Fly Away Home: A Little Boy's Hope

In this lesson, students will work with their teacher and their classmates to read Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting. Students will tackle the idea of theme and symbolism in this story by studying what a little brown bird means to the main character. Students will write about the theme of the story in an expository paragraph.

Resource ID#: 60040 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 2

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)

Keywords: Fly Away Home, poverty, adversity, Eve Bunting, symbolism, expository writing, theme, unhoused

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Assessment, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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