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

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.

Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key.

A novel by Lynne Reid Banks.

A series of supplementary work sheets is included. These might be particularly useful for students who finish their work quickly or for homework.

The students will learn to:

read accurately and purposefully and to show an understanding of the main ideas, events, and characters in the text.

be stimulated to use higher order reading skills, such as the ability to use inference and deduction where appropriate.

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.