We'll get it out of the way: it was immensely sad. Is she properly gone? We'll find out over the next couple of episodes, but for now, this is it. It seems only yesterday that we were bidding Amy and Rory a fond farewell, and even though Clara's been travelling in the TARDIS for a long time, it's still just as tough. Will the palace be successful? Will everyone get along? What will the relationship between Peter and Princess Peg be like? Make sure that the students use examples from the story to support why they think the palace will be like this.End of the line. The author gave us a brief look into the future, but have your students look even farther. Have them write what they think the palace will be like 20 years from now. Using these have the students create a picture of one of the many places that Peter travels to and then be able to describe one thing that happens there that affected Peter's journey.įor this activity have the students look ahead. Since Peter Nimble is blind he always does an excellent job of describing what is going on around him using the sounds he hears and what he feels with his hands and with the help of Sir Tode he is able to imagine what the world looks like around him.

Throughout the book the setting plays a very important role.

Have the students create pictures to go along with the timeline to create a visual reference for them. Have the students create a timeline that includes where he was, some important things that happened while he was there and what caused him to get to the next place. Throughout Peter's adventure he travels to many different place and at time it can become confusing, but every place leads him somewhere new. Being blind is what makes Peter so good at what he does, but why? This is the opportunity for students to learn how important their other senses are when one does not work properly.Īs a during reading activity for this novel have the students create a timeline. This website teaches students about what braille is and even play some games to learn about it.Īs a pre-reading activity I think it would be really important to have the students learn about what it is like to be blind. The student can interact with the author by 'defacing' him.īraille: Although Peter Nimble never learned to read during his life it is important for students to understand what it mean to be blind and that students who are blind are still able to learn to read. There is also a dictionary that address many of the key phrases that are found in the book. Peter Nimble Website: Students are able to read about the author, and ask questions to the theif and receive a response from the author himself. Yolks: T he yellow part in the center of an eggĭefinitions found online at the Merriam Webster website.Bleaker(Bleak): No t warm, friendly, cheerful, etc.Chasm: A deep hole or opening in the surface of the earth.Cawed: T o utter the harsh raucous natural call of the crow or a similar cry.Trolley: An electric vehicle that runs along the streets on tracks.Bossiest(Bossy) : Marked by swelling or roundness.Clopped: A sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against the pavement.

Key Vocabulary to Help with Understanding:

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