The Sign of The Beaver Literature Unit Study offers many wonderful activities to use while having students read the book, but the book is not included. The entire unit also offers the ability to create a lapbook if you print out some of the pages. There are between 6 and 10 lessons.
 
Activities in this lesson include 
Fill in the Blank 
Multiple Choice
True and False
Comprehension
Encyclopedia Skills Activity
Journal Activity
Vocabulary
Sequencing
Handwriting
Main Idea
Prediction
 
Comparison Literature Skills Activities including: 
Main Character
Main Setting
Main Problem
Possible Solutions
Character Traits
Character Interaction
Cause and Effect
Description
Pyramid of Importance
Villain vs. Hero. 
 
Creative Writing Activities including: 
Letter
Fairy Tale
Mystery
Science Fiction
Fable
Dream or Nightmare
Tall Tale
Memoir
Newberry Award
A Different Ending. 
 
Writing Skills Activities including: 
Description
Expository
Dialogue
Process
Point of View
Persuasion
Compare and Contrast
Sequel
Climax and Plot Analysis. 
 
Poetry Skills Activities including: 
Couplet
Triplet
Quinzain
Haiku
Cinquain
Tanka
Diamante
Lantern 
Shape Poem 
 
Create a Newspaper Layout Activities including: 
Editorial
Travel
Advice Column
Comics
Society News
Sports
Obituary
Weddings
Book Review
Want Ads
Word Search
 
Poster Board Activities including: 
Collage
Theater Poster
Wanted Poster
Coat of Arms
Story Quilt
Chalk Art
Silhouette
Board Game Construction
Door Sign
Jeopardy. 
 
The unit has many activities that can be generally used with other books along with the specific questions and comprehension for this book.