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Disclaimer: The Beacon Society has no financial or other connection to the following companies or products. They have all been well-reviewed by other users and appear to be interesting and age-appropriate resources for introducing young people to Sherlock Holmes.

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Jim Weiss, an award-winning professional storyteller, markets CDs for youngsters of his readings at Greathall Productions, Inc. His Sherlock Holmes for Children includes four classic tales: The Mazarin Stone, The Speckled Band, The Musgrave Ritual, and The Blue Carbuncle. The Red-headed League is available on his Mystery! Mystery! CD. The Greathall home page features a sketch of literary characters (including Sherlock Holmes) that can be downloaded in black and white for later coloring.

Bad Wolf Press offers musical scripts for elementary students (grades two through seven). Marketed as "Musical Plays for Musically Timid Teachers," $39.95 will get you a script, a CD with the appropriate music, and a teacher’s guide. You may make as many copies as desired as long as no admission is charged for the performance.  A Sherlock Holmes Problem Solving Mystery can be found under "Mastering Math" in the "Math and Science" section.

lapel pin with Holmes' face in a Scout fleur-di-lis

Jerry Riggs is a 50-year veteran Scout and Scouter with Chief Okemos Council, Lansing, Michigan. His studies of Scout history, its founder, Lord Baden-Powell ("B-P"), and of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his fictional hero Sherlock Holmes revealed an integral link with the original training scheme for B-P’s cavalry Scouts and later his Boy Scouts. Riggs' books, aimed at a pre- and early teen audience of boys, are rousing adventures intended to stress the elements of ‘scouting’ as prescribed by the founder of scouting, Lord Baden-Powell of Boer War fame. Designed by Mr. Riggs, the S.H.E.R.L.O.C.K. lapel pin (left) visions the face of the Great Detective within a Scouting fleur-di-lis. The badge can be ordered from the author himself for $4.95 each + $2.00 shipping & handling (Michigan residents only add 30¢ tax). Add $.50 S&H for each additional pin. Books may also be ordered from Mr Riggs: The Unusual Sherlock Holmes is $18.95 (+MI tax $1.30) and Sherlock Holmes: Return to the Musgrave Ritual is $15.95 (+MI tax $.96). S&H for the first book is $5.00, add $1.00 for each additional book. Send check or money order to Jerry ‘B-P’ Riggs, 303 S. Norton St., Corunna MI 48817. Email SherlockianScout@yahoo.com

Subscription Lesson Plans

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    ReadWriteThink series

    Established in 2002, ReadWriteThink is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation. It provides educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

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    • Other Internet Teaching Plans

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  • Grade 9
    • Physical Science: Trash to Treasure
      • from HotChalk's LessonPlansPage.com
      • Students analyze prepared trash to find evidence of a crime. The general goal is to demonstrate how to investigate using problem solving.

    Teaching Mysteries

    • MysteryNet.com, "the place for mystery since 1995" has teaching resources for mystery stories in general (and a section on Sherlock Holmes in particular)
    • MysteryNet's 2-5 minute mini-mysteries offer short stories for classes to analyze.