A Change of Pace - Understood Betsy (Elementary) Printed Workbook
Character Development Focus: Guide students through Understood Betsy with activities designed to build resilience, empathy, and critical thinking skills.
Engaging Storyline: Follow Betsy’s transformation as she navigates new challenges after moving from her sheltered, city life to a rural farm, where she learns self-confidence and independence.
Comprehensive Learning: Includes a wide range of reading, writing, and hands-on activities that are adaptable for all ages and learning levels.
Family-Centered Approach: Designed to create meaningful moments of connection and learning for just you and your child or the entire family.
Essential Life Lessons: Empower students to turn obstacles into opportunities for growth, building strong character and lifelong resilience.
Some of the activities included are:
Three journal questions for each chapter of Understood Betsy. The questions align with each of the three levels of Costa’s Levels of Questioning, ensuring learners of every ability level have a question to answer that is attainable and still challenging.
Vocabulary activities for each chapter
Family Tree activity
Recipe: Pancakes
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Making Butter
Let’s Talk About Milk
The Declaration of Independence
Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits
Exploring personalities
Poetry
Recipe: Applesauce
History Snapshot
Making a Sundial
How to Make Maple Syrup
Views of the World
A Family Heirloom (creative writing project)
Kindness Project (2 parts)
The Art of Letter Writing
Recipe: Brown Betty
Character Development Focus: Guide students through Understood Betsy with activities designed to build resilience, empathy, and critical thinking skills.
Engaging Storyline: Follow Betsy’s transformation as she navigates new challenges after moving from her sheltered, city life to a rural farm, where she learns self-confidence and independence.
Comprehensive Learning: Includes a wide range of reading, writing, and hands-on activities that are adaptable for all ages and learning levels.
Family-Centered Approach: Designed to create meaningful moments of connection and learning for just you and your child or the entire family.
Essential Life Lessons: Empower students to turn obstacles into opportunities for growth, building strong character and lifelong resilience.
Some of the activities included are:
Three journal questions for each chapter of Understood Betsy. The questions align with each of the three levels of Costa’s Levels of Questioning, ensuring learners of every ability level have a question to answer that is attainable and still challenging.
Vocabulary activities for each chapter
Family Tree activity
Recipe: Pancakes
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Making Butter
Let’s Talk About Milk
The Declaration of Independence
Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits
Exploring personalities
Poetry
Recipe: Applesauce
History Snapshot
Making a Sundial
How to Make Maple Syrup
Views of the World
A Family Heirloom (creative writing project)
Kindness Project (2 parts)
The Art of Letter Writing
Recipe: Brown Betty
Character Development Focus: Guide students through Understood Betsy with activities designed to build resilience, empathy, and critical thinking skills.
Engaging Storyline: Follow Betsy’s transformation as she navigates new challenges after moving from her sheltered, city life to a rural farm, where she learns self-confidence and independence.
Comprehensive Learning: Includes a wide range of reading, writing, and hands-on activities that are adaptable for all ages and learning levels.
Family-Centered Approach: Designed to create meaningful moments of connection and learning for just you and your child or the entire family.
Essential Life Lessons: Empower students to turn obstacles into opportunities for growth, building strong character and lifelong resilience.
Some of the activities included are:
Three journal questions for each chapter of Understood Betsy. The questions align with each of the three levels of Costa’s Levels of Questioning, ensuring learners of every ability level have a question to answer that is attainable and still challenging.
Vocabulary activities for each chapter
Family Tree activity
Recipe: Pancakes
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Making Butter
Let’s Talk About Milk
The Declaration of Independence
Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits
Exploring personalities
Poetry
Recipe: Applesauce
History Snapshot
Making a Sundial
How to Make Maple Syrup
Views of the World
A Family Heirloom (creative writing project)
Kindness Project (2 parts)
The Art of Letter Writing
Recipe: Brown Betty