Includes lesson plans, unit studies, teacher resource. As students discuss these two main characters, compare and contrast their stories as well. In the book, abbie must keep the lights burning after a storm delays the lightkeepers return to the island. In the winter of 1856, abbie s father, the lighthouse keeper, must go for badlyneeded supplies, medicine, and oil. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Peter e hanson in the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keepers return to an island off the coast of maine, and his daughter abbie must keep the lights burning by herself. Pdf download sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books. This product includes comprehension questions about the story as well as an answer key. Keep the lights burning, abbie roop carolrhoda books.
Click here for a sample section of the keep the lights burning, abbie study guide. When a huge storm hits, preventing her father from returning for four weeks, abbie keeps those lamps burning, getting up several times each night to climb the towers to check them, scraping ice from the windows so the lights can be seen at sea. Learn more about keep the lights burning, abbie in the nc kids digital library digital collection. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop, connie roop, and peter hanson related edition. Abbie burgess continued to take care of lighthouses for the rest of her life. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter and connie roop. Spanishlanguage abbie burgess is one of the brave lighthouse keepers of u. A historical living book about lighthouse keepers in the 1800s for grades k2. Look at page 27 in keep the lights burning, abbie and compare it to this picture of a fresnel lens. Geography activities about matinicus rock pdf file. Reading keep the lights burning, abbie materials o reading helpers sheets attached o background sheet attached o keep the lights burning, abbie book student performance criteria o discussion exhibits understanding of story and historical details. All incidences appear to be very representative of the life of the time depicted. Do the lighthouse lamps from the book look like the fresnel lens. Standards nchs history standards k4 historical thinking standards 2h.
Keep the lights burning, abbie on my own history ebook. Relates the reallife saga of abbie burgess, who singlehandedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a fourweek winter storm that lashed the coast of maine in 1856. Read keep the lights burning, abbie, a wonderful historical fiction book about a teenage girl who saved the day. Levar travels to the rocky midcoast of maine for a tour of a modernday lighthouse. Set in 1856, keep the lights burning, abbie tells the story of abbie burgess who lives with her father, mother, and sisters on matinicus island in maine where. Matinicus rock is soon cut off from the mainland by a very fierce winter storm that lasts for a whole four weeks. Limited permission to reproduce this study guide purchase of this book entitles an individual teacher to reproduce pages for use in the classroom or home. Abbie burgess is one of the brave lighthouse keepers of u.
Sep 01, 2009 what may seem at first glance to be a novelty or toy becomes a hook to awaken student curiosity and segue into a great experiment to perhaps conduct on a dark, dreary rainy day. Draw upon the visual data presented in photographs. In the winter of 1856, when abbie s father gets lost in a storm at sea, its up to her to keep the lighthouse lit and at the same time care for her two sisters and sick mother. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop, connie roop. Free keep the lights burning, abbie worksheets and literature. Keep the lights burning, abbieconsists of lessons for guided reading. This is the true story of abbie burgess and her family. I love abbie s example of courage and faithfulness. Soon after he leaves, a terrible storm rolls in, preventing her father from coming home and she has to be brave and keep the lights burning all by herself for a month. Keep the lights burning, abbie childrens book by connie roop. In the winter of 1856, abbies father, the lighthouse keeper, must go. Keep the lights burning, abbie 1989 edition open library.
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Abbie s father, captain burgess, has to go and get some much needed supplies for the family, and for the lighthouses that he tends. Find books like keep the lights burning, abbie on my own history from the worlds largest community of readers. Jan 01, 2016 keep the lights burning, abbie on my own history kindle edition by roop, connie, roop, peter, hanson, peter e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Be inspired as you read the true story of abbie burgess as she kept the lighth. Keep the lights burning, abbie 1985 edition open library. Summary during this activity, you and your child will actively read keep the lights burning, abbie, using the suggested reading questions. Inspired by a true story, keep the lights burning, abbie is about a young girl named abbie burgess who is charged by her father to light and keep the lights burning in the lighthouse when he must go for food and medicine.
The lightstick activity is presented through a childrens literature connection, the book keep the lights burning, abbie. Relates the reallife saga of abbie burgess, who singlehandedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a fourweek winter storm that lashed the coast of. Burgess is the subject of several books, including the childrens books keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop, connie roop, and peter e. Keep the lights burning, abbie 9780876144541 by peter. This is a reading rainbow book suitable for grades 23 students to read on their own, but also is enjoyed by grades 46 and as a readaloud for younger children.
Jul 22, 2019 keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop, 1989, houghton mifflin edition, in english. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop goodreads. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter and connie roop reading level. Today, her grave is marked by a small lighthouse, a miniature copy of the lighthouse on matinicus rock.
This information is provided in the note by the authors at the beginning of the book. Abbie and her sisters tend to their sick mother, and every night abbie makes sure that the lighthouse lights stay lit. O keep the lights burning, abbie book student performance criteria o discussion exhibits understanding of story and historical details. Explore related handson activities from making your own hardtack to using technology to find maritime connections in your local community. Roop, peter, roop, connie, hanson, peter e kindle store. What jobs did abbie have to do while her father was gone. Companion book to the literature study guide by progeny press. This is the exciting true story of abbie burgess, who in 1856 singlehandedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast o. When her father, the lighthouse keeper, sails off for supplies, he leaves abbie in charge of lighting the oil lamps in the twin towers of their lighthouse and making sure that they dont go out. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. Keep the lights burning, abbie through the looking glass. North america, you see all the possible places to park a. This true story is of a young girl who keeps her lighthouse burning during a tremendous storm. Reading keep the lights burning, abbie national museum of.
Reading keep the lights burning, abbie parent guide. Hanson, which was featured in an episode of the childrens television program reading rainbow, and abbie against the storm by marcia vaughan and illustrated by bill farnsworth. Download keep the lights burning abbie on my own history. Why through this activity, your child will learn some details about lighthouses and learn the. This is the exciting true story of abbie burgess, who in 1856 singlehandedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of maine. Reading keep the lights burning, abbie read the reading helpers sheets for speci. Obtain a copy of the feature book and a copy of keep the lights burning, abbie. Carolrhoda books 1987 based on a true story of an 1856 storm off the coast of maine, abbie s tale is one of endurance and bravery. Obtain some easytoread or picture book biographies for students to read. Have them look for incidents in their subjects life in which shehe showed courage.
Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter and connie roop memoria. Students who do not live near bodies of water likely have little experience with. Fresnel lens from the national museum of american history abbie in the lighthouse from keep the lights burning, abbie many light sources, like the oil lamps at abbie s lighthouse. This book will show you how keeping the light burning can bring light to those in ships on the ocean.
Nov 12, 2020 keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop, 1985, carolrhoda books edition, in english. Sada thompson reads the story of abbie, the eldest daughter of a family that tends a lighthouse, and how she had to keep the lamps working during a storm while her father was in the city getting supplies. Keep the lights burning, abbie is an awardwinning nonfiction book set in maine and was featured on reading rainbow. Teacher resources are online instructional tools created by teachers for teachers to help integrate trade books seamlessly into the classroom. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers interests and imaginations. Free keep the lights burning, abbie study unit worksheets for teachers to print. This product goes along with the book keep the lights burning, abbie, by peter and connie roop. Reading rainbow keep the lights burning, abbie tv episode. O discussion exhibits understanding of vocabulary in the context of the story. Among many great features, teacher resources include outside links to diverse media and provide information about text complexity. In the winter of 1856, when abbie s father gets lost in a storm at sea, its up to her to keep the lighthouse lit and at the. Abbie burgess grant, lighthouse keeper, matinicus rock, maine, 1856, chickens. Keep the lights burning, abbie is a wellwritten piece of historical fiction based on abbie burgess own accounts and other historical sources.
Written in chapterbychapter format, the guide contains a synopsis, prereading activities, vocabulary and comprehension exercises, as well as extension activities to be used as followup to the novel. While her father is away, abbie must keep her promise to care for her family and keep the lighthouse lights burning. Keep the lights burning, abbie nc kids digital library overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading keep the lights burning, abbie on my own history. Keep the lights burning, abbie nc kids digital library. Keep the lights burning, abbie book report form pdf file. While hes gone, she must keep the lights burning and take care of her mother and young sister. Keep the lights burning, abbie us lighthouse society. This is a reading rainbow book suitable for grades 23 students to read on. Hanson, which was featured in an episode of the childrens television program reading rainbow, and abbie against the. The best way to describe these wonderful books is literature and bible study rolled into one. Hanson historical fiction for ages 6 to 8 lerner publishing group, 1987 isbn. Title details for keep the lights burning, abbie by peter roop available.
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