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Dino Days! Fun Dinosaur Coloring Pages, Writing Activities!

By Inspired By MlG

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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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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The Mouse and the Motorcycle Book Companion Novel Study Reading Comprehension

By April S Bash

The Mouse and the Motorcycle Chapter Novel Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit :

Quizzes, Story Sequencing, Vocabulary, Writing, and much more!! A Literacy Book Companion Unit with Chapter by Chapter Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book The Mouse and the Motorcycle , by Beverly Cleary. (Book not included.)

This 63-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below :

63 Pages Total Include:

1. Table of Contents

2. (52 total) 4 short answer questions for EACH chapter (13 chapters)  - Ch 1-2

3. continued, Ch 3-4

4. continued, Ch 5-6

5. continued, Ch 7-8

6. continued, Ch 9-10

7. continued, Ch 11-12

8. continued, Ch 13

9. (52 total) 4 Multiple Choice questions, for EACH chapter (13 chapters)- Ch1-2

10. continued, Ch 3-4

11. continued, Ch 5-6

12. continued, Ch 7-8

13. continued, Ch 9-10

14. continued, Ch 11-12

15. continued, Ch 13

16. *** answer sheets (correspond with both sets of quizzes), Ch 1-4

17. *** answer sheets , continued, Ch 5-7

18. *** answer sheets , continued, Ch 8-10

19. *** answer sheets , continued, Ch 11-13

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

21. *** Sequencing answers

22. ** Sequencing : Blank paste sheet

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

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

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

26. Key Questions : Who, What, When, Where, How, Why (With Graphics)

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

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

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

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

31. Writing Prompt : with Mouse- shaped lined paper ...

32. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Keith Vs Ralph

33. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Book Vs Movie (*** See Note)

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

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

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

37. Vocabulary : A total of 52 Words from the book (4 per chapter), with matching definitions . These are separated in three pages: 20, 20, and 12). — Ch 1-5

38. continued, Ch 6-10

39. continued, Ch 11-13

40. *** Vocabulary Answer Sheet , Ch 1-5

41. * * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet , Ch 6-10

42. * * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet , Ch 11-13

43. 20-Word Search page

44. 10 Word Scramble page

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

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

47. ABC Order : 20 words from the book

48. *** ABC Order : Answer Sheet

49. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables

50. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

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

52. Design & Detail illustrating page

53. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

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

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

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

57. Acrostic Poem : ADVENTURE

58. Math : 12 simple addition problems

59. * * * Math : answer sheet

60. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

61. * * * Math : answer sheet

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

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

***NOTE : (As of 2020, you can still find the television special on Amazon Prime, as well as the rest of the Ralph series. There are many differences in the tv special that can be noted.)


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This purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please use the 'additional license' purchase if more than one teacher will be using it. Thank you! Copyright © 2020 Teaching Inclusion All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

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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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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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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.

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MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS by Richard Atwater NOVEL STUDY and Literacy Unit

By The Book Bandit

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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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.

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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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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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THE ICE MONSTER by David Walliams NOVEL STUDY and READING COMPREHENSION

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for THE ICE MONSTER by David Walliams**.**

This unit is a highly engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to a story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills. The unit includes a comprehension follow up and an extra literacy task for each chapter.

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. 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 , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, 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

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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STREET CHILD by Berlie Doherty NOVEL STUDY and Literacy Unit

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Literacy Unit for STREET CHILD by Berlie Doherty.

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 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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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.

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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.

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Hard Luck NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney.

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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THE LION OF MARS by Jennifer L. Holm NOVEL STUDY and READING COMPREHENSION

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for THE LION OF MARS by Jennifer L.Holm.

This unit is a highly engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to a story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills. The unit includes a comprehension follow up and an extra literacy task for each chapter.

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. 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 , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, 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.

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 #6 Quinn the Jade Treasure Dragon READING COMPREHENSION

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for DRAGON GIRLS #6 Quinn the Jade Treasure 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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DRAGON GIRLS #9 Stella the Starlight Dragon READING COMPREHENSION

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for DRAGON GIRLS #9 Stella the Starlight 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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