$5 - $10 Elementary School Writing Graphic Organizers (by date, latest first)

Teaching students to write a strong 5-paragraph essay has never been easier! This National Park-themed bundle is designed to help your students organize their thoughts, research, and write confidently. Packed with 30 National Park themed informational passages, 5 paragraph guided graphic organizer, a clear rubric, and a fun postcard craft, this resource guides students through each step of the writing process. It’s perfect for 4th-6th graders and gives you all the tools you need to ensure your students succeed in crafting detailed, well-organized 5 paragraph essays highlighting a unique National Park.

What’s Included:

• 30 National Park passages with key details for writing
• Graphic organizers for brainstorming and outlining
• 5-paragraph essay rubric for clear expectations
• Fun postcard craft to celebrate their writing journey

This bundle is a must-have for any teacher looking to simplify 5 paragraph essay writing instruction and engage students with meaningful, hands-on activities. **Get everything you need to help your students write a successful 5-paragraph essay **with this easy-to-use bundle!

Perfect For:

• Grades 4-6
• Informational Writing
• Teaching 5-paragraph essays
• National Park research projects

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Are you in search of entertaining HALLOWEEN activities designed to boost literacy and math skills for your kindergarten or first-grade students? These activities are differentiated and easy to tailor to the specific needs of your students.

Discover this comprehensive bundle, featuring the following engaging resources:

1. Halloween-themed word problems for addition and subtraction (up to ten or twenty).
2. Exciting Halloween Class Book creation.
3. Enthralling Write the Room activity with a Halloween twist.
4. Inspiring writing prompts for "All About Bats."
5. Creative writing prompts for "All About Owls."
6. Educational fun with Cookie Monster Math, utilizing tissue boxes.
7. Interactive Bump sight words game for Kindergarten.
8. Bump addition game using numerals and number words

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Unlock your students' curiosity about a variety of pets including cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea, and iguanas with this comprehensive resource. Empower your students to showcase their newfound knowledge about these pets using engaging graphic organizers, diagrams, and thought-provoking writing prompts. This resource adapts to diverse learning levels with options for primary and secondary lines. Whether using this on a digital device or printed for classroom use, this resource offers an enriched learning experience.

Included in this package:

1. Interactive Pet Diagrams: Students can choose between a word bank-assisted diagram and an unassisted one, enhancing their understanding of iguana anatomy and traits.
2. Treemap Graphic Organizers: Delve into the world of pets using a structured "Iguanas are---can---have" treemaps, promoting systematic information organization.
3. Insightful Book Response Pages: Encourage critical thinking with book response templates that stimulate thoughtful reflections on pet-related literature.
4. Comprehensive Q&A Reports: Immerse students in a wealth of knowledge with a two-page question-and-answer report, covering a variety of pet facts.
5. Facts and Opinion Sheets: Foster analytical thinking by differentiating between factual information and personal opinions about pets.
6. Venn Diagram for Comparison: Explore the contrasts and similarities between adult and baby pets using this Venn Diagram tool.
7. KWL Sheet: Guide students through the "What We Know, What We Want to Learn, What We Learned" process, enhancing their research and learning skills.
8. Brainstorming Activity: Ignite creativity with a dedicated brainstorming sheet, promoting imagination and collaborative thinking.
9. Specialized Pet Writing Paper: Culminate the learning journey with eloquent pet-themed writing using our tailored writing paper.
10. Fact Sheet: Fun and interesting facts on iguana-shaped clipart will enhance your student's knowledge of these special animals.

With this Pet-themed educational resource, your students will not only expand their knowledge but also develop vital skills in research, critical thinking, and communication.

Discover the Fascinating World of Birds

Unlock your students' curiosity about birds with this comprehensive and interactive resource that is perfect for students in kindergarten, first, second for third grade. Designed to adapt to diverse learning levels, this package includes primary and secondary line options, making it perfect for both digital and print use. Enhance your students' understanding of bird anatomy, behavior, and habitats while developing their critical thinking and research skills.

What's Included in This Bird Education Resource:

Interactive Bird Diagrams: Students can choose between a word bank-assisted diagram and an unassisted one to explore bird anatomy. Diagrams include robins, turkeys, owls, penguins, chickens, and flamingos.

Label Birds: Students will learn to identify and label a wide variety of birds.

Treemap Graphic Organizers: Dive into the avian world using structured treemaps such as "Birds are---can---have," promoting information organization.

Insightful Book Response Pages: Encourage thoughtful reflections on bird-related literature with these book response templates, stimulating critical thinking.

Comprehensive Q&A Reports: Immerse students in a wealth of bird knowledge with two-page question-and-answer reports covering various bird facts.

Facts and Opinion Sheets: Foster analytical thinking by helping students differentiate between factual information and personal opinions about birds.

Venn Diagram for Comparison: Compare and contrast adult and baby birds using our Venn Diagram tool.

KWL Sheet: Guide students through the "What We Know, What We Want to Learn, What We Learned" process, enhancing their research and learning skills.

Brainstorming Activity: Ignite creativity with a dedicated brainstorming sheet, promoting ideas and collaborative thinking.

Specialized Bird Writing Paper: Culminate the learning journey with tailored bird-themed writing papers.

Bird Watching Activity: Record bird sightings by coloring in or circling what students notice in nature.

Bird Habitats Activity: Answer questions about where different types of birds live around the world.

Fun Facts about Birds: Share knowledge about various birds through circling answers, completing cut-and-paste activities or a fill in the blank worksheet.

Types of Birds Poster: A poster featuring 26 different types of birds from around the world, available in both color and black-and-white.

Bird Migration Activity: Sort birds that migrate and those that do not.

Bird Flash Cards: Identify birds with these flash cards. Use them for memory games, go fish, or finding a matching partner.

With this bird-themed educational resource, your students will expand their knowledge and develop essential skills in research, critical thinking, and communication.

You may also be interested in the following:

All About Alligators, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Bats, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Bears, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Beavers, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Cats, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers,

All About Dogs, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All about Cows, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Elephants, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Giraffes, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Kangaroos, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Koalas, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Lions, Writing activities, Graphic organizers

All About Owls, Writing Prompts, Graphic Organizers

All About Pandas, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Penguins, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Polar Bears, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

All About Tigers, Writing Prompt, Graphic Organizers

All about Turkeys, Writing Prompts, Graphic Organizers & Diagram

All About Zebras, Writing Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Combining a collaborative art project with the how-to writing adventure can enhance the overall experience and engage students in a multi-sensory creative activity.

How-To Catch a Gingerbread Man Writing!

Creating a how-to writing guide on catching a gingerbread man, complete with two types of writing papers (dotted and lined) and a graphic organizer for brainstorming.

Graphic Organizer:

• A fun and interactive graphic organizer to help readers plan their gingerbread-catching strategy.
  • Sections for brainstorming ideas, creating a step-by-step plan, and considering potential challenges.

Writing Papers:

• Dotted Paper:
  • Ideal for younger writers or those practicing handwriting skills.
• Lined Paper:
  • Suitable for more advanced writers or those who prefer a traditional writing format.

First page of the final draft comes in 2 versions. One with the gingerbread man clipart and one without.

Collaborative Art Project- Each student will color one square to create a colorful Gingerbread Man mural

This integrated approach allows participants to not only develop their individual writing and artistic skills but also to experience the power of collaboration and storytelling as a collective activity.

As a delightful addition to our Writing Prompts for Gingerbread Houses, we've included a special collaborative art piece to foster teamwork and create a stunning mural of a gingerbread house! Each student receives a designated section of the mural, and when combined, these individual masterpieces come together to form a festive and charming scene.

Key Features:

1. Color and Write: Begin the adventure by allowing students to express their artistic flair as they color a charming gingerbread house. The beautifully outlined illustrations provide a canvas for creativity, encouraging kids to envision and design their very own sweet and festive home.
2. Descriptive Writing: Once the coloring masterpiece is complete, it's time to put pen to paper! The set includes prompts that guide students through crafting a descriptive paragraph about their gingerbread house. This activity not only hones their writing skills but also encourages the development of vivid imagery and attention to detail.
3. Differentiated Writing Papers:

• Primary Dotted: Ideal for young learners who are just beginning to form letters. The primary dotted paper provides helpful guidance for letter formation and spacing.
• Dotted: A transitional paper for those advancing in their writing skills, offering a balance of support and freedom.
• Lined: Geared towards more confident writers, this paper provides ample space for detailed descriptions and creativity to flo

Collaborative Mural:

1. Distributed Sections: The gingerbread house mural is divided into manageable sections, ensuring that every student has a unique part to color and personalize.
2. Collaborative Spirit: Encourage students to collaborate, discuss, and plan their coloring choices with their peers to ensure a cohesive and visually appealing final mural.
3. Creative Freedom: While following an overall theme, each student has the creative freedom to add their personal touch to their assigned section.
4. Assembly and Display: Once all sections are completed, assemble the individual pieces to unveil the collaborative gingerbread house mural.

Classroom Decoration: The completed gingerbread house mural can be displayed as a festive decoration, spreading holiday cheer and showcasing the collective talents of the entire class.

Immerse your students in the joy of collaborative art and writing with our Writing Prompts for Gingerbread Houses, where individual creativity merges to build a magical collective masterpiece!

❤️Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Your students will have fun problem solving, thinking creatively, practicing letter recognition, number recognition, ten frames, spelling, vocabulary, beginning letter sounds, writing, counting, addition, subtraction, one-to-one correspondence, tracing, coloring, crafting and more with these spooky Halloween themed activities!

✏️Great for math centers, art centers, literacy centers, writing centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent morning work, partner work, small group work, peer tutoring, or extra practice at home for your kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd learners!

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❤️Looking for engaging Thanksgiving activities? Your students will have fun problem solving, thinking creatively, practicing letter recognition, number recognition, letter sounds, vocabulary, writing, counting, one-to-one correspondence, tracing, coloring, crafting, and more with these printable thanksgiving themed activities!

✏️Great for math centers, art centers, literacy centers, writing centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent morning work, partner work, small group work, peer tutoring, or extra practice at home for your kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd learners!

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❤️Are you looking for engaging pumpkin activities? Your students will have fun problem solving, thinking creatively, practicing letter recognition, number recognition, vocabulary, writing, counting, one-to-one correspondence, tracing, coloring, crafting, developing social-emotional skills, and more with these printable pumpkin themed activities!

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✏️Great for math centers, art centers, literacy centers, writing centers, sub tub, early finishers, independent morning work, partner work, small group work, peer tutoring, or extra practice at home for your kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd learners!

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☑ Pumpkin play dough mats

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Do your students struggle with answering text-dependent questions? Introducing them to the RACE writing strategy could be a total game-changer for you and your students!

RACE Stands For:

Restate the question

Answer all parts of the question

Cite evidence to support your answer

Explain how your evidence proves your answer

What's Included:

• Google Slides Presentation | Graphic Organizer | EDITABLE
• Printable Presentation | Graphic Organizer
• Printable Bookmarks Checklist | Color & Black and White
• Printable Guided Notes | Color-Coded & Black and White
• Color-Coded Printable Bulletin Board Posters Set

Please see the PREVIEW to get a better look at each piece of this bundle!

EMAIL FREEBIE - Test drive the RACE Writing Strategy Posters HERE!

*UPDATE - I have added a FREE BONUS ACTIVITY: Google Doc Differentiated Graphic Organizers - worth $3 in my store!*

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Writing- Persuasive Writing Elf Job Application

This fun writing activity includes the graphic organizers, job application, and fun bulletin board display. Your students will love writing with this fun activity!

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OREO Persuasive Writing, RACE writing strategy, Hamburger 5 Paragraph Essay, and Show Not Tell Descriptive Writing set- perfect to get your students on the right track for the school year! Improve the quality of your student's writing with these great mini lessons and graphic organizers with student activities!

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Bring holiday excitement to your students' persuasive writing skills with this Christmas activity!

With a graphic organizer, anchor chart, and exciting writing assignment, your students will have everything they need to convince Santa to hire them as his very own elf! Say goodbye to boring lesson plans and hello to festive fun in the classroom. Don't miss out on this opportunity to bring holiday cheer into your teaching and watch your students' creativity soar. Get your hands on this must-have Christmas activity today!

This Activity Includes:

1. Persuasive Writing Anchor Chart – OREO Persuasive Paragraph Writing (Christmas Cookie Theme)

2. Oreo Graphic Organizer/Interactive Notebook Flipable / Foldable pieces. This single page can be used inmultiple ways- for instruction with an interactive notebook, or as a graphic organizer to match the anchor chart. Great for all year!

3. Graphic Organizer to help students organize a 5 -7 sentence persuasive paragraph. This organizer can be the first building block in writing more complicated, detailed persuasive pieces of writing. Great for all year!

4. Graphic Organizer for a 5 paragraph persuasive writing piece for more advanced writers. This is great for classroom differentiation. Both organizers look similar, but one offers more challenge to proficient writers.

5. Elf Job Application- Begin writing persuasive sentences with strong, descriptive language.

6. Personal Interest Inventory to help students recognize their talents and areas of strength to add information and to their persuasive writing.

7. Elf Letter of Interest (2 versions)– Use the graphic organizers above to write a letter to Santa that will convince him to hire you as an elf! Two versions for differentiation.

8. Persuasive writing sentence starters- Sentence starter ideas for all elements of OREO writing. This piece is good for year-round use.

9. Editing Check List

10. Elf Writing Rubric (2 versions)- one ready-to-print version plus an editable version so you can change the emphasis of the writing.

11. 3 different Help Wanted style posters for bulletin board display.

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Two NOVEL STUDIES for WISHTREE and WILLODEEN based on the books by Katherine Applegate.

These are engaging and comprehensive units 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 the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have 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.

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.
• Non-fiction passages with questions
• 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!

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A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for THE LAST FIREHAWK #1 The Ember Stone by Katrina Charman.

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 including bats, turtles, volcanoes and owls.
• 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 DRAGON GIRLS #3 Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon by Maddy Mara.

This 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

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.

A NOVEL STUDY and Literacy Unit for PODKIN ONE-EAR by Kieran Larwood.

This 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 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 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. 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.

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

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion and Literacy Unit for MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS by Richard and Florence Atwater.

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 RAVEN WINTER by Susanna Bailey.

This 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 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 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. 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.

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

Thank you for your continued support.

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for SKELETON KEYS The Unimaginary Friend.

This 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 many of the Grades 3, 4, 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 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

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.