If you enjoy this book, listen to Orphan Train Riders Kathleen's Vision.

This historical chapter book comes with a unit study at the end.

When Danny and his little sister are left alone in New York City, he decides to take his sister and ride the Orphan Train out west, hoping to find a new family and a new life.

The unit study is created to use in 10 days, and contains a daily journal question and one other daily activity.

The activities are:

• Day 1: Vocabulary (define words and word search)
• Day 2: Comprehension (true and false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, fact and opinion)
• Day 3: Questions and answers (who, what, where, when, why and how)
• Day 4: Predict the outcome, cause and effect
• Day 5: Encyclopedia
• Day 6: Sequence of events
• Day 7: Creative writing
• Day 8: Poster
• Day 9: Drawing skills
• Day 10: Creative art