$10 - $20 Elementary School Balanced Literacy Worksheets (by date, oldest first)

A Wrinkle in Time Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers seeking to bring this classic tale by Madeleine L'Engle to life for their students. This comprehensive package contains everything needed to teach the novel in a meaningful and engaging way.

The unit begins with an Introduction Power Point that sets the stage for the novel and provides important background information. This presentation is a valuable tool for engaging students and generating interest in the story.

The Study Guide is a comprehensive resource that includes about the author, a character map. and questions that encourage critical thinking and analysis. With this guide, teachers can easily guide their students through the plot and ensure a deep understanding of the themes and symbolism present throughout the text.

The Characterization Flipbook is a fun and interactive way for students to explore the characters in the novel. With this flipbook, students can create character sketches and analyze the motivations and actions of each character.

Graphic Organizers are also included, providing students with a visual way to organize their thoughts and ideas. These organizers are designed to help students explore key themes and concepts in the novel, making it easier for them to make connections and analyze the text.

The Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes are essential tools for building students' vocabulary and understanding of the language used in the novel. These lists and quizzes are comprehensive and designed to challenge students at all levels.

The Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining way for students to review and reinforce their understanding of the novel's vocabulary.

Ultimately, A Wrinkle In Time : Complete Teacher's Unit is a must-have resource for any English teacher. With its comprehensive materials and engaging activities, this unit is sure to capture the attention of students and foster a love of literature that will last a lifetime.

Looking for fresh ideas for your writing centers? Use this set of action words to inspire writing. Just print, cut, and write!

Perfect for students' journals, these cards are fun and help them develop their ideas and sentences.

1. Action Verb with Picture Handwriting Practice Worksheet: (135 verbs)

- 135 pages of PDF (refer to thumbnail for complete verb list)

- An option to use Easel in TeachShare as digital tool

Dive into the world of action verbs with our engaging handwriting practice worksheet. Each page is thoughtfully designed to feature a vivid image paired with a corresponding action verb, stimulating visual learning and language development. With clear letter formation guides accompanying each word, this worksheet provides an immersive experience for learners to practice both handwriting and verb recognition simultaneously.

2. Action Verb with Picture Flash Cards (135 words):

- 17 pages of verb flash card in pdf.

Enhance vocabulary retention and fluency with our extensive collection of action verb flash cards. Featuring a diverse array of 135 action words accompanied by vibrant illustrations, these flash cards offer a dynamic learning tool for educators and students alike. Whether used in classroom settings, homeschooling environments, or for individual study, these flash cards provide a fun and effective way to reinforce verb recognition and expand language proficiency.

3. Action Word with Picture Worksheet - Select and Write the Verb to Picture Practice:

- 15 pages of verb worksheets in pdf. (included 135 verbs-refer to thumbnails for full verb list)

- An option to use Easel by TeachShare as digital tool.

- 5 pages reading race sheet. (click here to know more)

Foster active engagement and critical thinking skills with our interactive verb practice worksheet. Students are tasked with selecting the appropriate action verb to match each depicted scenario, promoting cognitive flexibility and linguistic comprehension. With a variety of engaging images to inspire creativity and conversation, this worksheet encourages learners to connect verbs with real-world contexts, facilitating deeper understanding and retention of language concepts.

Embark on a journey of language exploration and mastery with our Action Verb Learning Bundle. Whether utilized in the classroom, at home, or in tutoring sessions, these resources are sure to ignite curiosity and propel language learning to new heights.

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1. 26 Alphabets Maze activities for kindergarten

-->>>> Mazes are a great activity that help develop hand-eye coordination, visual scanning, focus, fine motor skills used in handwriting and more

2.Alphabet 26 Letters Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition worksheet

-->>>> Alphabet 26 Letters Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition worksheet is a great resource to help students recognize upper and lower case letters.

3.26 alphabets Tracing cards

-->>>> This interactive card allows students to practice tracing both uppercase and lowercase letters using a marker pen, while also providing hands-on opportunities to shape letters using playdough and pipe cleaners.

4. Alphabet Recognition for all 26 letters

-->>>> This Alphabet worksheet consists of 2 sections. First section allows student to trace the uppercase and lowercase with marker. Students can use pipe cleaner or playdough to make the letters. Student is required to draw an object starts with the assigned letter.

5. Alphabet Letters Search & Find worksheet Find a Letter I spy uppercase lowercase

-->>>> Alphabet uppercase & lowercase search and find worksheet is a no-preparation resource that students search for the assigned letter, both lowercase and uppercase.

6. Alphabets Handwriting Practice TRACE IT with letter formation, COLOR IT, DRAW IT

-->>>> Enhance your students' handwriting skills with this engaging and comprehensive Alphabets Handwriting Practice Worksheet. Designed for early learners, this worksheet offers a variety of sections that include traceable letter formation, coloring activities, and space for drawing.

7. EDITABLE Missing Alphabets Worksheet Uppercase and Lowercase

-->>>> Ideal for early learners, this worksheet is designed to help students fill in the missing uppercase and lowercase letters, enhancing their letter recognition skills in an interactive way.

8. Alphabet Letter Find: Upper and Lower Case Letters Beginning sound worksheet

-->>>> Children find and dab the upper and lower case focus letters.

As they dab the letter they whisper the name and the sound of the letter. This gives those that need MANY exposures the chance to hear it again and again.

9. Alphabet Activities - Honeybee Letter Matching - ABC Recognition

-->>>> Use this this alphabet activity to teach letters, letter identification and uppercase and lowercase letter matching.

10. EDITABLE Missing Alphabets Worksheet Uppercase and Lowercase

-->>>> Engage your students in a dynamic and customizable learning experience with our Editable Missing Alphabets Worksheet! Ideal for early learners, this worksheet is designed to help students fill in the missing uppercase and lowercase letters, enhancing their letter recognition skills in an interactive way.

Students practicing all things related to the alphabet with this HUGE alphabet worksheet bundle. Students will work on letter identification, beginning sounds, letter formation, lower and uppercase letter differentiation and so much more. There are 14 different worksheet types included in this pack which cover each letter of the alphabet. A total of 511 pages worksheet (included Bonus file) are included

You can choose different ones each week to use and students would love the different options! This would help to solidify the letters for some students struggling with letter identification and sounds.

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1. Alphabet Activities - Honeybee Letter Matching - ABC Recognition

2. 26 Alphabets Maze activities for kindergarten

3. Alphabet 26 Letters Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition worksheet

4. 26 alphabets Tracing cards

5. Alphabet Recognition for all 26 letters

6. Fill in Beginning sounds - Missing beginning sound worksheet

7. Alphabet Letters Search & Find worksheet Find a Letter I spy uppercase lowercase

8. Alphabets Handwriting Practice TRACE IT with letter formation, COLOR IT, DRAW IT

9. EDITABLE Missing Alphabets Worksheet Uppercase and Lowercase

10. Beginning sound coloring worksheet Letter Sound coloring page Alphabet Tracing

11. Alphabet Letter Find: Upper and Lower Case Letters Beginning sound worksheet

12. Beginning Sounds Worksheet Letter Sound Coloring Pages NO PREP Color the picture

13. Q-Tip Letter Painting -NO PREP Alphabet Worksheets (Fine Motor Skill Activities)

14. Alphabets Wristband Letter Craft letter recognition Letter of the week activity

*** BONUS FILE INCLUDED *** :

Sight words Tracing practice with number formation guide for kindergarten

(57 pages color, 57 pages black white. 1 sight word per page)

DESCRIPTION:

1. Writing sentence with picture-Feeling, Fruit, Vegetable, Week, Vehicle, Color, Weather

->>> Writing Sentences with Picture Worksheet pack for starter kindergarten, a versatile resource that includes 8 different types of practice exercises to enhance students' writing skills across various topics.

2. 26 Alphabets Maze activities for kindergarten

->>> Completing a maze requires your child to use planning, organization, strategy and memory. These are skills required for variety of complex or novel tasks he or she will face throughout the everyday. Strengthen the Alphabets recognition with this ABC maze activity. Students can use colored pencils or dot markers to complete the worksheets.

3. Alphabet 26 Letters Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition worksheet

->>> Alphabet 26 Letters Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition worksheet is a great resource to help students recognize upper and lower case letters.

4. 26 alphabets Tracing cards

->>> This interactive card allows students to practice tracing both uppercase and lowercase letters using a marker pen, while also providing hands-on opportunities to shape letters using playdough and pipe cleaners.

5. Alphabet Recognition for all 26 letters

->>> This Alphabet worksheet consists of 2 sections. First section allows student to trace the uppercase and lowercase with marker. Students can use pipe cleaner or playdough to make the letters. Student is required to draw an object starts with the assigned letter.

6. Fill in Beginning sounds - Missing beginning sound worksheet

->>> Students color the letter that match the beginning sound of the picture.

or fill in the missing letter which match the picture. These are great for developing phonetic skills.

7. Alphabet Letters Search & Find worksheet Find a Letter I spy uppercase lowercase

->>> Search for the assigned letter, both lowercase and uppercase.

This worksheet is perfect for young learners who are just starting to explore the world of uppercase and lowercase alphabet letters.

8. Alphabets Handwriting Practice TRACE IT with letter formation, COLOR IT, DRAW IT

->>> Enhance your students' handwriting skills with this engaging and comprehensive Alphabets Handwriting Practice Worksheet. Designed for early learners, this worksheet offers a variety of sections that include traceable letter formation, coloring activities, and space for drawing.

9. EDITABLE Missing Alphabets Worksheet Uppercase and Lowercase

->>> Engage your students in a dynamic and customizable learning experience with our Editable Missing Alphabets Worksheet! Ideal for early learners, this worksheet is designed to help students fill in the missing uppercase and lowercase letters, enhancing their letter recognition skills in an interactive way.

10. Beginning sound coloring worksheet Letter Sound coloring page Alphabet Tracing

->>> This resource is specifically designed to help students practice and reinforce their understanding of beginning sounds for each letter of the alphabet, setting a strong foundation for language development and reading skills.

11. Alphabet Letter Find: Upper and Lower Case Letters Beginning sound worksheet

->>> Children find and dab the upper and lower case focus letters.

As they dab the letter they whisper the name and the sound of the letter. This gives those that need MANY exposures the chance to hear it again and again.

12. Beginning Sounds Worksheet Letter Sound Coloring Pages NO PREP Color the picture

->>> The worksheets focus on identifying the beginning sound of different words and coloring the corresponding pictures. By connecting letters with their sounds through coloring, students can strengthen their phonemic awareness and letter-sound recognition skills.

13. Q-Tip Letter Painting -NO PREP Alphabet Worksheets (Fine Motor Skill Activities)

->>> 26 alphabet worksheets that you can use with your students to help them practice and decorate letters using Q-tips. Students will dip Q-tips (cotton swab) into paint and fill in the letter bubbles - one dot per bubble.

Or you can use the coin stickers to stick on the bubbles. These will make a great art and learning center.

14. Alphabets Wristband Letter Craft letter recognition Letter of the week activity

->>> The wristbands provide a hands-on and interactive way for students to learn the alphabet. By wearing the wristbands, students can actively participate, enhancing their engagement and learning experience.

TeachShare A2-Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Word Practice Sentences & Guided Writing Word

Improve your child's literacy skills by practicing identifying high frequency words by sight. Use these free sight words worksheets to accelerate your child's learning of these basic words.

Practice high-frequency words with this action pack printable worksheet. Your child will find, trace, color and write the words.

Sight word practice big resources included these activities: (total: 433 pages in PDF)

1. Sight word worksheet (1 sight word per page)

- An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word worksheet. (57
pages in PDF)

- A full color set of this sight word worksheet (57 pages in PDF)

- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in
Easel)

2. Sight word sentences (57 pages. Read and trace the sentences)

- A full color set of sight word sentences. 1 sight word per page. 1 page
contains 7 sentences.

3. Sight word - Color it (57 pages, 1 sight word per page).

- An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word worksheet. (57

pages in PDF

- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in

Easel)

4. Sight word guided tracing (57 pages, 1 sight word per page).

- An ink-saving black and white version of these sight word worksheet. (57

pages in PDF.

- A full color set of sight word worksheet. (57 pages in PDF)

- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool (57 pages in

Easel)

5. Sight word flash cards (10 pages, 6 sight word cards/page)

- A full color set flash card

6. Sight word game - Race to the top. (you need to prepare a dice, and
counters for your students)

Roll a dice. Read out the sight word it lands on. Put a counter on the word

you read it correctly. First to the top, win!

- A full color set (2 pages in PDF)

- An ink-saving black and white version (2 pages in PDF)

7. Sight word search (with answer key)

- A full color set (10 pages with answer key in PDF)

- An ink-saving black and white version (10 pages with answer key in PDF)

- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool.

8. Color by sight words activities.

- An ink-saving black and white version. (9 pages in PDF)

- An option for use with Easel by TeachShare, the new TeachShare Digital Tool.

The 57 focus words in all worksheets are:

I, like, my, see, can, the, a, go, to, we, you, is, look, me, big, with, for, he, she, read, at, all, little, and, have, here, are, play, said, put, come, they, this, help, in, girl, walk, up, down, away, jump, do, or, of, where, it, his, her, on, went, boy, has, no, but, how, am, into

Repeated sight words in various type of activities helps students master these important sight words.

Samples of each activity are available to explore in the resource preview.

All of the activities in this resource are printable and work well as paper and pencil activities. Using Easel (the TeachShare digital tool), you can also send the pages you select for your students through Google Classroom.

These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains six close reading activities about Shakespeare and five of his famous plays, a biography writing unit, and an opinion writing unit about which play is his greatest. Ideal for emergency sub plans in third grade or fourth grade.

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Firstly, there are six reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:

• William Shakespeare
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Romeo & Juliet
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Richard III

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Then, there is a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and an opinion writing unit discussing which play is his greatest. The units have been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Good luck, I hope you find the resource useful!

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A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for THE CHRISTMAS PIG based on the book by J.K Rowling.

This 100 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• 1 Non-fiction passage with questions - Toys
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including diary writing
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues.

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

*** INCLUDES CHRISTMAS TASK CARDS FOR EARLY FINISHERS OR CENTERS***

Thank you for your continued support

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for KENSUKE'S KINGDOM by Michael Morpurgo.

This 58 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story including porpoises, orangutans, atomic bombs, turtle hatchlings and typhoons.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE by Jackie French.

This 60 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story including The Gallipoli Campaign, Life in the Trenches, Warfare in the trenches, The Horses of Gallipoli, Propaganda, and the Evacuation of Gallipoli.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY for THE MISFITS A Royal Conundrum based on the book by Lisa Yee.

This 65 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• 2 Non-fiction passages with questions - Panic Rooms and Pirates.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including diary writing
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues.

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY for THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS by Michael Morpurgo

This 64 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Each section is approximately two diary entries in the story. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of the ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story including London Evacuees, Nine Lives of Cats, Life in the Trenches and D-Day.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Packet for A ROVER'S STORY by Jasmine Warga.

This 75 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Each section is approximately 10 pages of the story. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of the ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story including Mars, Martians, Robots, Rockets and Rovers.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY for FERRIS based on the book by Kate DiCamillo.

This 60 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity during students' literacy sessions.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• 2 non-fiction passages with questions - Ghost Sightings and Houdini.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

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A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for MR STINK by David Walliams.

This Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. The contents pages outline the skills and strategies that students will be practising as they progress through the novel study.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story and children's interests
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

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You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

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A NOVEL STUDY for THE BEAST OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE based on the book by David Walliams.

This 81 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity during students' literacy sessions.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• 5 non-fiction passages with questions - Buckingham Palace, Griffins, The Tower of London, Medieval Torture and Revolutions.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Packet for WISHTREE by Katherine Applegate.

This 76 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities for each chapter. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of the ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story including Red Oaks, Crows, Tree Communication, Muslims, and Wishtrees.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

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A NOVEL STUDY for IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES based on the book by Katherine Rundell.

This 80 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity during students' literacy sessions.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• 3 Non-fiction passages with questions - Unicorns, Griffins and Kraken.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY for THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE by Dave Eggers.

This 97 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity during students' literacy sessions.

AN ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story.
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS by B.B Alston.

This packet is a highly engaging and comprehensive literature unit that allows your students to respond to a story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

**With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 4, and 5 and 6 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.**This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.

The unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. Follow-up activities include a comprehension follow up and an extra literacy task for each chapter. The extra activities allow for students to demonstrate their understanding through tasks that require them to synthesise, analyse and apply drawing from their understanding of the story.

The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

• COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view. PMI, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, mentor text activities, prefix and vocabulary work, idioms.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising
• Research - relevant to the story and children's interests
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

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A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for DIARY OF A WIMPY KID No Brainer by Jeff Kinney.

This 60 page BOOK COMPANION is a highly engaging and comprehensive literature unit that allows your students to respond to a story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context.

The unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. Follow-up activities include a comprehension follow up and one to three extra literacy task for each chapter. The extra activities allow for students to demonstrate their understanding through tasks that require them to synthesise, analyse and apply, drawing from their understanding of the story.

The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

• COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising
• Research - relevant to the story and children's interests
• Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story
• Creative Thinking - engaging activities allowing student to apply their own knowledge and themes from the story to be creative.
• Critical Thinking - using themes from the story to consider wider issues
• Answers for comprehension questions included.

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases.

Thank you for your continued support.