You can expand upon them, or add your own twist. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. Have them glue the matchbooks onto a piece of construction paper and decorate.Ĭreate a visual diary by drawing pictures of memories etc. Have kids draw something inside that they would like to remember, and have them write a sentence about it. Make a matchbook diary: cut out 3 or 4 long rectangular strips of paper and fold to the size, and shape, of a matchbook. If you cannot read or write, what other ways are there to keep memories? (draw pictures) What kinds of things are in the matchboxes? Do you collect anything? Title / Author / Publication Date: The Matchbox Diary/Paul Fleischman/2013 Genre: Fiction Format: Hardcover Plot summary: In this childrens story, by Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, 'when a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box.
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How did the man and his family get to America? Have you ever moved to a new place? How are the man and little girl related?(he is her grandfather)ĭo you know where Italy is? How far is that from America? (use a map/globe from the room or your phone to show the kids) Grandstands-a usually roofed structure with seats for people to sit on while they are watching a sporting eventįoundry-a building or factory where metals are producedĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Typesetting-the process or job of arranging type for printing Steamship-a ship that is powered by steamĬanneries-a factory where food is put into cans Hurricane-an extremely large, powerful storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean Schoolmaster-a man who teaches in a schoolĮllis Island-island off New York where immigrants passed through when coming to America With warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, Bagram Ibatoulline gives expressive life to their journey through time - and toward each other.ĭo you know what a matchbox is? Have you ever seen one?ĭo you keep a diary or know someone who does?
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With a narrative entirely in dialogue, Paul Fleischman makes immediate the two characters’ foray into the past. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write - the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn’t enough food a bottle cap he saw on his way to the boat a ticket still retaining the thrill of his first baseball game. What she finds inside surprises her: a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfather’s diary, harboring objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box. Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) 46 kids attended our July clubs! Click here to see who volunteered.