Don't judge a book—or a toy—by its cover. Omri, a main character in The Indian in the Cupboard, quickly judged his plastic toy figures as boring. However, once placed in the cupboard, Omri's toys became something he never imagined. Scholars complete sentences using words from the story, create alliterations, and conduct a word search in the novel as they follow Omri on his adventure.

Concepts

responding to literature, studying literature, novels

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate history by studying Indian tribes

Classroom Considerations

• Offers only a preview of the full novel study
• Asks learners to use resources from the Internet or library

Pros

• Includes a writing task
• Lists a link to read more about the text

Cons

• Gives only five questions from two chapters

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5