Concept to be taught in this lesson: Making Good Choices, Perseverance, Courage
Book Kit Title: Jumanji
Book Author and Publication: Chris Van Allsburg, 1981
ISNB#: 0395-30448-2
This Book Kit was planned by: Brooke Bergeson
Grade Level this kit is intended for: 3rd grade but can be used for all grades.
Core Curriculum Standard and Objective or NCSS Standard this lesson teaches:
Social Skills: Making Good Choices, following directions
Character Traits: Perseverance, Courage
Materials for the lesson:
JUMANJI by Chris VanAllsburg
Lesson Objective: Students will understand what making good decisions looks like.
Students will be able to discuss what courage and perseverance are.
Background Knowledge: Students should have an idea of what courage and
perseverance are. Students should have some knowledge of what making good
decisions means.
Anticipatory set/Invitation to learn: I will introduce the book by asking the students if their
parents ever left them alone at the house? What did they do? Did they play a board
game? What is their favorite board game? Did any of these games force them to make
decisions? Did they make good decisions or bad ones? Did they take courage or
perseverance? What is courage or perseverance?
Listening Focus: Students should be listening to things that show perseverance,
courage or good decision making skills according to what skill or trait group they are in.
Method for sharing the book: (I will then split the class into 6 groups 2 for each skill or
trait) Now as we are reading this book I want you to listen to things in the story that have
to do with your trait or skill. (I will then read the story without stopping)
Instructional procedures: I will then ask the class what things they found that went along
with their character trait or skill. I will have them brainstorm further with the book in
each of their groups. They will then in their groups reenact (do a skit) the part of the
story that they think bests shows their skill or trait for the class.
Closure: What are some things we can do in our everyday lives to be more like peter
and Judy? How can we make better decisions? Are their ways we can follow directions
better?
Evidence of learning: I will know if students understand the concepts by the scenes they
choose from the book to reenact. I will also know if they understand what those skills
and traits are by how they participate in the closure.
Integrated Learning Activities Template
Activity 1
Students will go on Google earth and make a pathway of all the places they think the
animals could come from in the book Jumanji. They will have to research each animal
and see where the majority of their species live. Students should have already learned
how to make a pathway on Google earth. Students will use wikipedia to find their
information.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will connect the animals in the story with
where they come from in the world. (Comprehension)
Approved websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumanji
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/654011/The-Young-ChildrensEncyclopedia
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/383/27/
Activity 2
Students will make a PowerPoint of the sequence of events in the story Jumanji. They
should include pictures of the animals or things that come out of the game. The
PowerPoint should be in chronological order of how things happened in the story.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will construct a PowerPoint with the events
in the book in correct sequence. (Application)
Activity 3
Language Arts: Students will write their own ending for the story JUMANJI. They will
come up with their own creative ending for the story.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will develop their own ending for the story
JUMANJI. (Synthesis)
Activity 4
Science: Students will research one of the things that happens to Judy and Peter during
the game JUMANJI. They will pick one of the 7 things: Lion, Monkey, Monsoon, Tste Fly,
Rhinoceros, Python, or Volcano. They can use the internet, encyclopedia etc. They will
write a one page summary of their findings.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will report their findings of what they
researched in a one page summary. (Application)
Approved websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumanji
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/654011/The-Young-ChildrensEncyclopedia
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/383/27/
Activity 5
Students will illustrate their favorite part of the story using any type of art project they
would like.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will formulate their own drawing of their
favorite part of the story. (Synthesis)
Activity 6
Students will write a journal response on how they would react if they went home today
and found JUMANJI. What would you do with it? Would you play it? Would you start it
and finish it because you were scared? Would you have the courage to continue
playing? Who would you want to be playing it with? What would you want to come out
of the game? Would your parents be upset to come home to a house full of mayhem?
Pick 2-3 of these questions to answer in your journals.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will speculate what their answers to these
questions might be. (Evaluation)
Activity 1
Title: Google pathway
Directions: Students will go on Google earth
and make a pathway of all the places they
think the animals could come from in the book
JUMANJI. They will have to research each
animal and see where the majority of their
species live.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will connect the animals in the story with
where they come from in the world. (Comprehension)
Activity 2
Title: Events PowerPoint
Directions: Students will make a PowerPoint of
the sequence of events in the story JUMANJI.
They should include pictures of the animals or
things that come out of the game. The
PowerPoint should be in chronological order of
how things happened in the story.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will construct a PowerPoint with the events
in the book in correct sequence. (Application)
Activity 3
Title: Ending for JUMANJI
Directions: Language Arts- Students will write
their own ending for the story JUMANJI. They
will come up with their own creative ending for
the story.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will develop their own ending for the story
JUMANJI. (Synthesis)
Activity 4
Title: Research JUMANJI animals
Directions: Science- Students will research one
of the things that happens to Judy and Peter
during the game JUMANJI. They will pick one
of the 7 things: Lion, Monkey, Monsoon, Tste
Fly, Rhinoceros, Python, or Volcano. They can
use the internet, encyclopedia etc. They will
write a one page summary of their findings
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will report their findings of what they
researched in a one page summary. (Application)
Activity 5
Title: Illustrations
Directions: Students will illustrate their favorite
part of the story using any type of art project
they would like.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will formulate their own drawing of their
favorite part of the story. (Synthesis)
Activity 6 Title: Journal Entry
Directions: Students will write a journal
response on how they would react if they went
home today and found JUMANJI. What would
you do with it? Would you play it? Would you
start it and finish it because you were scared?
Would you have the courage to continue
playing? Who would you want to be playing it
with? What would you want to come out of the
game? Would your parents be upset to come
home to a house full of mayhem? Pick 2-3 of
these questions to answer in your journals.
Level of Bloom’s Comprehension: Students will speculate what their answers to these
questions might be. (Evaluation)
Approved websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumanji
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/654011/The-Young-ChildrensEncyclopedia
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/383/27/
Journal Prompt:
You arrive home this afternoon to find the game JUMANJI sitting on your doorstep. What would
you do with it? Would you play it? Would you start it and finish it because you were scared?
Would you have the courage to continue playing? Who would you want to be playing it with?
What would you want to come out of the game? Would your parents be upset to come home to a
house full of mayhem? Pick 2-3 of these questions to
answer.