Reading Guide: Time Cat

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Lloyd Alexander’s Time Cat takes readers on an adventure with Jason and his cat Gareth through history, from ancient Egypt to Renaissance Italy and beyond. This 21-page reading guide guides you through a discussion of the novel with:

• Chapter-by-chapter summaries and analysis

• Questions for discussion

• Creative writing ideas

• Cat-related rabbit trail studies

• and more

  This reading guide works best for late elementary/early middle school students.

  There is no right way to read a book. So don’t think of this reading guide as a workbook to be completed or a checklist full of items to be crossed off. Think of it as a conversation starter, a project inspire-er, an idea generator. Doodle in the margins. Cut it up to make a collage. Grab props and act out different pages. Read it in the bathtub. Use it to create a diorama.

  If you’re having fun, you’re doing it right. If you’re not, try something different.