Spanish Treasure Student Workbook and Teacher’s Guide

On a stormy winter night in 1600s Amsterdam, young Emanuel Abuhav first hears about a mysterious Spanish priest. Before long, he’s caught up in a hunt for a hidden family treasure and a dangerous journey into the Spain of the Inquisition. This workbook guides middle school readers through every twist of Meir Baram’s gripping novel, one chapter at a time.

The Student Workbook covers all 36 chapters in six colorful units. Each chapter opens with a vocabulary preview drawn straight from the book, followed by a “Before You Read” prediction and, where it helps, a short historical background box. Students then answer comprehension questions, use the new words in context, closely read a key passage, and write a short explanation with sentence starters to get them going. Each unit ends with a vocabulary review, discussion questions, an activity, and a written response.

Skills built: reading comprehension, vocabulary in context, close reading, recalling and sequencing events, citing the text, written explanation, and historical background on Sephardic Jewry and the Inquisition.

The separate Teacher’s Guide is the teacher’s complete toolkit. Every chapter has a reduced student page with answers filled in, plus a chapter summary, a ready-to-teach 45-minute lesson plan, a teaching tip, and Support and Challenge ideas. It also includes a one-chapter-a-day pacing guide, unit quizzes, a final test, answer keys, and grading rubrics.