Mini Lesson Index

    When I was in the classroom full-time, literature based teaching was all the rage. I still believe it is a valuable tool today. I remember on occasion needing to continually reteach a concept. There would always be a few students whose eyes would still glaze over. But if one of them found that same concept in a chapter book, suddenly my teaching was validated and stuck! With that in mind, all of the books in the Character Club series have mini lessons or teachable moments incorporated into them.  Here is an index of all the mini lessons and in which book they can be found.

Descriptive Verbs: Jeanie Blair, Author Extraordinaire - Chapter 7

Ecosystems: Liar, Liar, Ethan McWyer - Chapter 4

Limericks: Rachel Landon, Feeling Abandoned - Chapter 2

Math concepts - Improper Fractions, Absolute Value, and Reciprocals:
Rachel Landon, Feeling Abandoned Chapter 1 - Ordering Fractions - Chapter 5

Nouns: Benjamin Blair and the Case of the Missing Noun Hound - See Lil Sib page

Oxymorons: Peter O’Tooley, Bugged and Bullied - Chapter 2

Similes/Metaphors: Jeanie Blair, Author Extraordinaire - Chapter 3