How to Train Your Dragon Novel Study
$10.00
Turn How to Train Your Dragon into a six-week cross-curricular homeschool adventure! This flexible novel study combines reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, literary analysis, and creative activities with hands-on connections to Vikings, Scandinavia, the science of flight, art, math, and more. Everything you need to dig deeper into Hiccup’s story while extending the learning far beyond the book.
Description
Soar into the adventurous world of Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon with our engaging homeschool novel study. Follow Hiccup on a hilarious, action-packed journey filled with Vikings, dragons, friendship, and plenty of unexpected challenges as he discovers that being a hero might have more to do with courage and clever thinking than strength.
This cross-curricular literature study helps your child dig deeper into the story while building reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and critical thinking skills. Along the way, learners will explore real Vikings and Scandinavia, investigate the science of flight, design their own dragons, and more.
This Novel Study Includes:
✅ Weekly Lesson Plans
5 weeks of structured lessons with daily activities: copywork, vocabulary, writing, comprehension, and summary work—plus a 6th week for review and final projects.
✍️ Copywork with Grammar & Literary Focus
Each passage includes a short teaching point related to grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, or literary devices (like irony, similes, or dialogue).
📚 Rich Vocabulary Activities
Weekly word work that supports vocabulary building through matching, definition writing, and usage practice.
🧠 Comprehension Practice
Engaging fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and short answer questions that check understanding and spark thoughtful discussion.
📝 Creative and Persuasive Writing Prompts
Varied writing tasks such as diary entries, satire pieces, poems, and persuasive reviews help develop voice and style.
🎭 Character, Plot, and Theme Analysis
Activities that guide your child through identifying key themes, tracking character development, and mapping out story structure.
🎥 Book vs. Movie Comparison
Includes critical thinking questions, writing activities, and film analysis prompts that compare literary elements and film techniques.
🔤 Figurative Language Lessons
Scavenger hunts, matching games, and real examples from the book teach literary terms like simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and more.
📚 Cross-Curricular Connections
Optional projects that tie into math, science, social studies, art, and music—including hands-on experiments, research topics, and creative expression.
🧩 Printable Puzzles & Fun Extras
Word search and crossword puzzles themed around the book’s content.
🎨 Hands-On Final Projects
Includes nine creative options like designing a board game, writing a sequel, building 3D character models, and more.
Why Choose Our How to Train Your Dragon Novel Study?
Books have a wonderful way of opening the door to learning far beyond language arts, and Hiccup’s adventures offer plenty of doors to open! With a flexible format and lots of opportunities to follow your child’s interests, this study makes it easy to turn a favorite adventure story into meaningful learning across subjects.
While we endeavor to choose beloved novels with profound themes and valuable lessons, it is important to consider content before introducing any novel study to your children. Novels often address complex and potentially unsettling topics that may not be suitable for all readers. As your child’s teacher and parent, we trust you to make the best decision for your child’s individual needs. If you would like more information about our selected novels, we recommend the parent reviews from Common Sense Media.
*This is a digital product, no physical product will be sent. Your PDF will be emailed to you within an hour of purchase, please check your junk/spam folders as it may end up there. Due to the nature of the product no refunds will be given.*
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