Teacher Downloads for Elsie's Abalone Pen
Here are some freebie downloads for teachers or anyone who wants to extend the reading experience of Elsie's Abalone Pen. Print them out for readers to envision their own version of a world of fantastic occurrences!
Newspaper Article
Write a newspaper article about an imagined extraordinary event that takes place in your town. Just like the news station reported on the unexplained events in Maplebrook, you will report on something unexplained showing up in your town. Who was the first to find it? Where might it have come from? How could it show up so suddenly? What might this mean for the town's future?
Your Own Special Object
Elsie had a magical pen, but what would your special object be? What power might it have? What would you do with it? Prompt with writing lines.
Narrative Writing Worksheet
This writing worksheet walks the student through each part of a narrative about having their own magical pen.
Dragon Butterfly Symmetry
Here is a chance for students to challenge themselves to draw the second side of a symmetrical dragon butterfly. Numbers and grid provided to help them along.
