Turtle in Paradise is a book taking place in 1935 during the great depression that focuses around the main character, Turtle, who struggles with the circumstances that this time era has placed her in. Due to shortages of jobs, her mother is forced to take almost anything that is offered to her. This creates a problem when she is hired to be a housekeeper, but is told that kids are not allowed. From this situation, Turtle finds herself moving in with her relatives in Florida where she has to learn to fit in and become acquainted with new surroundings. Through moving, we see Turtle begin to “come out of her shell” as she experiences things she could have never imagined!
Reading Level: 3.6
Readers: Below are a few websites that could assist in the learning and teaching of this book!
This is a great website that could be used in the classroom as it offers several other links that go into depth and discuss the characters, themes and value of the book.
This also would be a great website for a teacher to look at when interested in teaching a lesson regarding this book as it suggest ideas and different questions that you can ask your students. Also, it gives you different ideas on how you can extended this lesson into another subject with links that can lead you to specific lesson plans on Turtle in Paradise.
Some vocabulary that might need to be pre-taught include battered, blobs, exterior, fraying, fella, heap, hinges, slugged, and vines,
Activities:
Pre-Reading:
An activity that should take place before reading this story would be to talk with your students and figure of what they know about the great depression. A good way to reinforce this would be to create a KWL chart and have students write on the board what they “know” and what they “want to learn.”
An activity that should take place before reading this story would be to talk with your students and figure of what they know about the great depression. A good way to reinforce this would be to create a KWL chart and have students write on the board what they “know” and what they “want to learn.”
During Reading:
Students can read independantly chapter by chapter and be asked to write down specific things that they learned. These can then be added to their KWL chart after they are done reading the book!
Students can read independantly chapter by chapter and be asked to write down specific things that they learned. These can then be added to their KWL chart after they are done reading the book!
After Reading:
Pairs of students can be given a big sheet of paper along with markers and colored pencils and be told to write their KWL chart here along with pictures that might be appropriate. After this activity is done, each pair can share what they did with the class, and these can be hung up around the rooms for all to see!
Pairs of students can be given a big sheet of paper along with markers and colored pencils and be told to write their KWL chart here along with pictures that might be appropriate. After this activity is done, each pair can share what they did with the class, and these can be hung up around the rooms for all to see!
Holm, J. L. (2010). Turtle in paradise. New York: Random House.
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