Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve Internet Hunt
Based on the book in the Magic Tree House Series
by Mary Pope Osborne
Directions: Click on the
underlined words - links to find the answers
to the questions.
Use a bookmark of this hunt page to return to it. Delete
the bookmark when you are finished. printer
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1. Jack and Annie look for Merlin in the heart of an oak tree.
Name
a place in England named after Merlin.
On which continent is the country of England located?
Research the answer.
2. The children enter the castle by going to the gatehouse.
Why were Gate Houses
built on castles?
(Click on the link for gate house
on the web page to see a real one. Use your bookmark of the hunt page
to return.)
3. Jack and Annie walk right up to the castle. At
Beaumaris Castle, Wales they could not do that.
Why?
4. There are birds called ravens in the story. Some people think ravens are crows.
Write two ways to tell a raven from a crow.
Raven video at NGS Write a question about ravens.
5. In the story, The Snow Queen, a little girl is helped by a bird.
Did the bird help the little girl in The Snow Queen, in the same way
that the raven helped Jack in this story?
6. The children must think of words that rhyme with tree.
Use this rhyming dictionary to look
up tree. | WriteExpress
Write 3 words. (Directions:
Type the word tree in the Word box. Click on the "Go get it!" button.
7. Most plants flower in the spring. When does the witch hazel flower?
Extra Credit: Teddy uses the hazel wood stick as
a wand.
Other
people use the hazel wood sticks to find something.
What is it?
8. Mary Pope Osborne had many jobs before she became an
author.
How
many different kinds of jobs did she have?
I Think - Essay:
Ms Osborne says, "I'm always aiming for a combination of fun, adventure and learning.".
Was she successful in this book? Explain.
Write a postcard for Jack or Annie
Are you finished already? Good for you!
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