The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Lit Link Grades 4-6

<p>For his birthday Omri is given a cupboard and on inserting a key into the lock he discovers that it has magic properties. Here begins a series of adventures in which he brings a small plastic Indian figure to life. There follows a series of riveting adventures in which Omri is forced to bring to life several other characters.</p><p><br></p><p>Reproducible chapter questions plus comprehension questions a story summary author biography creative and cross-curricular activities complete with answer key.</p><p><br></p><p>A novel by Lynne Reid Banks.</p><p><br></p><p>A series of supplementary work sheets is included. These might be particularly useful for students who finish their work quickly or for homework.</p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The students will learn to:</em></p><p>• read accurately and purposefully and to show an understanding of the main ideas events and characters in the text.</p><p>• be stimulated to use higher order reading skills such as the ability to use inference and deduction where appropriate.</p><p>• use the novel as a basis from which to develop and practice a range of language arts skills such as using grammatically complex sentences and to accurately spell polysyllabic words.</p>