple picture.
There is one page for each of the concepts and vocabulary words. You can do them
all, do just one, or just the ones your child is interested in. Just as the cartoon, you
can tell your child that he/she is creating a diagram or scene for a movie of his/her
own. In this one scene, he/she needs to convey the important idea.
It’s important to emphasize that this is only a sketch and artistic skills or talents
don’t come into play here. The point is that his/her sketch conveys an idea. He/she is
allowed to explain the sketch to people, so it doesn’t need to have lots of words or
titles.
There are no real rules. Your child can use whatever he/she’d like to express the
idea as best as he/she can.
This activity for The Butterfly is a great activity for older children; as well as, younger
children.
This activity activates your child’s brain to rethink each concept and what it means to
him/her. He/she can’t sketch it until his/her brain has processed the vocabulary word or
concept, so this activates his/her brain to process the concepts you’ve highlighted.
The idea is that your child has to review what he/she read in The Butterfly. He/she has to
try and recall details. By piecing together some details and thinking about what he/she is
going to draw or sketch, he/she is reinforcing what was learned.
This is a highly active form of learning. It’s best used right after your child is finished
with The Butterfly, but can also be used as a review some days later.
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The Butterfly
Sketch in the box below what this means to you: Nazi
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Sketch in the box below what this means to you: Jew s
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Sketch-An-Idea
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Sketch in the box below what this means to you: papillon
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Sketch in the box below what this means to you: privilege
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Sketch in the box below what this means to you: m ysterious
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Sketch in the box below what this means to you: rendezvous
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My Favorite Quote…
Independent Play
Remember when you saw a great movie and there was a line or quote that stuck
with you? Or perhaps it was a book you read with a great, defining quote.
Children easily remember a really funny or strange line. Anything interesting to

your child counts for this activity, anything at all. The whole idea is to make your
child read the material with an eye for discovery.
This activity, like many of the others, activates the hunter in your child. The objective is
for your child to pay close attention to the material as he/she hunts for interesting quotes.
This will help your child look at the material differently.
If your child has more than one favorite quote, then great!
NOTE: Your child should keep these in a notebook so at the end of the year
he/she has some funny, entertaining quotes to review, which will help
him/her remember the materials read.
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Write your new favorite quote in the lines below.
Title:
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Create-A-Scavenger-Hunt
Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Sibling
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
This activity is lots of fun, especially when the children think they are creating a
challenge for other children!
You are probably familiar with scavenger hunts where you run around trying to
find items on a list. This is the opposite. Your child will create the list of items for
other children to go hunt for.
So ask your child to through The Butterfly and select six things in the book for
other children to find. Tell your child to look for six things that would teach the
other children something.
On the following page, have him/her write six things and then, under each item, put
clues to help the other children find the item.
An example might be, “The time that Abraham Lincoln lost his paper,” and the clue
would be, “Look around when he was late for his most important meeting.”
This activity for The Butterfly will cause your child to go back into the material and
discover new things he/she might have missed the first time, and also review his/her
favorite moments. This is a perfect activity for older children; as well as, younger
children. Older children will try to be more clever, subtle, or tricky and make items that
are practically impossible to find. That’s fine. The more he/she becomes inspired to think,
all the better!
This is a highly active form of learning and it can be used any time. Even weeks after
your child is done with The Butterfly,
NOTE: Please send these in to us! We want to post them for other children in Future
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Put the items to hunt for in the blanks below, and be sure to give good clues!
Item 1:
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Clues:_________________________________________________________________________
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Item 6:
Clues:_________________________________________________________________________
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Create a License Plate

Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Sibling
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
As we drive around, it’s always fun to see license plates from different states and
regions. Now is your child’s chance to create his/her own license plate! Tell your
child to pretend that the author of The Butterfly has asked your child to create a
License Plate for his/her car! This is your chance to guide your child into whatever
you want him/her to explore futher. Here are some ideas:
Geography
If The Butterfly is set in a location that you want your child to think more about, you can
have your child research a little more of that location or region and include some pictures
to represent that region.
Time and Era

If the setting is during an era that you want your child to explore more, then focus your
child’s attention there. An example would be, “Old England.” Have your child include
some pictures of things that make people think of that era.
Characters or People
If you want your child to focus on a character or person, then have your child draw things
that represent that person the most. Challenge him/her to go beyond the obvious. An
example would be Abraham Lincoln. Of course, the license plate would have to include a
tall hat, but what else is Lincoln known for?
One Big Idea

If you want your child to sum up in one word what The Butterfly represents, then have
him/her draw one license plate that sums it all up.
It’s important to emphasize that although artistic skills aren’t critical, cleverness and
creativity are important. There are no real rules. Your child can use whatever means to
make creating this license plate an enjoyable activity.
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The Butterfly
Create a Great License Plate for This Story
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The Crazy Story

Independent Play
Two Player
Two Player/Sibling
Two Player/Parent
Multiple Player
Children really love this activity. It’s also perfect for older children as well. For
older children, challenge them to be as clever (and grammatically correct) as they
can.
There are only three rules in this activity: First, your child must use all six
vocabulary words. Second, the use of the vocabulary words in the story must be
correct – you can’t just throw in a vocabulary word arbitrarily. Third, the story
must be wacky and funny, but grammatically correct (of course, in relation to your
child’s age and grammar skills)!
If you have more than one child or you have the opportunity to do this activity with
your child, the activity often becomes even funnier!
One person starts the story. Then the next person picks a vocabulary word and
continues the story. Each person can take the story in any wacky, strange direction
he/she chooses. Then the next person must pick up and continue the story with the
next vocabulary word. This is repeated until all six words are used.
This activity activates all sorts of active learning components. First, by using it in a new
sentence, your child will begin to truly understand the use of the vocabulary word. Your
child will also automatically work on expanding the vocabulary words’ applications to
see where they can be applied as the story twists and winds.
As your child stretches his/her creativity and humor, he/she reinforces true understanding
of the definitions and usages of any new vocabulary.
Don’t be surprised if after this activity your child begins using the new vocabulary in
his/her everyday speech!
Some Story Starter Ideas:
A donkey was walking down the road…
Suddenly, Jane looked out her window and was shocked to see…
As the spider crawled up Alice’s leg, little did she know…
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Once a long time ago, an Ogre…
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The Butterfly
Use the following vocabulary words to create the craziest story you can think of using:
Nazi, Jew s, papillon, privilege, m ysterious, rendezvous
Title:
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Additional
Worksheets
We’ve included lots of additional worksheets for your child. It’s important to note that
these were not designed to be particularly challenging. Instead, they are designed to be
reinforcing, like most of our materials at eFantasmic.
Reinforcing Instead of Challenging

They are designed to have your child refer back to his/her vocabulary and discussion
questions in order to complete the activities. After a few instances of referring back, the
vocabulary words and concepts will be well reinforced with your child.
Keeping It Fun
Humans naturally enjoy and recall fun things that come easier to them. Children that are
good at reading will easily say that they love reading. Children good at math will say that
they love math. So these worksheets are designed to reinforce, but to keep it easy enough
so that they enjoy doing them. The more of these worksheets they gobble-up, then the
more they will remember the material and still consider it fun. So you too should avoid
overloading them so that it doesn’t become a chore. Keep it fun!
Many Versions
You will notice that there is more than one version of each worksheet. There are several
crossword puzzles for example. This is because each one is based on a group of
vocabulary words or concepts. There is a worksheet for the Basic Vocabulary and another
one for the Challenging Vocabulary Words and Concepts.
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Decoder Challenge #1
Based on what you read in the resource, you are ready for the
Decoder Challenge. Find the missing letters in the blank squares,
and then you will be able to circle a complete word based on the
clue. The Decoder Challenge helps to reinforce spelling and
problem solving skills for students.
1. Q G T X F U J E W O G Y C S Z J B T
2. D F W Y S K X E Q A Z I D T D Y A J
3. Q O A F U W R D P I V I L E G E W R
4. R E N D E Z V O U W P T A K Q B N E
5. H Z B M Y S T E R O U S V F J M M Q
6. M S P A P I L L O C M S R Z K Q W H
1. n. People who practice Judaism as their 4. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and

faith. place.
2. n. A soldier in the German Army during 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
World War II. 6. n. A French word for butterfly.
3. n. A special advantage, permission,
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1. Q G T X F U J E W S O G Y C S Z J B T
2. D F W Y S K X E Q N A Z I D T D Y A J
3. Q O A F U W R D P R I V I L E G E W R
4. R E N D E Z V O U S W P T A K Q B N E
5. H Z B M Y S T E R I O U S V F J M M Q
6. M S P A P I L L O N C M S R Z K Q W H

faith. place.
2. n. A soldier in the German Army during 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
World War II. 6. n. A French word for butterfly.
3. n. A special advantage, permission,
Name: Date:
1. M Q G Z H T J S Q R I V I L E G E T
2. E T F C K A N J E S E L T V I B A M
3. G D I Q K Z N P A I L L O N C Q J Z
4. M H G Z S U E N A I T D L Q U M N J
5. B N X M Y S T E R O U S Z R K H R G
6. D R E N D E Z V O S S M R Y G M H P
1. n. A special advantage, permission, 4. n. A soldier in the German Army during

right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by World War II.
an individual or class of people. 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
faith. place.
3. n. A French word for butterfly.
Name: Date:
1. M Q G Z H T J S Q P R I V I L E G E T
2. E T F C K A N J E W S E L T V I B A M
3. G D I Q K Z N P A P I L L O N C Q J Z
4. M H G Z S U E N A Z I T D L Q U M N J
5. B N X M Y S T E R I O U S Z R K H R G
6. D R E N D E Z V O U S S M R Y G M H P
1. n. A special advantage, permission, 4. n. A soldier in the German Army during

right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by World War II.
an individual or class of people. 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
faith. place.
3. n. A French word for butterfly.
Name: Date:
1. P K X B L R E N D Z V O U S G E E S
2. S D J T K I J F P P I L L O N B Q V
3. C V H T F A M P R V I L E G E H C J
4. K F U M A R J E W P R E B A M C U J
5. P D L T I N O Z K A Z I V B V C F H
6. A U D N T B E P W Y S T E R I O U S
1. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and 4. n. People who practice Judaism as their

place. faith.
2. n. A French word for butterfly. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during
3. n. A special advantage, permission, World War II.
right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by 6. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
Name: Date:
1. P K X B L R E N D E Z V O U S G E E S
2. S D J T K I J F P A P I L L O N B Q V
3. C V H T F A M P R I V I L E G E H C J
4. K F U M A R J E W S P R E B A M C U J
5. P D L T I N O Z K N A Z I V B V C F H
6. A U D N T B E P W M Y S T E R I O U S
1. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and 4. n. People who practice Judaism as their

place. faith.
2. n. A French word for butterfly. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during
Name: Date:
Crossword Challenge #1
Based on the resource you read, use some of your new
vocabulary words to complete this activity. Refer to your
vocabulary list for more hints and clues.
2 3
ACROSS DOWN
1. n. A French word for butterfly. 1. n. A special advantage, permission, right, or
2. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual
or class of people.
4. n. People who practice Judaism as their faith.
3. n. A soldier in the German Army during World
5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
War II.
Name: Date:
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R E N D E Z V O U S
A I
Z L
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1. n. A French word for butterfly. 1. n. A special advantage, permission, right, or
2. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual
or class of people.
4. n. People who practice Judaism as their faith.
War II.
Name: Date:
ACROSS DOWN
1. n. A special advantage, permission, right, or 1. n. A French word for butterfly.
benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual 2. n. People who practice Judaism as their faith.
or class of people.
4. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and place.
War II.
Name: Date:
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P R I V I L E G E
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J P
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M Y S T E R I O U S
W L
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or class of people.
War II.
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ACROSS DOWN
or class of people.
War II.
Name: Date:
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P R I V I L E G E
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J P
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M Y S T E R I O U S
W L
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or class of people.
War II.
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Missing Words #1
Use the concepts and questions from your resource to figure out
where the missing words go. You can use the clues/words below
each sentence for help.
1. Question: What does Monique see in her _____ and how does her mother react
to her story? Answer: Monique thinks that she sees a ghost of a little girl. Her
mother seemed angry and ______ her that ___ was __ dream.
A. a B. it C. tells D. room
2. Question: What happened _____ upset ________ and Denise on their way
home _____ school? Answer: Monsieur Marks, the nice man from the candy
shop, was dragged out of his _____ by the Nazi soldiers, kicked, and then taken
away.
A. from B. Monique C. that D. shop
3. Question: Who is the ghost and why is she ______? Answer: Sevrine is __ girl
who lives with her family in ____ cellar of Monique's house. They ____ Jewish
and are hiding from the Nazi soldiers.
A. are B. there C. a D. the
4. Question: What did Monique do for Sevrine every ______? Answer: Monique
played with her ____ collected things from the outside world so ________
______ see, feel, and touch them.
A. and B. night C. Sevrine D. could
5. Question: Why did ________ and her family have to leave? Answer: When
Monique and Sevrine were playing at night the neighbor saw them, so they had
to ___. It wasn't _____ for people to know that Monique's family was allowing a
Jewish _______ to hide in their home.
A. family B. safe C. Sevrine D. go
6. Question: What happened that made Monique feel _____ Sevrine and her
_______ were safe? Answer: When Monique ____ her _______ were in the
garden, over thirty butterflies appeared. Monique felt that Sevrine had sent them
a sign that she and her family were safe.
A. and B. mother C. that D. family
Name: Date:
Missing Words #1
1. Question: What does Monique see in her room and how does her mother react
mother seemed angry and tells her that it was a dream.
A. a B. it C. tells D. room
2. Question: What happened that upset Monique and Denise on their way home
from school? Answer: Monsieur Marks, the nice man from the candy shop, was
dragged out of his shop by the Nazi soldiers, kicked, and then taken away.
A. from B. Monique C. that D. shop
3. Question: Who is the ghost and why is she there? Answer: Sevrine is a girl who
lives with her family in the cellar of Monique's house. They are Jewish and are
hiding from the Nazi soldiers.
A. are B. there C. a D. the
4. Question: What did Monique do for Sevrine every night? Answer: Monique
played with her and collected things from the outside world so Sevrine could see,
feel, and touch them.
A. and B. night C. Sevrine D. could
5. Question: Why did Sevrine and her family have to leave? Answer: When
to go. It wasn't safe for people to know that Monique's family was allowing a
Jewish family to hide in their home.
A. family B. safe C. Sevrine D. go
6. Question: What happened that made Monique feel that Sevrine and her family
were safe? Answer: When Monique and her mother were in the garden, over
thirty butterflies appeared. Monique felt that Sevrine had sent them a sign that
she and her family were safe.
A. and B. mother C. that D. family
Name: Date:
Missing Words #2
1. Question: What does Monique see ___ her room and how does her _______
react to her story? Answer: Monique thinks that she sees a ghost of a little girl.
Her mother seemed angry and tells ____ that it ____ a dream.
A. in B. was C. her D. mother
________ and Sevrine were playing at night the neighbor ____ _____, so they
had to go. It wasn't safe for people to know that Monique's family was allowing a
Jewish family to hide in ______ home.
A. their B. Monique C. them D. saw
3. Question: What _________ that _____ Monique feel that Sevrine ____ her
family were safe? Answer: When Monique and her mother were in the garden,
over thirty butterflies appeared. Monique felt that Sevrine had sent them a sign
that she and her _______ were safe.
A. and B. made C. family D. happened
from school? Answer: Monsieur Marks, the nice man from ____ candy shop, was
dragged out ___ his _____ by the Nazi soldiers, kicked, and then ______ away.
A. taken B. of C. the D. shop
5. Question: Who ___ the ghost and why ___ ____ there? Answer: Sevrine is a girl
who lives with her family in the _______ of Monique's house. They are Jewish
and are hiding from the Nazi soldiers.
A. is B. cellar C. is D. she
6. Question: What ____ ________ ___ for Sevrine every night? Answer: Monique
feel, and ______ them.
A. touch B. do C. Monique D. did
Name: Date:
Missing Words #2
A. in B. was C. her D. mother
A. their B. Monique C. them D. saw
A. and B. made C. family D. happened
A. taken B. of C. the D. shop
A. is B. cellar C. is D. she
A. touch B. do C. Monique D. did
Name: Date:
Missing Words #3
1. Question: What _________ that upset Monique and Denise on their way home
dragged ____ of his shop by the Nazi soldiers, _______, and then taken _____.
A. happened B. away C. out D. kicked
2. Question: Who is the ghost and why is she there? Answer: Sevrine is __ girl who
lives with her family in the cellar of __________ house. _____ are Jewish and
are _______ from the Nazi soldiers.
A. hiding B. They C. Monique's D. a
3. Question: What happened that made ________ feel that ________ and her
family were safe? _______: When Monique and her mother were in the garden,
over thirty butterflies appeared. Monique felt that Sevrine had sent them a sign
that she and her _______ were safe.
A. family B. Answer C. Sevrine D. Monique
4. Question: What does Monique see in her room ____ ____ does her mother react
mother seemed ______ and tells her that ___ was a dream.
A. angry B. how C. it D. and
5. Question: What ____ Monique do for ________ every night? Answer: Monique
_______ with her and collected things from the outside world so ________ could
see, feel, and touch them.
A. Sevrine B. Sevrine C. played D. did
6. Question: Why did Sevrine and ____ family have to leave? Answer: When
Monique and Sevrine were playing at night the _________ saw them, so they
had to go. It wasn't safe for people ___ know that Monique's family was
_________ a Jewish family to hide in their home.
A. her B. neighbor C. allowing D. to
Name: Date:
Missing Words #3
A. happened B. away C. out D. kicked
A. hiding B. They C. Monique's D. a
A. family B. Answer C. Sevrine D. Monique
A. angry B. how C. it D. and
A. Sevrine B. Sevrine C. played D. did
A. her B. neighbor C. allowing D. to
Name: Date:
Spelling Scramble #1
Unscramble the words, and write in the correct word. The Spelling
Scramble worksheet helps to reinforce spelling and word
recognition.
1. NOLLIPAP 4. SUOVZEDNER
2. SWEJ 5. IZAN
3. EGELIVIRP 6. SUOIRETSYM
1. n. A French word for butterfly. 4. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and

2. n. People who practice Judaism as their place.
faith. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during
NAZI PAPILLON MYSTERIOUS

JEWS PRIVILEGE RENDEZVOUS
Name: Date:
recognition.
1. NOLLIPAP PAPILLON 4. SUOVZEDNER RENDEZVOUS
2. SWEJ JEWS 5. IZAN NAZI
3. EGELIVIRP PRIVILEGE 6. SUOIRETSYM MYSTERIOUS

2. n. People who practice Judaism as their place.
faith. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during

Name: Date:
recognition.
1. SJEW 4. SRENDEZVOU
2. LEGEPRIVI 5. RIOUSMYSTE
3. ZINA 6. LONPAPIL

faith. place.
2. n. A special advantage, permission, 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by 6. n. A French word for butterfly.
3. n. A soldier in the German Army during
World War II.

Name: Date:
recognition.
1. SJEW JEWS 4. SRENDEZVOU RENDEZVOUS
2. LEGEPRIVI PRIVILEGE 5. RIOUSMYSTE MYSTERIOUS
3. ZINA NAZI 6. LONPAPIL PAPILLON

faith. place.
2. n. A special advantage, permission, 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
3. n. A soldier in the German Army during
World War II.

Name: Date:
recognition.
1. SRESTOUYIM 4. EWJS
2. RONZUSVEDE 5. NZIA
3. VELIGIPER 6. IPOALPNL
1. adj. Difficult to explain or understand. 4. n. People who practice Judaism as their

2. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and faith.
place. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during

Name: Date:
recognition.
1. SRESTOUYIM MYSTERIOUS 4. EWJS JEWS
2. RONZUSVEDE RENDEZVOUS 5. NZIA NAZI
3. VELIGIPER PRIVILEGE 6. IPOALPNL PAPILLON
1. adj. Difficult to explain or understand. 4. n. People who practice Judaism as their

2. n. A meeting at a prearranged time and faith.
place. 5. n. A soldier in the German Army during

Name: Date:
Word Search #1
Use your vocabulary list and the clues below to find the hidden
words.
R O C S P O L Y X P A C D C
E I W G R X P B V A C R B G
N R Q O I C M H N P A N V Q
D N X M V R Y R V I R K Z L
E M N N I J S P K L O U W F
Z L A K L I T A X L W U Q J
V P Z F E K E B X O O X G R
O P I D G W R V B N A L U J
U V A F E A I I N C S S J W
S N B I D I O A P H N Q Y N
B P P E M M U V E N L D X R
F N C H A D S E S H J E W S
B R S Y J E F O M F F J T N
C R I P X N C K F P F N Z H
1. n. A soldier in the German Army during 4. n. A special advantage, permission,
World War II. right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by
2. n. People who practice Judaism as their an individual or class of people.
faith. 5. adj. Difficult to explain or understand.
place.
Name: Date:
Word Search #1
words.
R O C S P O L Y X P A C D C
E I W G R X P B V A C R B G
N R Q O I C M H N P A N V Q
D N X M V R Y R V I R K Z L
E M N N I J S P K L O U W F
Z L A K L I T A X L W U Q J
V P Z F E K E B X O O X G R
O P I D G W R V B N A L U J
U V A F E A I I N C S S J W
S N B I D I O A P H N Q Y N
B P P E M M U V E N L D X R
F N C H A D S E S H J E W S
B R S Y J E F O M F F J T N
C R I P X N C K F P F N Z H
place.
Name: Date:
Word Search #2
words.
F Q U T N P M S Y F R W H C
W I C I M W Y R H K Q A N I
J Q P K K Y S U A K N M X B
Y H L A T Z T E H N C W R M
J R H H N B E O S T Y D M G
E E H P Y U R P E B I W V W
W N T A C S I R W F U S X J
S D Y P Q A O I I I B G L U
F E J I Q W U V I G O P C I
I Z O L O E S I M H Y N B U
B V O L Y J V L F Q N A Z I
S O W O Y Z H E T T K U D G
I U B N G E U G E U E F S U
Q S U J Y Y Q E U F Y N P L
place.
Name: Date:
Word Search #2
words.
F Q U T N P M S Y F R W H C
W I C I M W Y R H K Q A N I
J Q P K K Y S U A K N M X B
Y H L A T Z T E H N C W R M
J R H H N B E O S T Y D M G
E E H P Y U R P E B I W V W
W N T A C S I R W F U S X J
S D Y P Q A O I I I B G L U
F E J I Q W U V I G O P C I
I Z O L O E S I M H Y N B U
B V O L Y J V L F Q N A Z I
S O W O Y Z H E T T K U D G
I U B N G E U G E U E F S U
Q S U J Y Y Q E U F Y N P L
place.
Name: Date:
Word Search #3
words.
R O P H D G T R T J U M M U
S I R J R E N D E Z V O U S
P Z W I I H W C D T A I Q W
X E A M B S M K L E W R J G
J L Y I V A Y G H P P F P K
U G J E W S S U L R W T A L
M G P C A I T N H I T D P B
Y J W Q G P E E X V V T I H
F N I G W H R A S I K K L T
S A X L F Q I N S L I Y L V
J Z Z H Z R O A N E K E O J
F I P F N C U E T G F G N G
I M X Z G U S D J E H J G J
J F X G M S B D C C L W Q R
place.
Name: Date:
Word Search #3
words.
R O P H D G T R T J U M M U
S I R J R E N D E Z V O U S
P Z W I I H W C D T A I Q W
X E A M B S M K L E W R J G
J L Y I V A Y G H P P F P K
U G J E W S S U L R W T A L
M G P C A I T N H I T D P B
Y J W Q G P E E X V V T I H
F N I G W H R A S I K K L T
S A X L F Q I N S L I Y L V
J Z Z H Z R O A N E K E O J
F I P F N C U E T G F G N G
I M X Z G U S D J E H J G J
J F X G M S B D C C L W Q R
place.

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Homeschool Curriculum Specially Designed For the Book

Book Author: Patricia Polacco

II. Vocabulary Parents Guide

III. New Concepts Parents Guide

IV. Vocabulary Discussion Sheet

VI. New Concepts Discussion Sheet

VII. New Concepts Worksheet

VIII. Pre-Reading Parents Guide

IX. Establish Your Purpose Discussion Sheet

X. Establish Your Purpose Worksheet

XI. Chart of Retention

XII. Power Reading Parent’s Guide

XIII. Power Note Taking Parent’s Guide

XIV. Final Evaluation Discussion Sheet

XV. Curriculum FunPack

XVI. Additional Worksheets

NOTE: Keeping It Fun

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Parent’s Vocabulary Guide

Basic Vocabulary Words

Parent’s Discussion Guide

Who is the ghost and why is she there?

What did Monique do for Sevrine every night?

Why did Sevrine and her family have to leave?

Student Name Date

Vocabulary Discussion Sheet

Student Name Date

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 What happened that upset Monique

 What does Monique see in her room

 Who is the ghost and why is she there?

 What did Monique do for Sevrine every

 Why did Sevrine and her family have to

 What happened that made Monique

Student Name Date

New Concepts Worksheet

Who is the ghost and why is she there?

What did Monique do for Sevrine every night?

Why did Sevrine and her family have to leave?

Pre-Reading Parent’s Guide

The Big Snowball

Building Critical Readers

It’s All About Thinking

What You Get

Student Name Date

Establish Your Purpose

 What do I think this book is

 What interesting things do I

 What do I already know about

 What are some things I don't

Student Name Date

Establish Your Purpose

What do I think this book will be about?

What interesting things do I think I might learn about?

What do I already know about this topic?

What are some things I don't know about this topic?

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