The Trumpet of the Swan: Crossword Puzzle

Just like E.B. White's most famous novel, Charlotte's Web, this tale is wise, profound, and enjoyable, a fabulous class or family read-aloud.

It brims with sage perceptions into nature, disability, and maturation, while adding insight and a few chuckles surrounding love, jazz, camps, zoos, and hotels.

The main character Louis sets goals and achieves them with hard work and earnestness.

This crossword puzzle is a fun way to review characters, themes, places, vocabulary, and ideas from the novel.

An Answer Key is included to provide for easy checking.

Other activities available in the Reading Spotlight TpT Store for The Trumpet of the Swan include:

1. Journal Writing and Vocabulary

(This set includes completion sentences for vocabulary. Writing prompts are derived from a theme of each chapter, but they are also based on young lives so that children can more easily write a paragraph or a list.)

2. Sequencing Cards

(This unique and helpful activity sequences 27 major events from the novel in time order. Kids love the liveliness of moving around the classroom. A different worksheet for the most important events from the story is included for extra time-sequencing practice.)

3. Chapter-By-Chapter Review Questions

(This set is especially useful when teachers or parents read the novel aloud. It is perfect for reviewing and refocusing the information from the previous chapter before embarking on the next one. Some chapters include “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” questions to improve whole class evaluation and participation. All Answer Keys include the answers after each question.)

4. Final Exam

(More than just a final exam, this 30 item multiple-choice test also includes an Extra Credit short essay question. The test is designed to give students experience in test-taking strategies for choosing the best answer in multiple-choice tests, a strategy that is not often explained or practiced.)

5. Easy Origami Swan

(This is an enjoyable lesson in following directions, simplified for children.)

6. The Trumpet of the Swan Bundle

(The entire set at a bargain price.)

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