Less than $5 3rd Grade Literature Guided Reading Books (by price, high to low)

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005  takes the reader on an terror filled adventure through a hurricane.  Floating houses, water moccasins, smashing through roofs, what will happen next?  Read to discover the bravery of the Tucker family.

Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them!

Included in the packet:

 -comprehension questions for each chapter

 -vocabulary word for most chapters (17 total vocabulary words)

 -vivid verbs and awesome adjectives connection

 -answer key for chapter questions

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005  is an AR level 4.0 book.

We hope your students enjoy this I Survived adventure!  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

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~ Judy & Rachel ~

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Magic Tree House A Perfect Time for Pandas is book #48 in the series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for many chapters -art connection opportunity -story sequence -answer key for chapter questions A Perfect Time for Pandas is an AR level 3.8 book. We hope your students enjoy this Magic Tree House adventure! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Magic Tree House Dinosaurs Before Dark is book #1 in the series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary -short word work review task for many chapters -art connection opportunities -answer key for chapter questions Dinosaurs Before Dark is an AR level 2.6 book. We hope your students enjoy this Magic Tree House adventure! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

What can go wrong when Judy Moody has a good luck charm? Your students will quickly make connections with many parts of the book and identify with the antics of the Moody kids. Your students will enjoy Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Bonus - full size pages are included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -over 20 vocabulary words -answer key for chapter questions -two different page formats - full size and half size pages Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm is an AR level 3.1 book. We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Magic Tree House Hurry Up Houdini is book #50 in the series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for many chapters -art connection opportunity -story sequence -QR code for further research -answer key for chapter questions Hurry Up Houdini is an AR level 3.7 book. We hope your students enjoy this Magic Tree House adventure! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Your students will quickly connect with the thought of having a bad birthday.  Everyone has an idea of a bad birthday.

Mrs. Moody in The Birthday Jinx is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. 

The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format).  The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Full page format is also include. 

As an added bonus a full page version is included!

Included in the packet:

  -comprehension questions for each chapter

  -11 vocabulary words 

  -answer key for chapter questions

  -snowy owl research project page

Mrs. Moody in The Birthday Jinx is an AR level 3.0 book.

We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book.  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!

~ Judy & Rachel ~

Stink has a new pet! How can anything go wrong? Your students will giggle as they read about Stink’s adventures. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary for some chapters -answer key for chapter questions Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold is an AR level 3.6 book. We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Magic Tree House High Time for Heroes is book #51 in the series. Jack and Annie meet Florence Nightingale! What secret of greatness will they find? Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary -research opportunities -answer key for chapter questions High Time for Heroes is an AR level 4.1 book. We hope your students enjoy this Magic Tree House adventure! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

I Survived The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980  takes the reader on an action packed adventure in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount St. Helens.  How will the disaster end?

Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them!

Included in the packet:

  -comprehension questions for each chapter

  -vocabulary word for most chapters (21 total vocabulary words)

  -vivid verbs and awesome adjectives connection

  -answer key for chapter questions

I Survived The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980  is an AR level 4.4 book.

We hope your students enjoy this I Survived adventure!  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!

~ Judy & Rachel ~

It’s the night of the big game! Will the entire night be ruined because of a missing basketball? Not with super-sleuth Cam Jansen on the case. Students will enjoy reading about Cam and her amazing photographic memory. Cam Jansen The Basketball Mystery is the perfect book for students at the beginning of their chapter book reading journey. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. As an added bonus a full page version is included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -answer key for chapter questions Cam Jansen The Basketball Mystery is an AR level 3.3 book. We hope your students enjoy this David Adler book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~ iTeach 2nd

~ Stink Solar System Superhero is a wonderful book to reinforce a solar system/planet study. Students will use their background knowledge about our solar system and gain new understandings about our planets. This literature unit is a great guided reading group study. ~Questions are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and use higher level thinking skills. Many questions also elicit story recall responses. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -word work activity for each chapter ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit will last about a week or two. Sometimes the guided reading groups set their own expectations/assignments for completing their books. ~ Stink Solar System Superhero is an AR level 3.4 book.

It is almost Valentine’s Day and so much is happening in Emily’s classroom. Your students will enjoy the antics of Emily, Sherri, Beast, and the other students in Ms. Rooney’s class. The Valentine Star is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. As an added bonus a full page version is included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -answer key for chapter questions The Valentine Star is an AR level 2.5 book. We hope your students enjoy this Patricia Reilly Giff book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

What can go wrong when Judy Moody has a good luck charm? Your students will quickly make connections with many parts of the book and identify with the antics of the Moody kids. Your students will enjoy Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Bonus - full size pages are included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -over 20 vocabulary words -answer key for chapter questions -two different page formats - full size and half size pages Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm is an AR level 3.1 book. We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Izzy-wizzy fuzzy-wuzzy!  Can Mr. Magic pull a rabbit out of his hat?  Read to find out the fun that follows those magic words.

Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. 

The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format).  The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. 

As an added bonus a full page version is included!

Included in the packet:

  -comprehension questions for each chapter

  -13 vocabulary words 

  -magic word collector page

  -answer key for chapter questions

  -magic trick culminating project

Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic is an AR level 2.7 book.

Other books in the collection:

Mrs. Moody in the Birthday Jinx

Searching for Stinkodon

Triple Pet Trouble

We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book.  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!

~ Judy & Rachel ~

Mummies, worms, ghosts, superheroes!  This will be a great Halloween week for Jigsaw Jones and his friends.  Jigsaw and Mila love solving mysteries for their classmates.

A Jigsaw Jones Mystery The Case of the Mummy Mystery is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey.

The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format).  The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book.

As an added bonus a full page version is included!

Included in the packet:

 -comprehension questions for each chapter

 -vocabulary

 -answer key for chapter questions

The Case of the Mummy Mystery is an AR level 3.1 book.

We hope your students enjoy this James Preller book.  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!

~ Judy & Rachel ~

Owl At Home poke cards are a great independent, partner or guided reading group comprehension activity. The poke cards are self checking. Students will answer the question by selecting one of three choices. Using a pencil, straw, or pipe cleaner, students will poke through the hole to choose their answer. The correct answer will have a mark above or around the hole. The poking process quickly engages the students and provides immediate feedback to them. Cards have chapter titles on them for ease of organization. Teacher Preparation: -Print on card stock for durability. -Using a hole punch, at each * punch a hole. -Identify the correct answer and draw a circle around the hole or mark an X above the hole. -Laminate for durability.

Kids love digging in sandboxes or even the backyard.  Find out what happens when Stink digs up the backyard.

Searching for Stinkodon is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. 

The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format).  The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Full page format is also include. 

As an added bonus a full page version is included!

Included in the packet:

  -comprehension questions for each chapter

  -9 vocabulary words 

  -answer key for chapter questions

  -dinosaur research project page

Searching for Stinkodon is an AR level 3.3 book.

We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book.  Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you.  Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.

Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!

~ Judy & Rachel ~

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Stallion By Starlight is #49 in the Magic Tree House series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for some chapters -art connection opportunity -QR codes for further topic study -answer key for each chapter Stallion By Starlight is an AR level 3.8 book worth 2 points. We hope your students enjoy this MTH book! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy & Rachel

Magic Tree House Leprechaun in Late Winter is book #43 in the series. Jack and Annie meet Willy, Augusta, and Mary. How can Jack and Annie help? Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! As a teacher I love engaging students in chapter books during this time. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary word for most chapters (24 total vocabulary words) -art connection opportunity -Social Studies connection -answer key for chapter questions Leprechaun in Late Winter is an AR level 3.6 book. We hope your students enjoy this Magic Tree House adventure! Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~ iTeach 2nd

~ Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker is a wonderful book to reinforce letter writing, idioms, and friendships. This literature unit is a great guided reading group study. ~The format is half page. Copy front/back, staple together. My students love the half page booklet format. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -idiom project ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit will last about a week or two. Sometimes the guided reading groups set their own expectations/assignments for completing their books. ~Questions are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and use higher level thinking skills. Many questions also elicit story recall responses. ~ Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker is an AR level 3.2 book.