Less than $5 8th Grade Guided Reading Books (by price, low to high)

Fostering avid readers means consistently presenting books to your class. I have witnessed, first-hand, the power of consistent Book Talks with my students. Book Talks have the power to foster continued love in avid readers and reach even the most struggling readers.
Check out my no-prep Book Talk Guides for teachers. And because I am so passionate about the power of Book Talks, my Book Talk Guides will ALWAYS BE FREE!

What's Included?

• Teacher Tips for successful book talks

• Book Talk Guide, including genre, what kind of students might enjoy each book, and a plot summary

• Two student book talk response activities

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Fostering avid readers means consistently presenting books to your class. I have witnessed, first-hand, the power of consistent Book Talks with my students. Book Talks have the power to foster continued love in avid readers and reach even the most struggling readers.
Check out my brand new series of no-prep Book Talk Guides for teachers--starting with this Freebie for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.

What's Included?

• Teacher Tips and Tricks for successful book talks, including suggested links for book trailers*

• Book Talk Guide, including genre, what kind of students might enjoy each book, and a plot summary

• At least one student book talk response activity

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Your students will love practicing Spanish with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes vocabulary over basic objects, weather, seasons, introductions and goodbyes. They include the grammatical concept of tú vs. Ud.

These short stories work well for ...

- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

- online or distance learning

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter Para Empezar of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)

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The Secret of Star Hill is an exciting graded reader for young learners aged 9–12. It is perfect for A2-level English students. The story follows Lena and Tom, two curious children who love adventure. One night, they ride their bikes up Star Hill and meet a friendly alien named Zuri. He needs help to fix his spaceship and return home. Together, the children and Zuri go on a journey through a dark forest and a scary cave.

This story teaches values like friendship, teamwork, and courage. It also helps children talk about feelings such as fear, surprise, and happiness. The book uses simple words and short sentences. It supports reading skills and builds confidence in English.

Beautiful cartoon-style illustrations bring the story to life. At the end, learners will enjoy fun activities to check understanding and use new words. The Secret of Star Hill is not just a story—it’s a great way to inspire young learners and show that helping others makes a big difference.

A great choice for class or home reading!

This special education force and motion adapted book engages students by having them match real pictures to the pages of this life skills book.

Use this activity one time as a cut and glue activity or laminate and velcro for repeated use.

Force and Motion

Pages include:

Push

Pull

Force

Incline

Decline

Position

Velocity

Gravity

This book is included in a Science Adapted Book Bundle. Check it out HERE!

• Bodies of Water
• Landforms
• Continents
• Planets
• My Body
• My Organs
• Weather
• Animal Habitats
• Life Cycle

3 Little Pigs with a twist- Part of my first story of my Bilingual Series

Tales with a twist is designed to give students a familiar feel, but with surprising elements throughout the story.

Print out the stories in either English, or Spanish or both!!!

It is not direct translation rather I focused in translating the stories in a way they feel right and are authentic.

More stories coming soon!

Scythe Book 1 Quickwrite Journal Prompts for Chapters 1-5: These quickwrite prompts will unleash the literary genius in your class. Great for journal writing, class discussions, small group dialogue, debates, and more. With five stimulating questions for each chapter, your students will stretch their brains in new ways. Prepare for lively discussions and engaged learners!

✨Scythe Book 1 Chapters 1-5 Exit Tickets✨

What's Included:

• 25 Google Slide Quickwrite Prompts
• 5 prompts for each chapter 1-5
• Embedded 2 minute silent timers per prompts

Directions:

• Display the prompt for students
• Read the prompt aloud
• Start the silent 2-minute timer
• Discuss student responses at the end through whole group dialogue, group discussions, debates etc.
• Choose just one prompt per chapter, or choose multiple for further discussions.

More Scythe Resources

*Available for usage on virtual systems like Outschool without the need to purchase extra licenses

Engage your Spanish 1 or 2 students with this entertaining reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing house, rooms, and chores vocabulary and includes the grammar concepts of acabar de and verbs like gustar (aburrir, interesar, etc.)

'Los programas de tele' follows the main character Julia and her friends as they decide what to watch on t.v. Just as they figure out what to watch on streaming, the internet goes out! Will they ever find something to entertain them? Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

This product corresponds with Level 1 Chapter 9A of Realidades / Auténtico.

I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)

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My second mini bilingual book.

Read in English, Read in Spanish or both!

A classical story with a twist!

Need a quick, no-prep Easter activity for your Spanish students that also incorporates culture? Look no further! Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about cascarones with this easily comprehended reading activity about Manuela and Sara, two sisters who are excited for Pascua tomorrow. They spend the day preparing cascarones for the celebration, but Sara is in for a big surprise when Manuela breaks a cascarón on her head!

Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about cascarones and Pascua with this easily comprehended reading activity about about Manuela and Sara, two sisters who are excited for Easter tomorrow. They spend the day preparing cascarones for the celebration, but Sara is in for a big surprise when Manuela breaks a cascarón on her head! This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.

This story would work well for any unit over Pascua or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. It would also be great for a companion activity of creating cascarones! This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Level Questions for this Short-Story.

Inspired by real-life events.

Students will read the story and depending on their Level of Spanish, will answer questions.

Level 1 is intended for SPANISH 1- Focuses on preterite and imperfect tense identification, and Reading comprehension

Level 2 is intended for Spanish 2-4- Focuses on preterite and imperfect tense identification, answering questions in Spanish and a short writing assignment.

Level 3 is intended for Spanish 4-AP Span Lang

Focuses on preterite and imperfect tense identification, answering questions in Spanish and a map activity.

I wrote this story and I hope you really enjoy it!

Add interest and culture to your Spanish food units with this fun reading activity! Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about tapas with this easily comprehended reading activity about Ramón, a student studying in Spain. Ramón is happy that his new friends have invited him to eat tapas this afternoon, but what exactly are tapas? Your students will learn all about this Spanish cultural habit as well as learn about popular foods in the United States and Spain!

This story would work well for any unit over Spain or as a one or two day activity to learn more about tapas. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Have fun practicing food vocabulary in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing food and exercise vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of adjectives and ser.

In 'Cada día', Gregorio takes us through the things that he does everyday. He starts off with breakfast, describes what he does at school, and what foods Gregorio enjoys with his family as well as what he does at night. Students will be able to relate to many aspects of Gregorio's daily life and will engaged until the end of the story!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

Interested in more basic Spanish stories? Check out my other resources!

- 'La comida' Ch. 3A Spanish Reading

- All About Food! Reading Bundle

- Ch. 3A Short Stories

- Ch. 3B Short Stories

- All About Food! Short Story Bundle

This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 3B of Auténtico and Realidades.

I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)

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Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about comparing and contrasting Christmas and the United States! This non-fiction text examines similarities and differences in decorations, food, celebration dates and more. This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.

This story would work well for any unit over Christmas around the world or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

This product pairs well with ...

Spanish Christmas Holidays Short Stories

Spanish Christmas Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and reading the Valentine's Day experience of Evita! In 'Una tarjeta especial', Evita has created the perfect card for Mateo on Valentine's Day, but what happens when the card ends up in the wrong hands? This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.

This story would work well with any unit over Valentine's Day or as a one or two day activity to celebrate Día de San Valentín in a fun and educational way. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

This product pairs well with ...

- Valentine's Day Crossword and Word Search

-Spanish Love Holidays Short Stories

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Your students will love practicing Spanish and learning about Día de los Muertos with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These Día de los Muertos stories contain easily understood vocabulary and can be used for any level of Spanish student.

Each short story has it's own topic:

- Día de los Muertos -- explores the differences between Day of the Dead and Halloween

- Las calaveras -- describes how calaveras are seen in Day of the Dead through sugar skulls, decorations and more!

- El altar -- shares the different parts of a Day of the Dead altar and its importance

- Pan de muerto -- discusses how pan de muerto is different from regular bread

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

These short stories work well for ...

- a think, pair, share activity

- bell ringers to use throughout a unit

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

This product pairs well with ...

Day of the Dead Full Length Story

Day of the Dead Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about Día de los Muertos with this challenging yet comprensible reading activity about Marta and Ana. Marta has invited Ana to celebrate Day of the Dead with her family. Ana thinks that Day of the Dead is like Halloween and learns throughout the reading about the true meaning of this holiday. This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the. learning beyond the reading.

This story would work well for any unit over Day of the Dead or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

This product pairs well with ...

Day of the Dead Short Stories

Day of the Dead Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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Looking for a way for your students to increase their reading abilities while also incorporating culture? Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about Cinco de Mayo with this comprensible reading activity about Tommy and his classmates as they learn about the holiday. Tommy thinks Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, but he's about to learn what the holiday is really all about!

This story would work well for any unit over Cinco de mayo or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Your students will love practicing Spanish with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes basic verbs (like to work, to dance, to read, etc.) and the idea of likes and dislikes.

These short stories work well for ...

- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 1A of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)

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Your novice-level Spanish students will love practicing Spanish family vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes family vocabulary, and they include grammatical concepts of tener (and using tener with age), gusta/encanta, and possessive adjectives.

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

These short stories work well for ...

- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

Pairs well with ...

- Spanish Family Vocabulary Worksheets

- '¿Cuántos años tienes?' Novice-Level Spanish Story

This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 5A of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)

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