Oct 17, 2019 ideas for using the nims island books in the classroom, library or book groups. On nims island it is mostly sunny, but sometimes it gets stormy. Nims island, rainbow street pets, ravens mountain, wendy orr contact me please feel free to mention and link to this blog, and email me. An actionpacked sequel, nim at sea, brings nim to an even bigger island, when the intrepid island girl stows away on a cruise ship bound for manhattan. Students can explore excerpts of classic books like swiss family robinson, the three musketeers or the jungle book, look at more recent books to compare and contrast, examine how adventure can meet other genres like fantasy or science fiction and read or try to write. Free nims island study unit worksheets for teachers to print. May 28, 2017 nim s island would work great as part of a study of the adventure genre. Nims island by wendy orr, kerry millard, paperback. It is amazing what big concepts kids can pick up from simple books. Wendy orr wrote her very first draft of nims island at age nine. Nims island is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by jennifer flackett and mark levin, and based on the childrens story of the same name by wendy orr.
It s also available online at nim s island on amazon instant video there s also a followup version too return to nim s island. This blog post looks at this wonderful novel, the themes is covers and ideas and activities teachers can engage in to bring nims island alive in their classroom. Free nim s island study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Nims hair was wild, her eyes were bright, and around her neck she wore three cords.
In our family the five in a row book night of the moonjellies is always a favorite, so the topic of bioluminescence literally translated livinglight has come up before. Jul 07, 2009 nims island lessons chapter 2 wind we started our second week of island school today by listening to a fun live island radio station where, btw, they have help wanted advertisements for the united states cia clandestine services anyone else thinking yikes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nims island unit study, lesson plans, and activities wendy orr. Instead, consider it a modern, brisk swiss family robinson. Follow galarious goods for more great teaching ideas and strategies. Before you read vocabulary building comprehension questions language activities. Jessicas novel study for nims island jessicas school. Mornington peninsula, victoria, australia im a canadian born australian author, mostly of books for children and young adults.
Competitions, free writing activities, writing competitions tagged with. Nims island by wendy orr overdrive rakuten overdrive. No one else in the world lives quite like nim, and sh. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They were told that these are their special cords, and that they can wear them only when we are reading the book. On the island there is a volcano, cliffs for the frigate bird, a rain forest, a place with hissing stones, a pool with fresh water to drink, shell beach, turtle beach, and a coral reef surrounding a quarter of the island. When his boat becomes disabled, nim s link to humanity becomes alex rover, the author of the novel she s reading, who has emailed jack with some scientific questions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nim s island. This allows students to get a complete understanding of nims island by wendy orr to use this resource you will need. These three guides were designed to work with the film nims island adventure. It is designed to complement the book and films of nims island and includes activities related to e. Nims island and nim at sea have also become feature films, starring jodie foster and abigail breslin nims island and bindi irwin return to nims island. Each guide works on the different events and characters appearing in the movie.
This resource contains book and movie comparisons, character comparisons, explorations of stereotypes and further activities for nims island by wendy orr and the accompanying movie. Nims island lessons chapter 2 wind we started our second week of island school today by listening to a fun live island radio station where, btw, they have help wanted advertisements for the united states cia clandestine services anyone else thinking yikes. Nims island was a phenomenal,adventurous,and suspenseful book. When nim s father goes missing from the island, a twist of fate brings her together with alexandra. As im getting things together, i thought id share the resources and ideas. Buy nims island by orr, wendy, millard, kerry isbn. Unlike most of those other stories, it adds in touches of fantasy and humor to keep the gritty and sometimes scary reality of survival at a distance. Nims island by wendy orr suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Bring nims island by wendy orr alive in your classroom. The amazing adventures nim went through were scary and risky to nim s life. Nim s island is a fun movie about the adventures of a girl and her father, who live on an unknown island. Nims island unit study, lesson plans, and activities. In a palm tree, on an island, in the middle of the wide blue sea, was a girl.
Perfect for middle and upper years teachers, this novel is great for looking at protagonists, adventure and so much more. Free nims island worksheets and literature unit for teachers. When nims father goes missing from the island, a twist of fate brings her together with alexandra. One was for a spyglass, one for a whorly, whistling shell, and one for a fat red pocketknife in a sheath. As a movie, the story expands beautifully to fit the big screen, becoming as informative a look at marine life in the south pacific as it is a story packed with intrigue and adventure. Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higherlevel thinking questions. Nims island novel study bundle a novel study bundle bringing together comprehension, vocabulary, character studies, research tasks, whole novel activities and book movie comparison activities. The nims island and lapbook unit study we created contains links to resources that are mentioned in this post. Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father, jack, a marine iguana called fred, a sea lion called selkie, a turtle called chica and a satellite dish for her email. It s based on a book shown below so consider doing a readaloud with the kids. Nims island is a stately 125 pages and this allows readers and families to dabble in the details and turn each page hungry for more.
Exploring nim s island is a comprehensive printable ebook with over 25 student worksheets and associated teacher pages, as well as a multi page science experiment and environmental colouring pages. Make a volcano, a tornado, glitter jars like snow globes, giant bubbles, dry. I dedicated it to paula mazur not because she was the producer of the nims island film, or even because of the strong friendship that had grown during the four years since she first contacted me about the film rights for nims island, but because of her belief in nim. Jul 03, 2008 buy nim s island by orr, wendy, millard, kerry isbn. Nims island would work great as part of a study of the adventure genre. Nims island unit study, lesson plans, and activities unit study looks very thorough has activities for whole of book along with chapter by chapter acitivities these wonderful childrens picture books and chapter books turned into movies are perfect for family movie night, classroom activities and read aloud. Anything can happen on nim s island, a magical place ruled by a young girl s imagination. This resource is also available as part of the nim s island novel study bundle to use this resource you will need. Nims island is a complete 65 page novel study guide.
Encourage your student to select books at the library or off your shelves to study the animals they find most interesting. The kids were each given three necklaces like nims. Nim at sea, the sequel to nims island, was published exactly five years ago. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Nims island book and movie comparison activities by. Nim rusoe is a girl who joins her father, a scientist, when he does research on marine life on an island. Nim s island the book that the film was based on, nim at sea, peeling the onion, ark in the park, the princess and her panther and raven s mountain for a complete list, see my website. Free nims island worksheets and literature unit for. It is designed to complement the book and films of nim s island and includes activities related to e.
Wendy orr is also the author of peeling the onion, an ala best book for young adults. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, alex rover, and find strength in one another to conquer nim s island. Jul 08, 2009 the kids were each given three necklaces like nims. Its just the two of them but she spends her time making friends with all the animals she encounters, chatting on the computer and reading the adventure books of alex rover. Nims island kindle edition by orr, wendy, kerry millard. At our most recent book club, nims island inspired the girls to imagine what life would be like on their own secret island. My plan is to read nims island book, do lots of activities from vocabulary to science experiments. Thanks very much to wolftyrs, a home schooling mom who says. Nims island how we did our first unit study in the middle. Aug 05, 2009 in our family the five in a row book night of the moonjellies is always a favorite, so the topic of bioluminescence literally translated livinglight has come up before. This resource is also available as part of the nims island novel study bundle to use this resource you will need. Nims island educator guide nims island, kids club, book. Nims island the book that the film was based on, nim at sea, peeling the onion, ark in the park, the princess and her panther and ravens mountain for a complete list, see my website. Jan 07, 2018 laura oneill s nim s island unit study on homeschool share provides detailed lessons in art, various sciences many, from gardening to weather, language arts, pe, and social studies, taking us chapter by chapter and with links to related online resources.
Split class into groups, either new groups or ones that are already established. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections. So shes not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Its based on a book shown below so consider doing a readaloud with the kids. This resource contains book and movie comparisons, character comparisons, explorations of stereotypes and further activities for nim s island by wendy orr and the accompanying movie. Feb 21, 2012 these three guides were designed to work with the film nim s island adventure. The main animals featured in nims island as characters include a sea lion selkie, an iguana fred, a turtle chica and a frigate bird galileo. It s just the two of them but she spends her time making friends with all the animals she encounters, chatting on the computer and reading the adventure books of alex rover. Nim s island bluray starring abigail breslin, jodie foster and gerard butler. Nim s island is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by jennifer flackett and mark levin, and based on the children s story of the same name by wendy orr. Exploring nims island is a comprehensive printable ebook with over 25 student worksheets and associated teacher pages, as well as a multi page science experiment and environmental colouring pages. Nims island activities chapter 1 liberty hill house.
The story offers a launchpad for learning about hurricanes. Nims island by wendy orr synopsis meet nim a modernday robinson crusoe. Each group will get a poster and everyone will have a marker. Nims island wendy orr, illustrated by kerry millard. Nim s island was a phenomenal,adventurous,and suspenseful book. Her latest book is dragonfly song, a novel in free verse and prose of an outcast girl who becomes a bullleaper in bronze age crete. Nims island noaa office of national marine sanctuaries. Its also available online at nims island on amazon instant video theres also a followup version too return to nims island.
Oct 17, 2019 ideas for using the nim s island books in the classroom, library or book groups. As with other island survival tales, kids will want to be nim, and her story will stimulate readers fantasy lives. A young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic san franciscan author. This novel study divides nims island into five sections for study. They correspond frequently, nim giving alex advice on building a raft out of coconuts, and alex uncannily picturing spots on the island in her current book. My plan is to read nim s island book, do lots of activities from vocabulary to science experiments. When his boat becomes disabled, nims link to humanity becomes alex rover, the author of the novel shes reading, who has emailed jack with some scientific questions. The amazing adventures nim went through were scary and risky to nims life.
Nims island book club a tropical salt dough island party school food perfect for camping trips nims island book club. As a movie, the story expands beautifully to fit the big screen, becoming as informative a look at marine life in the ocean, as it is a story packed with intrigue and adventure. Nims island this is a novel study for nims island by wendy orr. To further expand nims island as a teaching resource, we have partnered with the. If youd like to add your idea, just comment on a pin and ill invite you. She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. Im preparing to read my children nims island, and weave their homeschool lessons around it. Nim s island kindle edition by orr, wendy, kerry millard. Throughout the story i felt as if i was climbing cliffs with her and going on great adventures with her. With the spyglass at her eye, she watched her fathers boat. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, alex rover, and find strength in one another to conquer nims island.