Lessons and Programs

CLASSROOM LESSONS AND PROGRAMS

Lesson Plan: What I Came To Tell You
Lesson Plan What I Came to Tell You
This lesson plan combines an informational text about Thomas Wolfe and his family and a new youth novel, What I Came to Tell You by Tommy Hays. Consider visiting the Wolfe Memorial either before or after this lesson in order to truly make this exciting novel for young readers come alive in your classroom!

Middle to High School Schools Post-Visit Ideas

Lesson Plan: Thomas Wolfe, His Family and Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe His Family and Look Homeward, Angel
Part One: Thomas Wolfe and Bullying
Look Homeward Excerpts About Bullying
Discussion Questions About Bullying
Part 2: Old Kentucky Home Architecture
Old Kentucky Home Structure Report

Read and Write: Thomas Wolfe’s Short Stories

Gulliver: The Story of a Tall Man
Gulliver The Story of a Tall Man
Lesson Plan Gulliver The Story of a Tall Man
Gulliver Ideas to Students
Gulliver’s Travels Chapter One
Gulliver Vocabulary

The Far and the Near
The Far and the Near
Lesson Plan The Far and the Near
The Far and the Near Ideas for Student
The Far and the Near Vocabulary

Polyphemus
Polyphemus
Polyphemus Ideas for student Consideration
Lesson Plan for Teachers 2017
Vocabulary List 2017

No Cure For It
No Cure for It
No-Cure-For-It-Ideas-for-Student-Consideration
No Cure For It Teacher Lesson Plan
No Cure For It Vocabulary List

Old Catawba
Old Catawba
Old Catawba Vocabulary
Old Catawba Lesson Plan
Old Catawba Writing Prompts

The Lost Boy, part IV
The Lost Boy part IV
Lost Boy part IV Vocabulary
The Lost Boy part IV Lesson Plan
Lost Boy part IV Writing Prompts

One of the Girls in Our Party
One of the Girls in Our Party
Lesson Plan for Teachers
Ideas for Student Consideration
One of the Girls Vocabulary

Return of the Prodigal
The Return of the Prodigal
The Return of the Prodigal Lesson Plan
Ideas for Student Consideration 2022
The Return of the Prodigal Vocabulary list

TRAVELING TRUNKS

Our traveling trunks can be checked out for a two-week period and can be picked up at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. For more information, or if you would like to use one of our trunks, please call (828) 253-8304.

What teachers say about our Traveling Trunk:

“This was a great experience for our fourth grade classes and for me. I absorbed the materials and facts just as they did.” – Sarah Nuttall, Hominy Valley Elementary

“What an incredible time we had learning!! When your group of kids finish an activity and ask what else they can do that day…priceless.” – Kimberly Pierce, Home School Educator