Elementary Kindergarten - 6th grade
LITTLE READS are recommended books for elementary age children that complement the themes of THE BIG READ title The Things They Carried.
Resources for making connections at home and lesson plans are available for each Little Read book.
The Wall by Eve Bunting
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
Baseball Saved Us / El Beisbol nos salvo by Ken Mochizuki
El jardin del nino by Michael Foreman
Secondary 7th - 12th grade
Lesson plan suggestions are available both for high school and middle school students for The Things They Carried.
Due to the challenging nature of the material, students in grades 7, 8 and 9 will only read a selected passage from the text. Lesson plans are available for the entire text for those students in the higher grades.
Students may choose to further challenge themselves by entering an essay contest. Details of two separate contests can be found by linking here.
Click here to schedule a group visit to The Wall That Heals on September 19, 20, 21 & 22.
Visit the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago to see the permanent exhibit - The Things They Carried
Inspired by Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, this exhibit serves as a visual companion to illustrate the narrative with fine art and photography, from veterans that lived the stories in the novel.