Make a Magic Tree House Passport for Your Adventurous Readers

My daughter definitely went through a Magic Tree House phase. I don’t think she read all the original books (there are many more now), but she read a good chunk of them, plus some of the Merlin Missions and we had a fact book or two based on the series, too.

Kids love these adventurous books about a pair of siblings who travel through time to meet dinosaurs, Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare, Emperor Qin of China and Cro Magons, to name just a few. Their combination of magic, time travel and a little bit of facts is irresistible to a lot of kids.

If you have a Magic Tree House fan or you’re getting ready to start reading the series, this Magic Tree House printable passport from Stories by Storie is a great thing to have to track your progress.

The passport included the first 36 books, and there are little clip art “stamps” that relate to the topic of each book. Print the passports and stamps in color or black and white and attach the corresponding one to the page when the child has read the book.

There are four different options for passport covers, and the stamps can be printed with one copy of each on a sheet for a single reader (or a few readers in your class) or you can print out a full sheet of the same stamp if you’re reading the books in the classroom.

This passport is available from Teachers Pay Teachers. The same person also has a huge bundle of Magic Tree House printable and digital activities that covers the first 40 books, which might be fun if you have kids who are really into the books.

The materials for each book include a summary, comprehension questions, vocabulary, a word search, a quiz, character graphic organizers and more. (Each book’s resources are also available individually if you only need the one/s you are teaching or reading as a group.)

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I don’t know why tropical animals feel like something you should learn about in the summer, because these tropical bird crafts and activities are great to do any time of year. Let’s take a look.

Homeschool Giveaways has a printable tropical birds copywork book kids can use to practice cursive or print writing. They also have links to more fun printable activities, mostly about parrots, toucans and cockatoos.

Homeschool Share has a printable lapbook all about parrots. This one is a lot of fun because it includes things like the pros and cons of owning a pet parrot and some parrot jokes alongside information about where parrots live, why they have hooked beaks and their lifespan, among other things.

Use colorful bird puzzles to reinforce number order with this free printable puzzle collection from Craft Play Learn. It includes five different bird puzzles that are each eight pieces.

And if you want to look at toucans in particular, check out this toucan study guide aimed at elementary students from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus. This isn’t a free resource but it’s 31 pages all about toucans, their life cycle, anatomy, what they eat, role in the rainforest ecosystem, activities and more well worth the cost.

How about some tropical bird crafts? This 3D macaw parrot from The Craft Train is a great one, also not free but super cute and easy to make with the printables.

I Heart Crafty Things has a super cute parrot made with cardboard and card stock. If you hang it from the ceiling it will even spin.

Or try the cute cardboard tube parrots from Kids Craft Room, which kids will love to decorate (you could even use feathers if you have some). You can also make a parrot (or whatever other tropical bird you like) from a paper plate with these instructions from Crafts on Sea.

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