April 19, 1775 · Patriot's Day
The Complete
Johnny Tremain
Unit Bundle
Two resources. One complete unit. Built for the novel that takes students from a silversmith's shop to the shot heard round the world.
Get the Bundle — $27
April 19, 1775
Somewhere in Massachusetts, a shot rang out. Nobody agrees on exactly who fired it or why. What they agree on is what happened next: the world changed.
That is what New England celebrates every year on Patriot's Day, the third Monday of April. The Boston Marathon runs the same day. The battle sites are open. If you live here, you feel it. If you do not, this novel is the next best thing.
Why this novel. Why now.
From a silversmith's shop
to the shot heard round the world.
On April 19, 1775, a shot rang out at Lexington and Concord that became known as the shot heard round the world. What followed was not inevitable. It was chosen, by ordinary people who decided something was worth dying for. Johnny Tremain is the novel that puts students inside that decision: not watching it from a safe distance, but standing in the street when everything changed.
But reading the novel is not the same as understanding it. And understanding it is not the same as living inside it deeply enough to argue about it, build from it, and carry it forward.
This bundle gives you both: the immersive project-based study that makes the Revolution tangible, and the structured comprehension guide that confirms your students actually understood what they read. Depth and accountability, together, for one complete unit.
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
George Washington
What you're getting
Two products. One complete picture.
$25 sold separately
$6 sold separately
Product 1
Project-Based Novel Study
$25
sold separately at $25
- 117 pages, 26 activities
- 3 full STEM lab investigations
- Differentiated grades 3–12
- 4 flexible implementation timelines
- Student learning manual and portfolio system
- Immersive, hands-on, project-driven
Bundle — Both Products
PBL Study + Comprehension Guide
$27
$31.00 if purchased separately — save $4
- Everything in the PBL Study
- Complete 12-chapter comprehension guide
- Six leveled sections (grades 3–12)
- Full answer key with teacher notes
- Discussion questions and cross-curricular extensions
- Better value than buying both separately
Want only the comprehension guide? Get it here for $6.
Johnny Tremain Project-Based Novel Study
117 pages · 26 activities · 3 STEM labs · Grades 3–12
Students do not just read about the Revolution. They run experiments, engineer solutions, stage debates, and build arguments. Every project is differentiated across grade bands so the same resource works for a third grader and a ninth grader learning side by side.
Inside the resource
Three STEM Lab Investigations
Tea Science Investigation
What happens when tea hits freezing salt water? Students explore the chemistry of that December night alongside the historical analysis.
Adaptive Technology Challenge
When Johnny's hand is permanently injured, his identity shifts. Students engineer assistive technology inspired by his disability, then discuss resilience and innovation.
Physics of Colonial Warfare
Students apply physics principles to 18th-century military strategy, testing projectile angles and fortification design from the Revolutionary era.
Selected Activities
Values Worth Dying For Auction
Revolution Ethics Tribunal
Colonial Boston Experience Center
Revolutionary Media Blitz
Class Mobility Investigation
Pride Psychology Lab
Revolutionary Communication Network
Disability Innovation Challenge
Plus 18 additional core, enrichment, and community connection activities.
Comprehension and Literary Analysis Companion Guide
All 12 chapters · Six leveled sections · Complete answer key · Grades 3–12
This is the resource that tells you what they actually understood. Two parallel tracks cover every chapter: one for literary and historical analysis, one for core comprehension. Three grade bands within each track mean you assign exactly the right level to each learner. The full answer key includes teacher notes flagging the details students most commonly miss.
Inside the resource
Best used after completing the novel as a summative check. Not a chapter-by-chapter reading guide.
| Track | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literary & Historical Analysis | Character matching, colonial vocabulary, true/false, theme identification | Social class, pride as character flaw, disability and identity, historical accuracy check | Social mobility, narrative perspective, revolution and ethics, thematic essay, research extension |
| Core Comprehension | Who's Who, plot sequencing, setting, vocabulary in context | Character development, conflict types, key turning points, setting as context | Motivation and agency, narrative structure, protagonist evaluation, historical and literary lens |
Also Included
- Complete answer key with teacher notes
- Extensions and projects by grade band
- Discussion questions for all levels
- Cross-curricular connections: history, STEM, language arts, math, art
- Further reading in fiction and nonfiction
- Links to full Revolutionary Era collection
Who this is for
Built for families and educators who want
more than a reading log.
Homeschool families using a Charlotte Mason, project-based, or classical approach who want the novel to become a full unit, not just a read-aloud.
Families studying the American Revolution who want primary source thinking built into the fiction they are already reading.
Classroom teachers who need differentiated materials that work across a range of student levels without building three separate lesson sets.
Co-op instructors running a mixed-age group who need one resource that can be assigned at multiple levels in the same session.
Families planning a New England trip or living near the battle sites who want the novel to connect to the places they will actually stand in.
Students preparing for dual enrollment, AP coursework, or competitive writing who need to practice building an argument from historical fiction.
About the Author
These resources come from a real classroom.
Kara Carrero taught College-Prep history at the high school level, holds a secondary English certification, and coached competitive speech and debate. In every room she taught, the same problem showed up: students who could narrate events could not argue about them.
She received a Da Vinci Institute award for creative teaching strategies and now homeschools six children on a working farm in New England. The resources she builds through EGP Media and Press bring the same rigor she taught in the classroom to families and co-ops who want depth without needing a teaching degree to deliver it.
Patriot's Day Offer
Two complete resources.
One straightforward decision.
The bundle saves $4 off buying both separately. Everything you need to read the novel deeply, assess it thoroughly, and teach it confidently.
Instant digital download · Ready to print or use on-screen · Lifetime access
Questions? Reach out at community@karacarrero.com
