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Grades: 3 4 5 6
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Grades: 6, 7
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket finds a cricket stuck in a spider web. Cricket rescues the insect and names her Charlene. Students will use the adventures of Cricket...
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Grades: 3, 4
Using the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe as a starting point, students will learn how to find the perimeter of a rectangle.
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Grades: 8
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket uses a doogaloo to open the treasure box. Doogaloos, also known as scrip, were coins created to be used as currency in some mill towns. Students will use...
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Grades: 7
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket finds a clue stating that she should “look like a rabbit”. Cricket later realizes that the clue means she should see the world from a...
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Grades: 7
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket decides to live in a treehouse in the woods. She returns one afternoon to find her father’s book and her food supply destroyed by...
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Grades: 7
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket discovers squirrels in a nest above the treehouse. Students can use the novel as a starting point for learning more about squirrels.
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Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
In the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket recalls the times she spent in the woods with her father. He had taught her outdoor skills, such as how to build a fire and...
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Grades: 8
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, sunset times are important for solving the clue trail. Students can use the book as a starting point to learn more about sunrise/sunset times and the rotation of...
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Grades: 7
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, the main character Cricket runs away to live in the woods while she searches for the Bird Room. She makes her way to the ruins of Electric City, an abandoned...
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Grades: 6
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket finds her father’s book about living off the land. In the book, he made notes about when he would teach Cricket certain skills. When Cricket was 10, he...
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Grades: 7
Cricket, the main character in Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, moves into a treehouse in the woods to find her mother’s “bird room” before her mother returns. The book can be used to teach students...