Less than $5 4th Grade Balanced Literacy Guided Reading Books (by date, oldest first)

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! Everyone in my classroom enjoys a good Stink Moody story. Just enough gross stuff for the boys and just enough humor for everyone! Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout is book eight in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I copy the pages single sided. This allows a blank side for further word work or notes I may want the students to write down. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -word work tasks (compound words, word ladders, suffixes, CVCC words, proper nouns, contractions, and diphthongs) Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout is an AR level 3.1 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

~ 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.

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! Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers is book three in the Stink 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 opportunities Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers is an AR level 3.5 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

Tornado poke cards are a great independent, partner or guided reading group comprehension activity. My students love the poke card process and enjoy checking each other when they answer questions. 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.

~ Eve of the Emperor Penguin literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills. Fact sheets are included. Students can research Antarctica and penguins prior to reading the book. ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. ~ Eve of the Emperor Penguin is an AR level 3.7 book.

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! Here is another fantastic book by Megan McDonald! Ms. McDonald has outstandingly connected Stink and his classmates right to your classroom and school! Your students will thoroughly enjoy walking with the zombies in this book. Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk is book seven in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I like to print the booklets on colored paper. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -art connection opportunities Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk is an AR level 3.3 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

Second graders enjoy a good Stink Moody story. Just enough gross stuff for the boys and just enough humor for everyone! Stink books appeal to 3rd and 4th grade students also! Guided reading groups are a great time to work on fluency, word recognition, and phonics skills. Students will love working with the teacher in a close, small group setting. Stink and the Shark Sleepover is book nine in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I copy the pages single sided. This allows a blank side for further word work or notes I may want the students to write down. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -word work tasks (verbs, adjectives, compound words, two-syllable words) Stink and the Shark Sleepover is an AR level 3.2 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

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! Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express is book four in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I print the pages on one side of the paper. This allows the back of the page available to use for additional notes or vocabulary work. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for some chapters -art connection opportunities Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express is an AR level 3.7 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

Your students will be entertained while making connections with Suds and his friends in Mrs. Simms class! Third Grade Angels is a wonderful, encouraging story for students in grades 2, 3, and 4. 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 -answer key for chapter questions -venn diagram graphic organizer for character comparison Third Grade Angels is an AR level 2.9 book. Fourth Grades Rats is coming soon, so please check back if you find this resource helpful! We hope your students enjoy this Jerry Spinelli 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 ~

Kids loves dogs! Your students will quickly be engaged with Cocoa, the chocolate lab. Guided reading group time will be a favorite time in your classroom. Students will love the closeness of the small group and reading this book chosen just for them! The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I print the pages single sided. This allows the back of pages for additional notes, predictions, or connections we make in group time. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary development, define the word -short word work review task for many chapters -art connection opportunity -story sequence -answer key for chapter questions The Chocolate Lab is an AR level 4.4 book. We hope your students enjoy The Chocolate Lab antics! 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! Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown is book six in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I print the pages on one side of the paper. This allows the back of the page available to use for additional notes or vocabulary work. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for some chapters -art connection opportunity -answer key for selected activities Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown is an AR level 3.0 book. I hope your students enjoy this Stink book! Please leave your comments and feedback, I enjoy hearing from you. Also, I would love to have you follow me to receive notifications about my new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out my store! Judy

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 ~

Magic Tree House Shadow of the Shark is book #53 in the series. Jack and Annie are off for an amazing vacation. What could happen on vacation? 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) -art connection opportunity -graphic organizer activity - Let’s Learn More -answer key for chapter questions Shadow of the Shark is an AR level 4.2 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 ~

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 ~

Suds and the gang are in 4th grade! What does a fourth grade rat look like and how does a rat act? Once again your students will be entertained while making connections with Suds and the 4th grade gang! The story is perfect for students in grades 2, 3, and 4. 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 -answer key for chapter questions -final thoughts graphic organizer Fourth Grade Rats is an AR level 2.6 book. We hope your students enjoy this Jerry Spinelli 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! This chapter by chapter reading guide is perfect for your groups or independent student work. The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur finds Jigsaw and Mila in the middle of another case. Join them as they piece together the clues. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary development, define the words -short word work review task for many chapters -art connection opportunity -story sequence -answer key for chapter questions The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur is an AR level 3.2 book. We hope your students enjoy this Jigsaw Jones 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 ~

Magic Tree House Balto of the Blue Dawn is book #54 in the series. Jack and Annie are off on another adventure to the wilderness of Alaska. 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! Reading with a friend and comparing notes is wonderful, collaborative time for students. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary word for most chapters (12 total vocabulary words) -research topic list -blackline paper for report writing -answer key for chapter questions Balto of the Blue Dawn is an AR level 3.9 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 ~

~ Ready, Set, Snow! is a great book to connect with the Winter Olympics. Guided reading groups will enjoy making connections to their own classroom and school. The 10 page packet can easily be differentiated. ~Questions are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and use higher level thinking skills. Students also think beyond the text to respond to many questions. Many questions also elicit story recall responses. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -Ready, Freddy Bingo – focus on characters ~ When I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups, the unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often the group meets. My guided reading groups also set their own expectations/assignments for completing their books. Sometimes students work with partner to complete assigned chapters. ~The bingo game provides a wonderful review for the students. ~ Ready, Set, Snow! is an AR level 3.3 book. Thanks for visiting!

~ A Crazy Day with Cobras literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills and open ended questions. ~Included in the unit: -vocabulary sheet -comprehension questions -animals of India research project ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. ~ A Crazy Day with Cobras is an AR level 4.0 book. Thanks for visiting, Judy and 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 ~