The hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis paperback. Find in a library find the hundred penny box sharon bell mathis near you. These worksheets can be used on their own, or paired with the individual resources as extension activities at the completion of the unit. Michael and aunt dew work together to preserve the hundred penny box.
Find and check out the video the hundred penny box by random house video, 1986 pn007491801x. Michaels mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but michael understands that the box itself is as important to aunt dew as the memories. This newbery honor book tells the story of a boy and his hundred yearold greatgreataunt in. Then students read the hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis, the story of a 100yearold woman who has collected a penny for each birthday shes celebrated and who uses the collection to recount the stories of her life. There is no way to stop aunt dew once she starts singing the long song.
Michael loves his greatgreataunt dew, even if she cant always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Leo dillon was born to trinidadian parents in new york in 1933. The setting of this book and important characters are on the quiz. Michaels greatgreataunt dew was a hundred years old, and she kept an old box filled with pennies, one for each birthday. Click to read more about the hundred penny box picture puffin books by sharon bell mathis. Buy the hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis online at alibris. Who are the characters in the hundred penny box book answers. For the last section, try to predict what will happen after this in michael and aunt dews life. The hundred penny box is the newbery honorwinning story of a boy and his greatgreat aunt. Discussions are guided by students responses to what they have read. But aunt dew said, anybody takes my hundred penny box, take me. And for his love for aunt dew, michael knew he had to try to save the hundred penny box that contaiend all the stories of her life. The hundred penny box has 10 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
The hundred penny box sharon bell mathis read book online. The hundred penny box, one book per student, or read aloud to class 2. The dark watercolors of illustrators leo and diane dillon wonderfully portray aunt dews feebleness and michaels. Author sharon bell mathis earned a newbery honor for this touching story that looks at aging through a childs eyes. The young boy loves to sit and count the pennies with his great aunt as they sit and talk about her life. The hundred penny box received a newbery honor award and is a recipient of the boston globe horn book award and also a american library association notable childrens book, and teacup full of roses was a new york times outstanding book of the year. The hundred penny box book by sharon bell mathis 10.
The hundred penny boxsharon bell mathis by eleanor. Michael has a 100yearold greatgreat aunt who keeps an old wooden box full of 100 pennies, one for each year shes been alive. This free bonus resource includes extension activity worksheets from our the hundred penny box gr. She intends to throw it in the furnace as soon as aunt dew is asleep.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. That would depend on the size of the box, and if the box was full. Michaels mother wanted to throw out the old box and buy a new one. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response. Diane dillon michaels love for his one hundred yearold greatgreataunt, who lives with his family, leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all of aunt dews old things.
Top of page 15middle of page 21 michael refused to turn over the hundred penny box to his mother. Retell the story of the hundred penny box from aunt dews point of view. Sign up back to the hundred penny box sharon bell mathis. The hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis alibris. Collect students penny collection homework cards, with their pennies attached. Each penny in the box has a story to go along with it. The hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis scholastic. I would recommend this book for children around the age of 9 to 11.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hundred penny box literature kit gr. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. For this sample, ill use the hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis. He threatens to tell his daddy if she takes it and burns it like she has done to the rest of aunt dews. Sometimes the hundred penny box means the world to her, and other times aunt dew simply wants to take a nap. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box. Michaels mother wants to burn aunt dews hundred penny box in the furnace as she burned many other things aunt dew brought with her. It is a story about a little boy named michael and his great aunts hundred penny box. The hundred penny box puffin newbery library 0140321691. The hundred penny box picture puffin books by sharon. Attached to each penny is a memory of what happened in michaels aunts life the year each coin was minted. I dont consider myself an outstanding teacher of reading, but this approach worked well in middle grades and the basic plan could be used to prepare to teach any story or chapter.
Obtain a copy or class set of the hundred penny box book. The hundred penny box is an excellent book about a young boy and his one hundred year old greatgreat aunt. Sometimes her mind is clear, but other times she sings to herself and confuses michael for his father. Youll have to read the book to find out what that is and how it is handled. Michaels mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but michael understands that the box itself is as important to aunt. A lesson plan book for the hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis bridges, moving from the basal into literature by jenny isenberg, 1990, scholastic inc edition, unknown binding in english.
Using a penny and its date, students are asked to remember and write about an important event in their lives. Michael loved to sit at her feet and count out the pennies while aunt dew told the story behind each one. Shes come to live with him and his parents, bringing with her a worn wooden box that holds more than the hundred pennies one for each year of her age tucked inside a cloth, roseprinted sack, but the heart of her life. See all 16 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The hundred penny box puffin newbery library paperback 30 oct 1986. The hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis, leo dillon, and diane dillon. The quiz and worksheet help you see what you know about the hundred penny box. In the hundred penny box, mathis expertly weaves the story of a young nephew and his 100yearold greatgreat aunt dewbet thomas. Enjoy 6 bonus worksheets from our the hundred penny box gr.
Ask students if they have a drawer or box at home in which they keep old. Michael picks up the hundred penny box from the floor and carries it to the kitchen. Biographical sketch sharon bell mathis is a native of atlantic city, new jersey, but grew up in bedford stayversant, brooklyn. The hundred penny box written by sharon bell mathis, pictures by diane and leo dillon. The hundred penny box discussion cards distance learning rationale for using discussion cards. Prepare one copy per student of the following associated files. Free the hundred penny box worksheets and literature unit. There is a small conflict between michaels mom and his great aunt. The hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis, leo dillon. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The hundred penny box novel study guide grades 3 to 4. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Hundred penny box by mathis, sharon bell exlibrary.
It is a story about a boys relationship with his elderly great great aunt and the importance of preserving the past in the midst of a world of newness. The hundred penny box discussion cards distance learning. A good book for second or third graders is the book the hundred penny box by sharon bell mathis. The hundred penny box sample plan for teaching a story. See associated file in pennies of my life part i 12. The hundred penny box received a newbery honor award and is a recipient of the boston globehorn book award and also a american library association notable childrens book, and teacup full of roses was a new york times outstanding book of the year.
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