The giving tree

The Giving Tree Quote (with a little Photoshopping)

Get ready to read down memory lane.

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return

"Reading this while growing up helped me answer some really difficult questions I was grappling with."

And she loved a little boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself. - Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" shows us that you don't need complex words to tell a complex story.

Description Have you ever wished that the characters from the story you are reading could talk directly to your kids? Well now they can. In this Time Line Lesson using the Giving Tree, students will learn about how to use timelines. This lesson also includes a self made video that has the tree from The Giving Tree talking directly to your students about the activity. The students will be creating their own timeline. This lesson is great because it catches your kids attention, gives you…

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