More than $20 Homeschool Balanced Literacy Resources

❤️Looking for fun and engaging activities for the first day or week back to school? Your students will have a blast at the beginning of the year getting to know each other and building community with these back to school activities!

❤️Students will explore self discovery, reading, writing, counting, coloring and more!

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✏️ This is a growing bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added!

✏️Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students!

✏️ Check out each resource for more details!

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✅ This growing bundle includes:

Math:

Back to School - Math Task Cards

Back to School - Centers & Play Mats

Classroom Money - Class Cash

Classroom Money - Back to School Bucks

Literacy:

Back to School - Sight Word Center Cards & Play Mats

Back to School - Sight Word Practice Worksheets

Back to School - Worksheet Booklet & Readers

Back to School - Alphabet Worksheets Booklet

Back to School - Animal Bookmarks

Back to School - Literacy Clip Cards

CVC - Vowels & Consonants - Charts, Flashcards, & Activities

CVC - Beginning Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

CVC - Middle Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

CVC - Ending Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

Games:

Back to School - Letters, Numbers, & Pictures Bingo Game

Back to School - Games & Movement Activities

Back to School - 2D Shapes & Colors Bingo Game

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These beginning reader books are perfect to hit almost every math standard for the year! Save time by teaching math and reading at the same time with these math emergent readers. Keep students engaged with monthly themed books!These mini-books are great for distance learning with Google Slides™ and Seesaw™ versions included!

This Year-Long Bundle Includes:

• 12 different emergent reader bundles, each with 6-8 books!
• August/September
• October
• November
• December
• January/Winter
• February
• March
• April
• May
• Counting Bears- Use all year!
• 2D Shapes
• 3D Shapes

Each reader has:

• a black and white PDF version with 2 books to a page
• a color Seesaw™ version (links included to pre-uploaded books)
• a color Google Slides™ version of each book with audio*

Plus:

• A Reference page to see which skills and sight words are addressed in each book
• A Parents Tips page with an editable version included

This is not a zip file but instead a file in Google. You will need to have a google account to open this file. Inside you will find all of the items in either a pdf format or a google slide. TeachShare does NOT allow me to use subfolders to organize the items for you.

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Learn more about what a Math Emergent Reader is here!

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Struggling to teach (or learn!) the building blocks of grammar? The Master Parts of Speech Bundle is your one-stop shop for mastering Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs!

This engaging digital and printable resource toolbox equips both teachers and kids with everything they need to conquer those pesky parts of speech.

Here's what makes this bundle the grammar game-changer you've been waiting for:

• Interactive Activities: Wave goodbye to boring worksheets! Captivate young learners with a variety of digital and printable exercises that make grammar fun.
• Crystal-Clear Learning: Break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand chunks with child-friendly explanations and engaging visuals.
• Builds Strong Foundations: Ensure a solid understanding of Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs – the cornerstones of effective communication.
• Teacher Time-Savers: No more scrambling for lesson plans! The bundle includes ready-made activities, saving you precious prep time.
• Differentiation Made Easy: Cater to all learning styles with a range of activities that cater to different abilities.
• Assessment Tools: Track student progress and identify areas for improvement with built-in assessment activities.

The Benefits Don't Stop There!

• Boosts Confidence: Empower students to become confident communicators with a strong grasp of grammar.
• Improves Writing Skills: Lay the foundation for clear, concise, and descriptive writing.
• Sparks Creativity: Encourage students to play with language and express themselves creatively.
• Fun for All Ages: This bundle is designed to be engaging for a wide range of ages and learning levels.

Master Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs Bundle – Invest in strong grammar skills that will benefit your child for life!

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Printable Fire Safety Week activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during OCTOBER . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go. this bundle contains, Coloring Pages, mazes, Sudoku , mandala coloring sheets .

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six close reading activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest.

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The six close reading activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about:

• The Life of William Shakespeare
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Romeo & Juliet
• Richard III
• A Midsummer Night's Dream

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Secondly, there is a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing which play is his greatest - Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth or Hamlet. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

• Other William Shakespeare Resources
• World History Resources

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First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency Units for the YEAR!

CVC Words & Reading Fluency in each unit too! Reading instruction and planning made EASY, consistent, effortless, and engaging!

Take the guesswork, hours of small group planning, and the headache out of prepping for your small group phonics and fluency instruction!

Teaching word families and practicing nonsense cvc words has a dramatic impact on reading fluency in early readers. Year over year, my students achieve benchmark or higher in reading fluency and nonsense cvc word fluency using this amazing resource I created.

32 Word Family units included (over 670 pages!)

What you get with each First Grade Small Group Phonics and Fluency unit:

A week's worth of researched-based, classroom-tested word family sorts

Labels for word family sort envelopes (These are the envelopes I use)

Word work pages to work on segmenting, blending, and handwriting

Reading fluency passages and assessment

Nonsense cvc word practice and assessment

Word family BINGO and word family coloring pages

Sample small group schedule and tracking sheets to help plan your small groups or for use at home

Just print and teach! EASY!✔️

Word Families for Small Groups included:

Short Vowel Sounds

a: an ap at

e: en et ed

i: ig in ip

o: og op ox ob

u: un ub ug

Long Vowel Silent e

a_e: -ame -ake -ave -ace -age

i_e: -ide -ile -ice

o_e: -one -ose -ope (also includes ost, old, and o)

e_e & u_e: mixed practice

Vowel Teams

ee, ea, ie

oa ow old

igh ie ild

oo ue ew ui

aw au all alk

ai ay eigh

Beginning Blends

pl sl gl

dr tr br

sl st sp

Ending Blends

nd nk nt

eck ell est end*

ing ink ang ank*

Digraphs

ch tch th

sh- -sh wh

R-Controlled Vowels

er ir ur

eer ear air are

or ore wor

Dipthongs

oi oy ou ow

Silent Letters

kn gn mb wr

Misc Word Families

sounds of y- y, ie, ies

soft and hard c and g

consonant +le

suffixes and prefixes*

*Coming soon!

Free Word Family Games Included when you buy the Small Group Year-Long bundle!

Boom Card Games for Silent Letter Teams (kn, gn, wr, mb) and the R-controlled vowels (er, ir, ur, and or).

These resources work well with any curriculum (homeschool curriculum, reach for reading, wonders, etc)

Want to try the first set for free?

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This 1st grade May survival kit has EVERYTHING you need to make it through the end of the year! This 1st Grade May Activities Bundle includes 10 fun and engaging resources for 1st Grade May ELA & Math! Finish off the year with these fun 1st grade end of year activities in your classroom!

1st Grade May Activities Included: 

• May Calendar 
• Morning Work Minute (Math)
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities
• Fast Finisher Code Book and Activities
• Nouns, Compound Words and Contractions Scavenger Hunts
• Solve and Color with a Twist - Robot Addition
• Roll, Solve and Color Animals
• Contractions Activities
• Contractions BINGO
• First Grade Summer Workbook

Simplify your 1st Grade End of the Year Activities with this all-in-one bundle! 

More Fun and Engaging Resources from Dovie Funk:

• Color By Sight Word- Transportation Theme 
• Spelling Test Templates 
• Seasonal Notebook Paper

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Three DAVID WALLIAMS NOVEL STUDIES for The World's Worst Monsters, The World's Worst Pets and The World's Worst Parents.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!

Thank you for your continued support

These seasonal digital and printable positional words activities and perfect for teaching Kindergarten and Preschool! Each season a differentiated emergent reader allowing students to practice reading and math skills (positional words) at the same time! These mini-books are great for distance learning with Google Slides™ and Seesaw™ versions included!

This Bundle includes:

-Where is the Bat? (The bat is over the house.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, on, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Turkey? (The turkey is under the pumpkin.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, in, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Reindeer? (Look! The reindeer is above the house.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, on, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Snowman? (Look! The snowman is above the snow globe.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Butterfly? (Where is the butterfly? The butterfly is in the jar.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Pot of Gold? (I see the pot of gold! It is in front of the rainbow.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

-Where is the Chick? (Where is the chick? The chick is on top of the egg.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near (BONUS: interactive pick the correct positional word version included)

-Where is the Crab? (Where is the crab? The crab is on top of the sandcastle.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near (BONUS: interactive pick the correct positional word version included)

-Where is the Bear? (Where is the bear? The bear is on top of the cup.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near (BONUS: interactive pick the correct positional word version included)

EACH book has multiple versions for easy differentiation

Each unnumbered reader has:

• a black and white PDF version with 2 books to a page
• a color Seesaw version (links included to pre-uploaded books found in the READ ME FIRST file)
• a color Google Slides™ version of each book WITH audio*

Plus:

• A printable color classroom version
• A Parents Tips page with an editable version included
• A printable color classroom book with a movable main character

*Audio Sharing

If you are finding that the audio isn't working for you or your students, please use the link in the read me file to add the files directly to your Google Drive! Most districts will not allow someone outside of your district to share files with students. Some districts DO NOT allow audio that originated out of the district. If the link is not working for you please email me at TeachingWithCoffeeAndMascara@gmail.com so that I can send you the direct files.

This is not a zip file but instead a file in Google. You will need to have a google account to open this file. Inside you will find all of the items in either a pdf format or a google slide. TeachShare does NOT allow me to use subfolders to organize the items for you, please read the READ ME FIRST file to help you know what all is included in your download.

*By purchasing the bundle, you are receiving the items within this set at a 30% discount. As additional Positional Words Books are added, the price of the bundle will increase accordingly. 

By purchasing the bundle at the current price, you will receive all future Positional Word Books for free.

There is no timeline or promised number of resources. As I create new Positional Word Books, they will be added to this bundle.

Not sure if these Google Slides™/Seesaw™ Activity will work for you?

Test it out by trying my FREE mini version of Where is the Butterfly? (this is a similar format as this book with movable pieces!)

If you like this, you will love these!

November Math Emergent Readers {Seesaw & Google Slides included}

Back to School Math Emergent Readers {Seesaw & Google Slides included}

October Math Emergent Readers {Seesaw & Google Slides included}

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Master Phonics Skills with Engaging Worksheets and Google Slides.

This comprehensive phonics bundle offers a wealth of resources to help students develop strong phonics skills,vocabulary, and reading comprehension. With a focus on CVC words, digraphs, blends, and more, these worksheets and Google Slides provide engaging activities for early learners to practice reading, blending, identifying, and spelling words with various phonics sounds and patterns.

Key Benefits for Students and Teachers:

• Comprehensive Phonics Instruction: Cover a wide range of phonics concepts, ensuring students have a solid foundation in reading and writing.
• Engaging Activities: Keep students motivated with fun and interactive worksheets and Google Slides that reinforce phonics skills.
• Differentiated Learning: Adapt the resources to meet the needs of all students, from struggling learners to advanced readers.
• Time-Saving: Save valuable preparation time with ready-to-use materials.
• Aligned with Curriculum: Support classroom instruction and meet curriculum standards.
• Versatile Use: Use the resources for literacy stations, independent work, EAL/EAS students, interventions, homework, special education, and differentiation.

Enhance Your Students' Phonics Skills Today!

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A First World War & World War 2 mega bundle of activities featuring 22 close reading activities, 4 biography writing units, 4 informational writing units, 2 timeline activities and 1 opinion writing unit. These easy to use, no prep, resources are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade.

60 Lessons, or 60 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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Firstly, there are two timeline activities that make great classroom displays, and are also sorting activities that are perfect for introducing students to the key events of World War 1 and World War 2. In the two resources there are 72 posters or cards that include many of the key events from both wars.

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Secondly, there are twenty-two reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:

• An Overview of World War I
• The Outbreak of World War I
• Trench Warfare in World War I
• The Battle of the Somme
• The United States Enters World War I
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Outbreak of World War II
• An Overview of the War
• Dunkirk & The Battle of Britain
• The Blitz
• The Eastern Front
• Pearl Harbor
• The Battle of Midway
• The Holocaust
• VE Day
• VJ Day
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Joseph Stalin
• Benito Mussolini
• Hirohito

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

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Then, there are nine writing units which include:

• Four biography writing units about Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Alan Turing and Franklin Roosevelt. These units cover four lessons each and require students to cut out, read and sort facts before writing these up into paragraphs.
• Four informational writing units about an World War I, The Treaty of Versailles, World War II and the Holocaust, . The units have been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately an hour each.
• And one opinion writing unit discussing who was the most influential allied leader between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

• Distance Learning Resources
• Other World War 2 Resources
• U.S. History Resources

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SIX Dragon Masters NOVEL STUDIES for #7 Search for the Lightning Dragon, #8 Roar of the Thunder Dragon, #9 Chill of the Ice Dragon #10 Waking the Rainbow Dragon, #11 Shine of the Silver Dragon and #12 Treasure of the Gold Dragon.

These novel studies are highly engaging and comprehensive literature units that allow 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.

These units can be followed chapter by chapter.

Activities include:

• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualizing, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, cause and effect, summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
• Book response - creative responses, critical thinking, partner discussion response, written responses.
• Vocabulary - a focus on vocabulary words in context, word work.
• Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
• Research - relevant to the story and children's interests - including polar bears, Svalbard, Global Warming and more.
• 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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You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

FIVE David Walliams NOVEL STUDIES for DEMON DENTIST, ROBODOG, FING, SLIME and SPACEBOY.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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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George's Marvellous Medicine

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Magic Faraway Tree

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Three NOVEL STUDIES for A WOLF CALLED WANDER by Roseanne Parry, THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate, and SURVIVORS THE EMPTY CITY by Erin Hunter.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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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Three NOVEL STUDIES for ASTRO CHIMP, CODE NAME BANANAS and THE BEAST OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

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:

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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Six DRAGON MASTERS Chapter Book Studies for #1 RISE OF THE EARTH DRAGON, #2 SAVING THE SUN DRAGON, #3 SECRET OF THE WATER DRAGON, #4 POWER OF THE FIRE DRAGON, #5 SONG OF THE POISON DRAGON and #6 FLIGHT OF THE MOON DRAGON.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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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SIX NOVEL STUDIES for DRAGON GIRLS #1 to #6.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

BUNDLE INCLUDES:

***PLUS BONUS FILE: 154 WRITING PROMPTS FOR CHILDREN***

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Three David Walliams NOVEL STUDIES for DEMON DENTIST, ROBODOG and SPACEBOY.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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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George's Marvellous Medicine

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The Magic Faraway Tree

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Three NOVEL STUDIES for RUNT by Craig Silvey , BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE by Kate Camillo and ROBODOG by David Walliams.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

BUNDLE INCLUDES:

***PLUS BONUS FILE: 154 WRITING PROMPTS FOR CHILDREN***

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Three NOVEL STUDIES for JUNIPER'S CHRISTMAS by Eoin Colfer, THE CHRISTMAS PIG by J.K Rowling and VIRTUALLY CHRISTMAS by David Baddiel.

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.

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, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

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!

Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!

Thank you for your continued support