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Amphibians Full Unit Study

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Unlock the full potential of your science curriculum with this in-depth unit study on amphibians!  Designed for upper middle to high school students, this comprehensive study covers everything from amphibian characteristics, habitats, and survival strategies to their reproduction and the impact of humans on amphibian populations.  The unit includes a detailed reading passage, lesson plans, scope and sequence, assessments, activities, writing prompts, and a PowerPoint presentation.  Equip your students with the knowledge and tools they need to explore the captivating world of amphibians through this all-inclusive educational package.

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Reptiles Full Unit Study

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Dive deep into the world of reptiles with this comprehensive full-unit study designed for upper-middle to high school students.  This extensive resource includes a detailed reading passage, challenging questions, a 6-part assessment tool, a two-week lesson plan, detailed scope and sequence, writing prompts, a PowerPoint presentation, and engaging activities related to reptiles.  This unit study covers everything from the basics of reptile biology to their ecological roles and conservation efforts, making it a perfect addition to your science curriculum.  It also includes a PowerPoint presentation to enhance classroom learning.

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Comprehensive Amphibians & Reptiles Full Unit Study

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Explore the captivating world of amphibians and reptiles with this comprehensive combo bundle!  This bundle includes detailed reading passages, lesson plans, scope and sequences, assessments, activities, writing prompts, and PowerPoint presentations on amphibians and reptiles.  Delve into these fascinating creatures’ unique characteristics, habitats, survival strategies, and reproductive processes.  This all-in-one bundle is designed to provide a complete and engaging science curriculum, equipping students with a deep understanding of these two important animal groups.

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World War II Close Reading Comprehension Activity Bundle | 5th & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

A World War 2 close reading activity bundle with ten reading passages that timeline the war. Each activity comes with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch.

The NO PREP worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn about key areas of World War II whilst developing their comprehension skills.

This bundle contains the following reading comprehension activities:

1 – The Outbreak of War in Europe

2 – World War II (Overview)

3 – Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain

4 – The Blitz

5 – The Eastern Front

6 – The Attack on Pearl Harbor

7 – The Battle of Midway

8 – The Holocaust

9 – The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day

10 – The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day

Included in each PDF printable resource:

  • A teacher presentation to introduce the subject
  • An informational text
  • A comprehension activity with ten questions
  • Two grammar questions about the text
  • An extension writing activity
  • A multiple choice quiz with seven questions
  • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
  • A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
  • A wordsearch puzzle
  • An Easel activity for distance learning

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This resource is great for:

  • In class learning
  • Independent work
  • Homework
  • Guided reading sessions
  • Assessment practice
  • Reading interventions
  • Emergency sub plans

The activities require NO PREP; they each 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 and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the documents.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

  • Distance Learning Resources
  • World War I Resources
  • World War II Resources

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Consonant Digraphs Worksheets & Digital Phonics Lessons | No-Prep BUNDLE

By TaughtOught Homeschooling

Are you looking for comprehensive, no-prep (sub-plans), H-digraph interactive lessons? This digital phonics bundle has maze reading, tongue twisters, whole class reward systems, consonant digraphs worksheets, PLUS a review lesson of all five digraphs, and so, so much MORE.

This bundle saves you 20% on all six lessons PLUS you get this bonus file:

Consonant Digraph Learning Station Activities | H Brothers CH, SH, TH, WH, PH

Problem Types Include: identifying the CH, WH, TH, PH, SH digraphs through sound, sight, and writing

Solving teacher problems: 

includes games students BEG to play

capturing - and sustaining - students’ attention for each lesson

TRUE zero-prep lessons with activities. Pull these lessons out in a pinch!

parents/guardians can use this for a fun homeschooling lesson

I use these very same lessons in my own classroom and I’ve become popular for getting quiet, shy, and unwilling students to participate and have fun!

NOTE: This resource includes both a Google Slide™ presentation and printable worksheets for each lesson. Please review the product images and preview for samples of the included slides and pages.

Each Presentation Includes:

   ✏ structured and guided teacher notes for a true no-prep product

   ✏ digital detailed lesson plan for quick reference 

   ✏ an exciting built-in reward system (students love this feature!)

   ✏ a fun and silly warm-up question to get students engaged

   ✏ topic warm-up question and topic introduction

   ✏ examples of H Digraph sounds in the beginning, middle, and end of words with pictures

   ✏ unscrambling the H-digraph word activity

   ✏ visual activities for students to find pictures of a CH, SH, WH, TH, or PH sound, as well as activities to find what sound pictures have in common

   ✏ identifying the H-brother word within a group of words activity

   ✏ digital consonant digraph tongue twister

   ✏ images of the printable worksheets for easy instruction

   ✏ My signature Adventure Time with Mavis the Monster game (students love how much Mavis gets into trouble!)

   ✏ Monster Maze! (students must read the h-brother words to see where the monster is going!)

The Worksheets for Each Product Include**:**

   ✏ 1 comprehensive lesson plan

   ✏ 2 craft activities (cut and paste)

   ✏ 2 group activities (working in small groups)

   ✏ 2 enrichment worksheets

   ✏ 1 homework sheet to strengthen retention

   ✏ 4 different exit tickets/slips

   ✏ 1 digraph tongue twister

   ✏ No prep! Simply print and distribute (with or without the presentation) 

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THE CHRISTMAS PIG Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for THE CHRISTMAS PIG based on the book by J.K Rowling.

This 100 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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.
  • 1 Non-fiction passage with questions - Toys
  • 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!

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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*** INCLUDES CHRISTMAS TASK CARDS FOR EARLY FINISHERS OR CENTERS***

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KENSUKE'S KINGDOM Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for KENSUKE'S KINGDOM by Michael Morpurgo.

This 58 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities 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, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

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.
  • Research - relevant to the story including porpoises, orangutans, atomic bombs, turtle hatchlings and typhoons.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for THE GREAT GALLIPOLI ESCAPE by Jackie French.

This 60 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities 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, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion as whilst working alongside students.

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.
  • Research - relevant to the story including The Gallipoli Campaign, Life in the Trenches, Warfare in the trenches, The Horses of Gallipoli, Propaganda, and the Evacuation of Gallipoli.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM based on the book by Louis Sachar.

This 64 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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 and morphology.
  • Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
  • 3 Non-fiction passage with questions - Bullies
  • 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!

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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THE GIRL WHO LOST A LEOPARD Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for THE GIRL WHO LOST A LEOPARD based on the book by NIZRANA FAROOK.

This 65 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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 and morphology.
  • Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
  • 3 non-fiction passages with questions – Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Leopards and Poaching.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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CODE NAME BANANAS Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for CODE NAME BANANAS based on the book by David Walliams.

This 74 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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 and morphology.
  • Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
  • 4 Non-fiction passages with questions - World War 2, Barrage Balloons, Gorillas and Submarines
  • 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!

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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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SIMON SORT OF SAYS Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for SIMON SORT OF SAYS based on the book by ERIN BOW.

This 83 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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 and morphology.
  • Applying and Synthesising - engaging activities designed for your student to show a deeper understanding of the story.
  • 4 non-fiction passages with questions – aliens, emus, service dogs and trauma
  • 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!

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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THE LAST MAPMAKER Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for THE LAST MAPMAKER based on the book by Christina Soontornvat.

This 89 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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.
  • 3 Non-fiction passages with questions - Dragons, The 50th Parallel South and Whales and Whaling.
  • 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!

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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS Novel Study and Reading Comprehension

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Unit for THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS by Peter Brown.

This 93 page 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. Chapters have been grouped for comprehension questions as some chapters in this book are only one page long. Follow-up activities include a comprehension follow up and one to three extra literacy task for each group of chapters. 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
  • Answers for comprehension questions included.

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.

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

Thank you for your continued support.

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A WOLF CALLED WANDER Novel Study and Reading Comprehension Questions

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for A WOLF CALLED WANDER by Rosanne Parry.

This Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities 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, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. The contents pages outline the skills and strategies that students will be practising as they progress through the novel study.

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.
  • 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 MISFITS A Royal Conundrum NOVEL STUDY

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for THE MISFITS A Royal Conundrum based on the book by Lisa Yee.

This 65 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity or follow-up to the book.

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.
  • 2 Non-fiction passages with questions - Panic Rooms and Pirates.
  • 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!

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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

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THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS by Michael Morpurgo

This 64 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Each section is approximately two diary entries in the story. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of the ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

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.
  • Research - relevant to the story including London Evacuees, Nine Lives of Cats, Life in the Trenches and D-Day.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

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A ROVER'S STORY Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Packet for A ROVER'S STORY by Jasmine Warga.

This 75 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each section after they have read it. Each section is approximately 10 pages of the story. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of the ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

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.
  • Research - relevant to the story including Mars, Martians, Robots, Rockets and Rovers.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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FERRIS Novel Study

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY for FERRIS based on the book by Kate DiCamillo.

This 60 page Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created with questions and activities following the order of the book. Students will be able to respond to each chapter after they have read it. Teachers can use this resource as either an independent work packet for students or as a guide to questions and discussion whilst working alongside students. Students will cover a wide range of Curriculum Standards in context.

This novel study is ideal as an independent activity during students' literacy sessions.

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.
  • 2 non-fiction passages with questions - Ghost Sightings and Houdini.
  • Written tasks - using a range of genres as relevant to the story including persuasive writing, diary writing and personal narrative.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

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MR STINK Novel Study and Reading Comprehension Questions

By The Book Bandit

A NOVEL STUDY and Reading Comprehension Questions for MR STINK by David Walliams.

This Novel Study includes highly engaging and comprehensive questions and activities 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, students will cover a wide range of the English Curriculum Standards in context. Check out the PREVIEW for an example of some of the content included.

This is a NO-PREP resource that has been created in the order of the book. The contents pages outline the skills and strategies that students will be practising as they progress through the novel study.

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.
  • 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.

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

You are welcome to request a novel study in the questions and answers section of my shop!

Thank you for your continued support.

Balanced Literacy
Reading Strategies
Writing
$12.50