Sonia Levitin
Lesson plans and teaching resources
Sonia Levitin
Author biography.
Sonia Levitin
The author's official site.
Boom Town
Colorful, age-appropriate online activities related to the book: oral language, social studies, vocabulary, and more.
Boom Town
Comprehension questions with emphasis on economic concepts of supply and demand, productive resources, economic wants, goods and services, trade and money, interdependence, specialization, producers, consumers, saving, and entrepreneur.
Boom Town
Students note details as they read. Includes text-dependent questions, vocabulary words, a culminating writing task, and additional learning activities. Word processor required for access.
The Cure
by Sonia Levitin
A guided imagery activity, vocabulary bingo, a letter-writing activity, and other ideas to support study of the novel.
Journey to America
Prereading activities; discussion questions; practice with simile, flashback, character analysis, resolution; and postreading activities.
Junkman's Daughter
by Sonia Levitin
A variety of printable handouts: word study, reading skills, math, measurement, paper-making, science, and more. Scroll to the last page for a key. This 25-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.