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Dino Days! Fun Dinosaur Coloring Pages, Writing Activities!

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Dino Days Activity Book: Fuel Your Child's Inner Paleontologist with Roar-some Fun!

Calling all dino enthusiasts! Unleash the creativity and prehistoric passion within your child with Dino Days, the ultimate activity book bursting with engaging dinosaur adventures!

Here's what makes Dino Days the perfect companion for your little paleontologist:

  • Coloring Capers: Spark imaginations and bring prehistoric giants to life with a vibrant collection of dinosaur coloring pages.
  • Maze Mania: Navigate through cunningly crafted mazes, putting problem-solving skills to the test while encountering friendly dinosaurs along the way.
  • Word Sleuth Challenge: Expand vocabulary and boost spelling knowledge with exciting dinosaur-themed word searches.
  • More Than Just Games: Dino Days goes beyond coloring and puzzles, igniting a love for learning with captivating writing activities that fuel a passion for the prehistoric world.
  • Rainy Day Rescue: Banish boredom on rainy days with Dino Days, providing hours of entertainment and creative learning opportunities indoors.
  • Homeschool Hero: Dino Days is the perfect addition to any homeschool curriculum, making learning about dinosaurs engaging and interactive.
  • Dino-Themed Party Perfection: Add an extra roar to your next dino-themed party with Dino Days, keeping young guests entertained and fostering a love for these fascinating creatures.

Benefits for Students:

  • Enhanced Creativity and Imagination: Dino Days ignites a spark of creativity through coloring and activity-based learning, allowing children to express themselves and envision the prehistoric world.
  • Improved Problem-Solving Skills: Navigate through mazes and solve puzzles, strategically maneuvering and developing essential problem-solving skills.
  • Boosted Vocabulary and Spelling: Word search challenges introduce new dinosaur names and terminology, strengthening vocabulary and improving spelling skills in a fun and interactive way.
  • Developed Writing Skills: Engaging writing activities encourage self-expression and a love for language, all while exploring the world of dinosaurs.
  • Spark a Passion for Science: Dino Days fosters a love for science and paleontology, igniting a curiosity to learn more about dinosaurs and the prehistoric era.

Dino Days is the ultimate activity book for children who love dinosaurs!

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Billie B. Brown Book Studies Growing Bundle

By Mr. Lee's Learners

About Billie B. Brown

'Billie B. Brown' is a series of illustrated chapter books for reluctant and emerging readers written by Sally Rippin. The ‘Billie B. Brown' Series is full of down-to-earn, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every second page and no more than 50 words per page.

In the bonus section you will find the document that has all of the worksheets together as one file. If you have suggestions or want to ask any questions, please feel free to reach out to me by email, mrleeslearners1@gmail.com

Included in this bundle are the comprehension worksheets for:

The Beautiful Haircut

Billie is the best hairdresser ever. She likes to style her dolls' hair, but real hairdressers cut hair, too.

The Birthday Mix-up

Billie's party is going to be the best ever, with lots of fun things planned. Now, she just has to wait for her friends to show up.

The Soccer Star

When the boys won't let Billie play soccer with them, Billie disguises herself as a boy and proves that girls can play soccer, too.

The Little Lie

Billie broke her arm, and it is going to be the best story ever for Show and Tell, especially if she adds in a crocodile.

The Secret Message

Billie and a friend find a tiny bottle at the beach and imagine what's inside. Could there be a secret message from a pirate?

The Big Sister

Billie's mom is having a baby, and Billie can't wait to give the baby her favorite teddy.

The Extra-Special Helper

Billie's class is on a field trip to the zoo, and Billie's job is helper.

The Second-best Friend

Billie has always been best friends with Jack, but when Rebecca wants to be her best friend, too, Billie is afraid she will have to choose.

The Copycat Kid **New Added July 8**

There is a new girl in Billie's class and Billie has been asked to be her buddy. Being the new girl's buddy is a very important job, but what happens when the new girl starts to copy everything Billie does?

Each book has a two page worksheet that includes questions from the each chapter and vocabulary.

Billie B. Brown Books To Be Added

The Bad Butterfly

The Midnight Feast

The Spotty Vacation

The Deep End

The Night Fright

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Spring Summer ABC Order 1st Grade 2nd Grade Worksheets and Writing Zoo Animals

By Primary Piglets

ABC ORDER WORKSHEETS WITH ANIMALS THEME | ALPHABETICAL ORDER | ALPHABETIZING WORDS This animals themed ABC ORDER set includes alphabetical order worksheets and an ABC Order Literacy Center! Students will have plenty of hands-on practice alphabetizing words. ABC order worksheets have the alphabet listed for easy reference. The ABC order literacy center can be used over and over as the students will randomly choose 6 words from a set of cards to put in abc order. Early finishers will have a matching writing page for extending their work and writing sentences using words from their abc order page.

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⭐ABC Order Worksheets

  • 1 Suggestion page
  • 6 ABC Order Cut and Paste worksheets
  • 6 Companion worksheets for extending the work with writing sentences

⭐ABC Order Literacy Center

  • 1 Suggestion page
  • 2 open ended recording sheets
  • 26 A-Z Back to School themed cards to alphabetize in color and B&W

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WORKSHEETS

No-Prep, just print and go. You can use just the cut and paste pages or also pass out the additional sentence writing page that matches. The second page can also be used for early finishers. The ABC cut and paste worksheet has the alphabet listed as a reference. The sentences page has an editing checklist on it.

LITERACY CENTER

Cut apart the 26 picture/word cards and place in center. Print one or both recording sheets and place in center. Students choose 6 picture/word cards, copy those 6 words onto their cut and paste sheet, then complete their worksheet. If you place the second worksheet at the station, then students will choose 4 of their words to practice writing sentences with.

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Fry List 4 in 1st 100 Write Trace Cut Paste High Frequency Words Sight Word Work

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Fry List 4 in 1st 100 Write Trace Cut Paste High Frequency Words Sight Word Work Here is a product that offers a great way to practice the Fry List 4 from 1st 100 sight words. There is a page for each of the words on the Fry List 4 from 1st 100 list. On each page students will trace the given word five times, write the word five times, trace a sentence using the given word, write the same sentence, and cut out letters and paste them to make the given word. You may also like: Fry High Frequency Words List 4 from 1st 100 Words 5 Weeks of Sight Word Work Fry Dot 1st Grade High Frequency Words Sight Word Assessment Tracking System Sight Word Story Comprehension Fry High Frequency Words List 4 in 1st 100 Words The awesome clipart and fonts are from: Background Paper and Frame: Lovin Lit Product Frame: Expressive Monkey Girl: Whimsy Workshop Teaching Click Here To Follow My Kinder Garden on Facebook Click Here To Follow My Kinder Garden on Instagram How to get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, giveaways, freebies and new products: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store.

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Fry List 3 in 1st 100 Write Trace Cut Paste High Frequency Words Sight Word Work

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Fry List 3 in 1st 100 Write Trace Cut Paste High Frequency Words Sight Word Work Here is a product that offers a great way to practice the Fry List 3 from 1st 100 sight words. There is a page for each of the words on the Fry List 3 from 1st 100 list. On each page students will trace the given word five times, write the word five times, trace a sentence using the given word, write the same sentence, and cut out letters and paste them to make the given word. You may also like: Fry High Frequency Words List 3 from 1st 100 Words 5 Weeks of Sight Word Work Fry Dot 1st Grade High Frequency Words Sight Word Assessment Tracking System Sight Word Story Comprehension Fry High Frequency Words List 3 in 1st 100 Words The awesome clipart and fonts are from: Background Paper and Frame: Lovin Lit Product Frame: Expressive Monkey Girl: Whimsy Workshop Teaching Click Here To Follow My Kinder Garden on Facebook Click Here To Follow My Kinder Garden on Instagram How to get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, giveaways, freebies and new products: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store.

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Dolch Sight Word Work 2nd Grade Write, Trace, Cut, Paste High Frequency Words

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Dolch Sight Word Work 2nd Grade Write, Trace, Cut, Paste High Frequency Words

Here is a product that offers a great way to practice the Dolch second grade sight words. There is a page for each of the words on the Dolch second grade list. On each page students will trace the given word five times, write the word five times, trace a sentence using the given word, write the same sentence, and cut out letters and paste them to make the given word.

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Dolch Third Grade Sight Words Printable Worksheets

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This engaging set of printable Dolch Third Grade Sight Words Worksheets will help your students master high frequency words in no time flat. These Dolch Third Grade Sight Words Worksheets are a fun and engaging way to build reading skills, increase fluency and practice reading sight words in order to reach mastery.

Learning sight words is one of the fundamental building blocks for students to build fluency in reading. This packet will help students to be able to identify sight words in order to help build reading fluency. There are many other skills that are worked on in this packet in addition to high frequency words such as alphabetical order and sentence structure all of which will help students on their road to success as readers.

❤️What's included in this Dolch Third Grade Sight Word Resource:

  • A list of the Dolch Third Grade Sight Words
  • A set of Dolch Third Grade Sight Word Flash Cards
  • Read It, Write It, Say It Worksheets
  • Find the Wordbox and Fill in the Word Worksheets
  • Sight Word Word Search Worksheets
  • Sight Word Sentence Unscramble Worksheets
  • Alphabetical Order Worksheets

Dolch Third Grade Sight Words Printable Worksheets uses the Dolch third grade word list in order of highest frequency. This packet can be used in class as daily work or can be sent home for homework as a weekly packet. It can also be sent home for work over the summer.

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  • Love having this as a resource for my first graders who are needing a challenge!
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Ivy + Bean Novel Chapter Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Worksheets

By April S Bash

A Literacy Novel Chapter by Chapter Book Companion Unit with Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book Ivy and Bean, Book 1, by Annie Barrows (Book not included).

This 54-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice:

54 Pages Total Include:
* 2 Comprehension short-answer questions PER CHAPTER (total of 20)
* 2 Multiple Choice Questions PER CHAPTER (total of 20)
* * * answer sheets (correspond with both sets of quizzes)
* Chapter by Chapter Read & Respond : What I Read ; New Vocabulary Words I Found (2 chapters per page; you may print 5 times to use for all 10 chapters)
* Story Elements : Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving
* Vocabulary : 10 words from the book (1 from each chapter) with match-up definitions
* * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet

· Vocabulary Words in Use –Fill in the Blank: insert the correct word in each sentence using the Vocabulary 10-Word Box (includes 1 vocabulary word per chapter)
* * * Vocabulary Words in Use Answer Sheet
* Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Steps You Would Give to M...
* Read & Respond : Main Idea, Supporting Details, Author’s Purpose, My New Vocabulary (for use over entire theme of book. See also the Read & Respond Per Chapter page).

* 20-Word Search page
* 10 Word Scramble page
* Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper
* * * Spelling Test : blank, lined paper
* Story Map: Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution
* Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last
* Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

* Title Page: Author, Illustrator, add your own illustration 
* Design & Detail illustrating page ...
* Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?
* Sequencing : 10 written scenes from the story to place in order (one scene per chapter)
* * * Sequencing answers
* * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet
* Cause & Effect  : Fill in the Cause & Effect blanks
* ABC Order : 20 words from the book

* * * ABC Order : Answer Sheet
* Book Report : Who is the author? Fiction or Non Fiction? Characters? Favorite part? Rate this book! 
* Rhyme Time :15 words from the book, to match up to 15 rhyming words

* Writing Prompt : with potion- shaped lined paper ...

* Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

* Follow the instructions : coloring, addition/subtraction using photos

* Follow the instructions : counting pictures , left/right

* Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

* Acrostic Poem : FRIEND
* Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Bean Vs Ivy
* Math : 12 simple addition problems
* * * Math : answer sheet

* Math : 12 simple multiplication problems
* * * Math : answer sheet
* Label a Frog : 6 labels with fill-in-the-blank & word box included.

* Interactive Journal Entry with prompt

* Nouns : Categorize nouns from the book into Person, Place, or Thing

* Senses : Feels, Smells, Looks, Tastes & Sounds Like

* Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables

* * * Syllables : Answer Sheet


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Hansel & Gretel Read Aloud Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Worksheets

By April S Bash

Hansel & Gretel Read Aloud Book Study Companion Comprehension Packet with activities including quiz, sequencing, vocabulary, writing, and more, based on the classic fairy tale book (book not included).

In this re-telling version, the siblings are left by their father & stepmother. They conquer the witch in the house made of cake, and are reunited with their father. (Book not included).

This 56-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below :

56 Pages Total Include:

1. Table of Contents (NEW 20240

2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 

3. continued

4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions 

5. continued

6. *** answer sheet (corresponds with both sets)

7. Story Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations

8. *** Sequencing answers

9. ** Sequencing : Blank paste sheet

10. Character Traits : Cut out the 10 traits & paste the correct ones with the characters

11. * * * Character Traits : Paste sheet

12. Story Elements : Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving

13. Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Steps You Would Give to ….

14. Story Map: Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution

15. Key Questions : Who, What, When, Where, How, Why (With Graphics) (NEW 20240

16. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last

17. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

18. Title Page: Author, Illustrator, add your own illustration 

19. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the remaining Cause & Effect blanks

20. Writing Prompt : with gingerbread house- shaped lined paper ...

21. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Stepmother Vs Witch

22. Book Report : Who is the author? Fiction or Non Fiction? Characters? Favorite part? Rate this book! 

23. Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?

24. Interactive Journal Entry : Three questions based on symbolism & moral.

25. Read & Respond : Main Idea, Supporting Details, Author’s Purpose, My New Vocabulary

26. Vocabulary : 10 words from the book with match-up definition

27. *** Vocabulary Answer Sheet

28. Vocabulary Words : Fill-in-the-blank using the 10-Word Box

29. *** Vocabulary Words in Use Answer Sheet

30. Nouns : Categorize nouns from the book into Person, Place, or Thing

31. * * * Nouns Answer Sheet

32. 20-Word Search page

33. 10 Word Scramble page

34. Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper

35. *** Spelling Test : blank, lined paper

36. ABC Order : 20 words from the book

37. *** ABC Order : Answer Sheet

38. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables (NEW 20240

39. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

40. Rhyme Time :15 words from the book, to match up to 15 homophone rhyming words

41. Design & Detail illustrating page

42. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

43. Follow the instructions : coloring, multiplication/division using photos

44. Follow the instructions : counting pictures , left/right

45. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

46. Acrostic Poem : DREAMS

47. Word Maker : How Many Words Can You Make From IMAGINATION (NEW 20240

48. * * * Word Maker Answer Sheet

49. Math : 12 simple addition problems

50. * * * Math : answer sheet

51. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

52. * * * Math : answer sheet

53. Label a Witch : 8 labels with fill-in-the-blank & word box included.

54. Lebel That Photo : Label 15 photos with cut & paste words

55. Seek, Find & Color : 20 images to find on the page & color by instruction (NEW 20240

56. Senses : Feels, Smells, Looks, Tastes & Sounds Like

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Days with Frog & Toad Read Aloud Book Companion Reading Comprehension Worksheets

By April S Bash

Days with Frog & Toad Read Aloud Book Study Guide Companion Comprehension Packet with activities including quiz, sequencing, vocabulary, writing, and more, based on the book by Arnold Lobel (book not included).

This 64-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice:

64 Pages Total Include:

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. 20 Comprehension Short-Answer questions with lined paper (4 per story)

3. continued (Ch 2)

4. continued (Ch 3)

5. continued (Ch 4)

6. continued (Ch 5)

7. 20 Multiple Choice Questions, NOW with illustrated clipart for each option to help visual learners choose the correct answer

8. continued (Ch 2)

9. continued (Ch 3)

10. continued (Ch 4)

11. continued (Ch 5)

12. * * * answer sheet (corresponds with both sets)

13. * * * answer sheet continued (Ch 4-5)

14. Sequencing : Ch 1-2, 6 scenes PER STORY, to cut & paste in order, with illustrations

15. Sequencing : Ch 3-4

16. Sequencing : Ch 5

17. * * * Sequencing answers, Ch 1-2

18. * * * Sequencing answers, Ch 3-4

19. * * * Sequencing answers, Ch 5

20. * * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet, Ch 1-2

21. * * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet, Ch 3-4

22. * * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet, Ch 5

23. Character Traits : Cut out the traits & paste the correct ones with the character (NEW 2024)

24. * * * Character Traits : Paste sheet

25. Story Elements : Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving

26. Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Steps You Would Give to …………

27. Story Map: Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution

28. Key Questions : Who, What, When, Where, How, Why (With Graphics) (NEW 2024)

29. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last (NEW 2024)

30. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

31. Title Page: Author, Illustrator, add your own illustration 

32. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the Cause & Effect blanks

33. Writing Prompt : with kite- shaped lined paper :…..

34. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Frog Vs Toad

35. Book Report : Who is the author? Fiction or Non Fiction? Characters? Favorite part? Rate this book! 

36. Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?

37. Read & Respond : Main Idea, Supporting Details, Author’s Purpose, My New Vocabulary (NEW 2024)

38. Vocabulary Fill-In-The-Blank: choose the correct word to complete each of 10 sentences.

39. * * * Vocabulary Words in Use Answer Sheet

40. Word Search page (25 words)

41. Word Scramble page (10 words)

42. Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper

43. * * * Spelling Test : blank, lined paper

44. ABC Order : 25 words from the book

45. * * * ABC Order : Answer sheet

46. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables (NEW 2024)

47. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

48. Rhyme Time :15 homophone words from the book, to match up to 15 rhyming words

49. Design & Detail illustrating page …..

50. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

51. Follow the instructions : coloring, addition/subtraction using photos

52. Follow the instructions : counting pictures , left/right

53. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

54. Acrostic Poem : FRIEND

55. Word Maker : How Many Words Can You Make From TOGETHER (NEW 2024)

56. * * * Word Maker Answer Sheet

57. Math : 12 simple addition problems

58. * * * Math : answer sheet

59. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

60. * * * Math : answer sheet

61. Label a FROG : 6 labels with fill-in-the-blank & word box included.

62. Label That Photo : Label 15 photos with cut & paste words, from the book (NEW 2024)

63. Seek, Find & Color : 20 images to find on the page & color by instruction (NEW 2024)

64. Senses : Feels, Smells, Looks, Tastes & Sounds Like (NEW 2024)


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Frog & Toad Together : Comprehension Book Companion Literacy Unit Activity Pack

Frog & Toad Are Friends * Book Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit 50p


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TWO NOVEL STUDIES based on books by KATHERINE APPLEGATE

By The Book Bandit

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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THE LAST FIREHAWK #1 The Ember Stone NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

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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DRAGON GIRLS #3 Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon READING COMPREHENSION

By The Book Bandit

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.

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Thank you for your continued support.

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THE SHARK CALLER by Zillah Bethell NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for THE SHARK CALLER by Zillah Bethell.

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.

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Thank you for your continued support.

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PODKIN ONE-EAR by Kieran Larwood NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit

By The Book Bandit

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.

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RAVEN WINTER by Susanna Bailey NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

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.

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SKELETON KEYS The Unimaginary Friend NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

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.

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BOY IN THE TOWER by Polly Ho-Yen NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for BOY IN THE TOWER by Polly Ho-Yen. 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, writing, point of view, and vocabulary work.
  • 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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THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster.

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.

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BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE by Kate DiCamillo NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE by Kate DiCamillo.

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.

Balanced Literacy
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