Julie Tells Her Story

Chapter 1: Homework

Cooking--

• Cherry Pie
• Meatloaf

Craft: Macreme

Geography: Color a map of California

Language Arts--Complete Julie’s homework assignment as you read the book. Write one page about each of the following topics:

• My First Memory
• My Brothers and Sisters
• When My Mom was My Age
• When My Dad was My Age
• The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
• The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me

Timeline: Fall 1975

Chapter 2: Meet Charlotte

Books:

• Charlotte’s Web
• Harriet the Spy

Music: The Beatles’ “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”

Chapter 3: This Little Piggy

Journal: Have you ever broken something that didn’t belong to you? What happened?

Chapter 4: The Big Game

Cooking:

French Toast

Pizza

Discussion: Have you ever broken a bone? What happened? If you haven’t broken a bone, have you ever needed an x-ray?

Chapter 5: The Best Thing Ever

Discussion: Why do you think Julie changed her mind about the worst thing?

Game: Play Kerplunk

Journal: Would you have the courage to stand up in front of class and tell the worst thing that ever happened to you?

Language Arts: Vocab:

• Mettle
• Gangrene

Looking Back: School in the 1970s

Extra Credit: Special Project: Read books about one of the changes in schools when Julie was growing up:

• Integration
• Gifted classes
• Special needs programs
• Benefit concerts