FREE Sherlock Holmes Themed Printables and Freebies
Published:
September 28, 2017
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
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If your older students love detective and mystery stories they will love learning about Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes is probably one of the most popular detectives ever written about. His character is well known around the world for his analytical skills and his ability to sort through very complex clues to solve a crime. He is one of the most famous private eyes! This character was created by author Arthur Conan Doyle who lived in London.
If your children want to learn more about Sherlock Holmes or to do a unit study on detectives, I have compiled a list of resources and printables for you to use in your homeschool!
Read about the history of Sherlock Holmes HERE.
All of the Sherlock Holmes stories are based in Victorian England. Learn about Sherlock Holmes as the Victorian Gentleman HERE.
Here are lesson plans from Lesson Planet to go along with unit studies and Sherlock Holmes books:
Who is Sherlock Holmes video for grades 7-12
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Powerpoint
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Comprehension Questions
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Why Was Watson Dear? Interactive Quiz
The Game is Afoot A Study of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Characterization Worksheet
Literature Study Guide for The Red Herring
Hound of the Baskervilles Quiz
Sherlock Holmes Printables:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Worksheets
Learn about Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band Word Search Freebie
The Red Headed League Word Search Freebie
Arthur Conan Doyle Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Sherlock Holmes Active and Passage Worksheet
Sherlock Holmes Prose to Drama Worksheet
Sherlock Holmes Literature Notebooking Pages
The Hound of the Baskervilles Worksheet
How to Make a Sherlock Holmes Paper Hat
Websites about Sherlock Holmes:
The Sherlock Holmes Museum Library has a page full of links on Sherlock Holmes where you can read about cases, do a word search, literary information, history of the Metropolitan Police, view Sherlock Holmes stamps of the world and much more!
Discovering Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes has an author biography page and free Sherlock Holmes Adventures downloadable short stories.
The Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia Company is a website where you can view vintage Sherlock Holmes collectibles, as well as learn about the history of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlockian is devoted to everything Sherlock Holmes. There is so much information on this site. You can learn about all of the original stories, learn about Holmes and Watson, and Victorian England. You can learn about all of the different tv shows, games and merchandise. There is even a complete page devoted to Teaching Sherlock Holmes.
Here are some Sherlock Holmes books and games that would go great with a unit study: