by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
Have students create an advertisement (poster, brochure) either online or by hand, inviting people to come visit their hometown. Encourage students to spend time looking at examples online or in print to gather some ideas.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
In this exercise, each student will adopt the persona of one of the characters from the book, and will then prepare a TED Talk–style speech on an topic or issue in How to Bee. Topics can include: the importance of bees; friendship; environmental stewardship; anxiety;...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 24, 2026
Throughout the book, the daily activities of both boys and girls during the late 1700s are discussed. Have students create a journal of either a boy or a girl from this time period, writing several entries that detail what a day, month and year would look like in the...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 24, 2026
Lord Haldimand is mentioned throughout the book. Have students research the Haldimand Tract and treaty, then create a visual presentation for the class of the territories that are discussed in the book and their relationship to the Haldimand Tract. Curriculum...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 24, 2026
Ask students to create a newspaper from the time of the American War of Independence. Have them choose a specific year or date, and have them include appropriate news stories of battles, political events and decision making, biographies of prominent figures and an...
