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1 Teacher s Pet Publications a unique educational resource company since 1989 To: Professional Language Arts Teachers From: Dr. James Scott, Teacher s Pet Publications Subject: Teacher s Pet Puzzle Packs Thank you for your interest in Teacher s Pet Publications teaching resources. The sample pages from the Teacher s Pet Puzzle Packs are enclosed. The goal of our Puzzle Packs is to give you title-specific, ready-to-use games and activities that are specifically designed to help your students learn to identify and define key vocabulary, quotations, and characters from the books they re studying. Each book opens with a list of the vocabulary and characters to be studied throughout the book as well as their definitions or key clues about characters. Every book then includes the following activities and games: Fill in the Blanks Matching Magic Squares Word Search Crossword Bingo Juggle Letters Flash Cards In short, each Puzzle Pack is designed to give you a variety of fun games and activities that will help your students learn to understand the literature they re reading and remember key vocabulary from the books you re teaching. We hope that you like what you see in the enclosed sample. If you do, tell all of your colleagues. If you don t, please let us know what we can do to improve our products. In either event, thank you for your interest in Teacher s Pet resources. We look forward to being of service to you in the future. Sincerely yours, Jason Scott, CEO Teacher s Pet Publications Toll-Free: Fax:

3 Travels With Charley Word List No. Word Clue/Definition 1. ALLERGIC Charley was to insecticides 2. AMBASSADOR Hotel in Chicago: East 3. AVALON Deer Isle was like 4. BEARS Charley wanted to fight them at Yellowstone 5. CANADA This country wouldn't let Charley in 6. CANUCKS Maine's migrant farmers 7. CHARLEY The poodle; companion to Mr. Steinbeck 8. CHEERLEADERS Group of white women gathered at school to protest desegregation 9. CHICAGO Place where Mr. Steinbeck's wife met him to visit 10. CHILD The Bad Lands seemed like the work of an evil 11. COFFEE It is the great get-together symbol 12. COYOTES Two cans of dog food were left for them 13. DELLS Wisconsin ; formed by ice during the Ice Age 14. ELEYNE Fair ; the boat 15. FARGO The east-west middle of the country was in, ND 16. FIRE Kind of sermon in Vermont: & Brimstone 17. GLACIERS Responsible for wiping out most of the redwood trees 18. HARBOR Sag ; starting point of the trip 19. HARRY Lonesome ; previous occupant of the hotel room 20. ICEBREAKER Mr. Steinbeck used Charley as this with strangers 21. MAINE White Mountains are in this state 22. MIND Texas is a state of, according to Mr. Steinbeck 23. MISSOURI This river, according to Mr. Steinbeck, should have been the east-west middle of the country 24. MOBILE These homes were revolutionary 25. MOJAVE Desert Mr. Steinbeck and Charley crossed 26. MONTANA State Mr. Steinbeck considered a great splash of grandeur 27. ORLEANS New ; place where the Cheerleaders demonstrated 28. POLITICS Topic of family arguments 29. POTATO Mr. Steinbeck wanted to see these crops in Maine 30. QUIXOTE Rocinante was named for Don 's horse 31. RABIES Charley didn't have his certificate of vaccination for this 32. REDWOOD These trees cause wonder & respect in man 33. ROBBIE He wanted to be a hairdresser 34. ROCINANTE The truck 35. SALINAS Mr. Steinbeck's home town in California 36. STEINBECK Author 37. TEXAS Only state to enter the union by treaty 38. THOUGHT A man has to have feelings and then words before he can come close to this 39. TRAVELS With Charley 40. TRIP You don't take one, one takes you 41. TRUCKERS They have their own language, according to Mr. Steinbeck 42. TRUTH Near the end of the book, Mr. Steinbeck gave reasons why he couldn't find the about the country 43. TWIN Minneapolis & St. Paul are the Cities 44. VACILANDO Going somewhere with a direction in mind but not caring if you get there or not 45. VIRGINIA In this state Mr. Steinbeck realized his trip had ended 46. WIFE The boat was named for Steinbeck's

4 Travels With Charley Fill In The Blanks 1 1. Rocinante was named for Don 's horse 2. Maine's migrant farmers 3. Sag ; starting point of the trip 4. The boat was named for Steinbeck's 5. Two cans of dog food were left for them 6. Going somewhere with a direction in mind but not caring if you get there or not 7. It is the great get-together symbol 8. Charley was to insecticides 9. The Bad Lands seemed like the work of an evil 10. The truck 11. These trees cause wonder & respect in man 12. Group of white women gathered at school to protest desegregation 13. With Charley 14. Deer Isle was like 15. Topic of family arguments 16. Mr. Steinbeck's home town in California 17. A man has to have feelings and then words before he can come close to this 18. He wanted to be a hairdresser 19. White Mountains are in this state 20. Mr. Steinbeck wanted to see these crops in Maine

5 Travels With Charley Matching 1 1. POTATO A. Charley wanted to fight them at Yellowstone 2. COFFEE B. Topic of family arguments 3. THOUGHT C. Mr. Steinbeck wanted to see these crops in Maine 4. HARRY D. The poodle; companion to Mr. Steinbeck 5. MONTANA E. Maine's migrant farmers 6. CANUCKS F. Mr. Steinbeck used Charley as this with strangers 7. TEXAS G. Responsible for wiping out most of the redwood trees 8. ICEBREAKER H. This country wouldn't let Charley in 9. MIND I. Lonesome ; previous occupant of the hotel room 10. MOJAVE J. Going somewhere with a direction in mind but not caring if you get there or not 11. BEARS K. In this state Mr. Steinbeck realized his trip had ended 12. ALLERGIC L. Texas is a state of, according to Mr. Steinbeck 13. CHARLEY M. Two cans of dog food were left for them 14. MAINE N. White Mountains are in this state 15. VIRGINIA O. Charley was to insecticides 16. GLACIERS P. They have their own language, according to Mr. Steinbeck 17. POLITICS Q. New ; place where the Cheerleaders demonstrated 18. ORLEANS R. It is the great get-together symbol 19. CANADA S. Author 20. STEINBECK T. Desert Mr. Steinbeck and Charley crossed 21. VACILANDO U. A man has to have feelings and then words before he can come close to this 22. TRUCKERS V. The truck 23. ROCINANTE W. State Mr. Steinbeck considered a great splash of grandeur 24. CHICAGO X. Place where Mr. Steinbeck's wife met him to visit 25. COYOTES Y. Only state to enter the union by treaty

6 Travels With Charley Magic Squares 1 Match the definition with the vocabulary word. Put your answers in the magic squares below. When your answers are correct, all columns and rows will add to the same number. A. THOUGHT G. STEINBECK M. CHARLEY B. TEXAS H. CHILD N. COFFEE C. FIRE I. VIRGINIA O. ROCINANTE D. FARGO J. GLACIERS P. CHICAGO E. TRUCKERS K. CANUCKS F. ICEBREAKER L. SALINAS 1. The Bad Lands seemed like the work of an evil 2. The poodle; companion to Mr. Steinbeck 3. Only state to enter the union by treaty 4. Maine's migrant farmers 5. Responsible for wiping out most of the redwood trees 6. Kind of sermon in Vermont: & Brimstone 7. Place where Mr. Steinbeck's wife met him to visit 8. They have their own language, according to Mr. Steinbeck 9. The truck 10. Mr. Steinbeck used Charley as this with strangers 11. In this state Mr. Steinbeck realized his trip had ended 12. The east-west middle of the country was in, ND 13. A man has to have feelings and then words before he can come close to this 14. Mr. Steinbeck's home town in California 15. Author 16. It is the great get-together symbol A= B= C= D= E= F= G= H= I= J= K= L= M= N= O= P=

7 Travels With Charley Word Search 1 M L P I R T T L M Y S E T O Y O C M O O W T F E G R R I R B R D E T I W J C N R H E D R A I N X A N L R C M A F H T L O A W F V G D B A R U E C V S A I A H U P O S E F I L A T B W E X B R L N N G C O Y L E I H H R N F O Q V G D A I H H D M S C C C E N M W G G X O T G C T A E H A B O A F Q V I R G I N I A S Q R L V S F K C S A N I L A S I C M T U B L Z F E F X R Z O C D S R V A D O I O S E R W L W P B I V K U P Y N G P X R E S Q C S I H G C C O R T W A Z X O D A T C C Z F R B U S X R W C D M B T X P S O R L E A N S R O C I N A N T E M V V T A L W A I R C T H N I F S T D B Z R L L Y C M H V J C E N Y E L E W S A V A L O N R O B B I E C K W W A man has to have feelings and then words before he can come close to this (7) Charley didn't have his certificate of vaccination for this (6) Charley wanted to fight them at Yellowstone (5) Charley was to insecticides (8) Deer Isle was like (6) Desert Mr. Steinbeck and Charley crossed (6) Fair ; the boat (6) Going somewhere with a direction in mind but not caring if you get there or not (9) He wanted to be a hairdresser (6) In this state Mr. Steinbeck realized his trip had ended (8) It is the great get-together symbol (6) Kind of sermon in Vermont: & Brimstone (4) Lonesome ; previous occupant of the hotel room (5) Maine's migrant farmers (7) Minneapolis & St. Paul are the Cities (4) Mr. Steinbeck used Charley as this with strangers (10) Mr. Steinbeck's home town in California (7) Near the end of the book, Mr. Steinbeck gave reasons why he couldn't find the about the country New ; place where the Cheerleaders demonstrated (7) Only state to enter the union by treaty (5) Place where Mr. Steinbeck's wife met him to visit (7) Rocinante was named for Don 's horse (7) Sag ; starting point of the trip (6) State Mr. Steinbeck considered a great splash of grandeur (7) Texas is a state of, according to Mr. Steinbeck (4) The Bad Lands seemed like the work of an evil (5) The boat was named for Steinbeck's (4) The east-west middle of the country was in, ND (5) The poodle; companion to Mr. Steinbeck (7) The truck (9) These homes were revolutionary (6) These trees cause wonder & respect in man (7) This country wouldn't let Charley in (6) This river, according to Mr. Steinbeck, should have been the east-west middle of the country (8) Topic of family arguments (8) Two cans of dog food were left for them (7) White Mountains are in this state (5) Wisconsin ; formed by ice during the Ice Age (5) You don't take one, one takes you (4) With Charley (7)

8 Travels With Charley Crossword Across 1. It is the great get-together symbol 3. Only state to enter the union by treaty 4. Near the end of the book, Mr. Steinbeck gave reasons why he couldn't find the about the country 6. Charley didn't have his certificate of vaccination for this 8. Topic of family arguments 12. Charley was to insecticides 13. Sag ; starting point of the trip 15. Texas is a state of, according to Mr. Steinbeck 16. Desert Mr. Steinbeck and Charley crossed 18. This river, according to Mr. Steinbeck, should have been the east-west middle of the country 19. The truck 20. White Mountains are in this state Down 2. The east-west middle of the country was in, ND 3. With Charley 5. Minneapolis & St. Paul are the Cities 7. Kind of sermon in Vermont: & Brimstone 8. Mr. Steinbeck wanted to see these crops in Maine 9. Mr. Steinbeck's home town in California 10. They have their own language, according to Mr. Steinbeck 11. The boat was named for Steinbeck's 14. Charley wanted to fight them at Yellowstone 16. State Mr. Steinbeck considered a great splash of grandeur 17. Two cans of dog food were left for them 18. These homes were revolutionary

9 Travels With Charley TRUTH GLACIERS TWIN ORLEANS ICEBREAKER MOJAVE ROCINANTE AVALON MOBILE ELEYNE HARRY TEXAS FREE SPACE REDWOOD THOUGHT RABIES CHILD ROBBIE CHARLEY POTATO CHEERLEADERS CANADA MIND POLITICS BEARS Travels With Charley CHICAGO MISSOURI MAINE MONTANA FIRE QUIXOTE WIFE VACILANDO TRAVELS SALINAS ALLERGIC TRIP FREE SPACE TRUCKERS FARGO AMBASSADOR HARBOR STEINBECK VIRGINIA COYOTES DELLS BEARS POLITICS MIND CANADA

Teacher s Pet Publications

Teacher s Pet Publications a unique educational resource company since 1989 To: Professional Language Arts Teachers From: Dr. James Scott, Teacher s Pet Publications Subject: Teacher s Pet Puzzle Packs