Home
Launchpad
Lessons
Presets
Professional Hub
Plans
Mission
Blog
Community
Help
Reader Response Reading Comprehension Question Cards Fiction
By Kaylor Creations
Ignite critical thinking with these 52 reader-response question cards that can be used for any fiction book or text!
This time-saving resource will provide you with a wide variety of questions with all the main elements of a fictional story to teach and assess the reader’s comprehension of the text.
You will also find two different response sheets for written responses!
Elements and Skills Covered:
•Plot-Climax
•Sequencing Events
•Characterization
•Problem & Solution
•Theme/Author’s Purpose
• Figurative Language
•Setting
•Mood
•Point of View
•Cause and Effect
•Summary
•Dialogue
This is the PERFECT RESOURCE for:
•Centers, Literature Circles, Partner Work-
Students ask each other the questions and form discussions.
•Guided reading, Small Groups-
Give to any teacher, teacher assistant, etc as they work with students during and/or after any text.
•Readers Workshop, Whole Class Instruction
Pull out a specific question as an introduction to a mini lesson. Keep them on hand as you assess understanding during/after a read aloud or novel.
•Independent Reading Time, At Home
Choose a card for the student to respond to during and/or after your classroom independent reading time. They could use the response sheet to write their answer. Send home with parents so they can have a variety of questions to ask their child as they read at home.
Thank you for your interest and HAPPY TEACHING!!
The Great Gatsby DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | All 9 Chapters | DETAILED + RIGOROUS!!!
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 130-page EDITABLE document features discussion question and answer keys for all 9 chapters of The Great Gatsby. This discussion-based curriculum promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!
What you'll get are 9 double-sided handouts — one for each chapter of Fitzgerald's novel — that feature 8-12 discussion questions. The discussion questions are so detailed and thorough that they'll set your students up to hold consistently engaging and thought-provoking discussions. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights!! You'll also get a 90-page ANSWER KEY with detailed answers for every single question....
The discussion questions will come to you in a 130-page EDITABLE Word document that you can customize for your teaching style! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc.
The previews for my resources provide access to dozens of pages of actual content. Click on the green “PREVIEW” button to see what you’ll get. . . .
Thank you for choosing “Rigorous Resources”!!
Happy teaching!
Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.
Note: These discussion questions are also included in my Gatsby MEGA-Bundle. The bundle contains everything you'll need to deliver amazing and comprehensive lessons on Fitzgerald's novel: over 40 slides and over 240 pages of content-rich handouts and activities. If you've already purchased the bundle, you don't need to purchase these discussion questions. Thanks!
Click to view the Gatsby MEGA-Bundle
Click to view my TeachShare store
Character Analysis Sidewalk Characters
By Beth Hammett
Character traits and analysis fun!
Have some outdoor fun (or use butcher paper for indoors) with sidewalk novel characters! Students choose a character from their novels then do body outlines with sidewalk chalk. Fill these with physical and character traits from quotes within the novel...full directions for implementing and making a competitive game. Can be used with all ages and novels. Excellent for comprehension and assessment.
Reading Awards | Editable Reading Awards | Reading Certificate | Bookworm Awards
By Jane G Learning
Editable reading awards and certificates for any occassion! 60 fun Bookworm Themed Editable Reading Awards and Certificate Templates ideal anytime awards for during the year. Use the reading award and certificate templates to recognise, acknowledge and celebrate student success and achievements. You can easily personalize the templates for any purpose - in any language. Great for Reading Week, Book Week or Welcome Back to School messages as well.
This collection of Bookworm Reading award and certificate templates are editable and you can personalize each one to suit your use or message. Simply edit, personalize, print and present. The templates offer variety and choice. Hopefully they will save you time, energy and money.
All template text is editable so they are great for international languages and multi-lingual use too - edit text to French, Spanish, German, Japanese - any language you choose!
You can:
students
Included in this Set: 60 Editable Reading Award Templates
Product Information:
These editable award templates are in PowerPoint form. You will download files in a flattened and secured PowerPoint file format. This format will allow editing and rearranging of text, text changes and editing font colors, etc. You can rearrange the lines and add logos and clipart where room allows. Please note that Clipart is not editable.
If you do not have PowerPoint then you can use a free on-line version at www.officelive.com - you just need to create an account.
You can change the font to whatever you prefer - I know I have favorites! The font used in the templates are free font. Potato Chips font and Poppins fonts are used and can be downloaded for free (personal use only) by clicking on the links.
The Reading Awards or Certificates are designed to fit on 8.5" x 11" paper and can be reduced or enlarged at the time of printing if needed or can be printed 2 or 4 per page using your printer's settings. If A4 size is needed then you can adjust the template to fit A4 paper size at the time of printing by clicking FIT TO PAGE. Border-free printing will depend on your printer's capability and settings.
The awards and certiifcate are for classroom and/or personal use of the person downloading only.
Additional licenses can be purchased at a discounted price.
Check out other awards - patterned and fun themed ones.
Please ask any questions you may have – I am more than happy to help.
Thank you for visiting Jane G Learning. Click here to Follow Me so that you will see new products and freebies as they are posted.
*************************************************************************************************************
Terms of Use:
All rights reserved by Jane Gallen © Jane G Learning. This product is only to be used by the original person downloading. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. Additional licenses at discounted prices are available. This product must not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view unless by the class teacher for the purposes of distance learning. It may not to be used for Outschool. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.
Bookworm | Bookworm Awards | Reading Achievement | Awards | Editable Awards | Certificates | Reading Awards | Editable End of the Year Reading Awards | Bookworm Certificates | Reading Certificates | Reading Theme | Reading Decor | Bookworm Theme | Reading Week | Reading Decor | Reading Theme Awards | Editable Certificate Templates | Editable Award Templates | Editable Certificates | Kindergarten Reading Awards | Pre-School Reading Awards | End of Year Reading Certificate | Black and White Awards | Black and White Certificates | Reading Incentives
ALPHABET Letter and NUMBERS DETECTIVE NOTEBOOK
By Jan Huebner Play2Grow
This Preschool Alphabet and Numbers Detective mini-book is a fun literacy activity! Your Letter and Number Detectives will love searching indoors and outdoors for objects that have the beginning sound letter, quantities and numbers. There is a “write in” version for early writers and a checklist version. See an ant? Write the word or just check off a mark on the “A” page. There is a take-home/ink-saving copy. You can have the children use pencils, crayons, and markersYour students will love being little detectives. They can check off what they see or get help writing it down, You can work together as a team building on individual strengths. Use mini-clipboards, ring clips, or staples to make these little detective books.
What you get:
Alphabet Images used:
HERE IS WHAT ONE TEACHER HAD TO SAY..."What a clever way to get little ones interested in working with a notebook. Thanks for sharing!"
Get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases:
---Login
Go to --- My Purchases
Go to --- Provider Feedback (beside each product)
Click it --- to give a quick rating and leave feedback.
Each feedback gives credit toward new purchases. I value feedback so I can improve products and created needed ones.
Become a follower to be informed of my new products, discounts, and promotions!
Click --- Green Star (next to store logo)
By Language Arts Excellence
This set of 32 unique task cards contain engaging thought-provoking questions meant to prompt lively discussion for literature circles or books clubs in your middle or high school ELA classroom. Questions are mainly reader-response and are fully aligned to the Common Core. They can be used at any point during the reading of a novel or short story and are great as both full-class lesson plans or for time-fillers at the end of class. I also like to use these cards as bell-ringer activities to check in on my students' thoughts and understanding of the novel as we go. These are the perfect task cards to add to your teacher's toolbox and use all year long! __________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out these great resources that can be adapted for any novel by Language Arts Excellence: Differentiated Essay Prompt Task Cards Novel Soundtrack Assignment Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials Adaptable for ANY Topic Differentiated End of Term Reflection Activities Book Recommendation Form Differentiated Essay Prompts for use with ANY Novel Active Reading Strategy Task Cards
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid #1 by Megan McDonald Comprehension Packet
By Sarah Anderson
I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid #1" by Megan McDonald. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!
Lexile: 540L
Guided Reading Level: M
AR Level: 3.0
AR Quiz Number: 86218
Thanks for stopping by! Please rate or leave a comment. Thanks!
Magic Tree House #14 Day of the Dragon King
By Rachel Thiry
~ Day of the Dragon King literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -Chinese inventions research activity -bingo vocabulary game -cut and paste the vocabulary words to the card each student makes their own card; when a player has bingo they select one of the words and tell why it was important to the story; the game can also be played prior to reading the book to develop vocabulary -compound words activities -word sort – person, place, thing, adjective, time -print off two sets to play memory ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. ~ Day of the Dragon King is an AR level 3.3 book.
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN and THE ONE AND ONLY BOB Novel Study Bundle
By The Book Bandit
Two Novel Studies for THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN and THE ONE AND ONLY BOB by Katherine Applegate.
These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
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!
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The One and Only Ivan
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thank you for your continued support
By Mr. Lee's Learners
About Hey Jack!
'Hey Jack!' is a series of illustrated chapter books for reluctant and emerging readers written by Sally Rippin. The ‘Hey Jack! Series is full of down-to-earn, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every second page and no more than 50 words per page. #bundlebonanza
In the bonus section you will find the document that has all of the worksheets together as one file. If you have suggestions or want to ask any questions, please feel free to reach out to me by email, mrleeslearners1@gmail.com
Included in this bundle are the comprehension worksheets for:
The New Friend
Jack has found a lost puppy! Can he convince his mom and dad to let him keep it? Will the puppy become The New Friend?
The Robot Blues
Jack has made the best robot suit for a costume party, but he's afraid the other kids will think a homemade costume is silly.
The Worry Monster
Jack has a spelling test, but he doesn't want to study for it. What will happen if he leaves it until the last minute?
The Scary Solo
Jack is angry that Billie got the solo he wanted, but can he save the day when things go wrong on concert night?
The Playground Problem
Jack’s friend Billie is away, so he plays with Alex instead. They have lots of fun together! But what will happen when Billie comes back and Jack is faced with The Playground Problem?
The Top Team
Jack wants to win the maths competition at school, but it's not his best subject. Luckily, he's been paired with a maths whiz! Can they work together to win?
The Winning Goal
Jack wants to kick a goal at soccer, but the coach has made him goalie, and there is no glory in goalkeeping.
The Circus Lesson ** Added June 28**
Jack's new babysitter is great--pizza for dinner, juggling lessons and sleeping outside with no tent. But will Jack let his worrying get in the way of enjoying the circus lesson?
The Crazy Cousins ** Added July 7**
When asked to spend the day with his crazy cousins, Jack's reluctance and bad mood may spoil the whole day.
Each book has a two page worksheet that includes questions from the each chapter and vocabulary.
Hey Jack! Books To Be Added
The Worst Sleepover
The Bumpy Ride
The Bravest Kid
The Toy Sale
The Big Adventure
The Best Party Ever
*** How to get TeachShare credits to use on future purchases ***
Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TeachShare credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps me make my products better suit your needs!
*** How To Follow My Store ***
Click the green star beside my name at the top of this page OR at the top of my store page. Following me notifies you when I post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about my store.
Novel Study for Independent or Small Group For Any Novel
By Susan Wolfe
Novel Study for Any Novel (Independent or Small Group Novel Study)
For Grades 6 to 9
Aprox. 8 weeks teaching duration.
Google Slides, PDF, Editable MS Word
No Prep
Includes:
Reading comprehension questions
Several writing assignments
Analysis of character, mood, setting, literary devices
Graphic organizers
Student self assessment
Grading Rubric
My Whole Store Christian Resources Christian Clipart Sunday School Bible Lessons
By Kaylor Creations
Be equipped to engage, inspire, and encourage young learners with ALL of Kaylor Creations’ educational resources! With this growing MEGA bundle deal, you will get all products currently in my store and all future products at the steep discount of 50% off! ✨With the purchase of this bundle, every time I add a new resource to my store, you will get it FREE automatically.✨
If you love Kaylor Creations ✝️Christian Education resources because they engage learners in fun and creative ways, then this is the bundle for you!
This bundle will help you SAVE MONEY overall with 50% off the cost of buying individually!
This bundle will help you SAVE TIME in planning because you will get all the ready-to-go printable resources in my store such as:
Bible Lessons, Crafts, Games, Worksheets
Preschool Bible Letter and Number of the Week
Primary Reading and Math Resources
Bible Story Decodable Reader Mini Books
Seasonal Crafts and Activities
Christian Clipart and Borders
Kindergarten Readiness Resources
Classroom Decorations
Upper Elementary Reading Comprehension Resources
Classroom Community Building Resources
Click the "Preview Included Products" to see exactly what you get!
I aim to make all my resources INSPIRE and ENCOURAGE young learners.
This bundle is a PERFECT idea for teachers of:
Also, with this bundle, you will BIG credits! You get one TeachShare credit for every $ you spend on TPT. To get that credit for the items that you purchased, you need to leave a review. With a review of this MEGA bundle, you are sure to get plenty of credits for any other TeachShare purchases you may make!
So if you love Kaylor Creations resources because they ENGAGE young learners in fun and creative ways, and you want to save time and money, then this is the bundle for you!
Thank you and HAPPY TEACHING!
(Note: The only resources in my store not included will be any custom bundles or lessons created for other teachers.)
STAY CONNECTED!
Click the Green Star and be notified as each new set comes out!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask here on my page or email me at KaylorCreations@gmail.com
FREE SAMPLE! MATH and LITERACY BUNDLE SCHOOL THEME
By Jan Huebner Play2Grow
ENJOY THIS FREE SAMPLE! Math and Literacy WORKSHEETS is full of alphabet letter practice, numbers and counting, writing, colors, CVC word creation, and shapes in worksheets and activities. Activities include “cut and paste”, mini-books, color by number, bar graphs, matching, and tracing to name a few. Use for morning work, Math and Literacy Centers or homework. Have close at hand for substitute teachers.
THE FULL BUNDLE INCLUDES THREE PRODUCTS:
Skills being taught:
Check out other Back to School PRODUCTS!
Morning Meeting
Room Decor
Prewriting lines, shapes, letters, and numbers
**NEW** "JanHuebnerPlay2Grow TeachShare VIP Followers" HELP CENTER
Come here to have your questions answered by me and teachers just like you. Visit often for sales announcements, give-a-ways, teaching ideas and encouragement! It's brand new and it needs you!!
Get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases:
---Login
Go to --- My Purchases
Go to --- Provider Feedback (beside each product)
Click it --- to give a quick rating and leave feedback.
Each feedback gives a credit toward new purchases. I value feedback so I can improve products and created needed ones.
Become a follower to be informed of my new products, discounts and promotions!
Click --- Green Star (next to store logo)
Building A Dream: Mary Bethune's School by Richard Kelso Comprehension Packet
By Sarah Anderson
I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Building A Dream: Mary Bethune's School" by Richard Kelso. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!
Lexile: N/A
Guided Reading Level: N/A
AR Level: 4.6
AR Quiz Number: 12508
Thanks for looking! Please rate and leave a comment.
By Rachel Thiry
Your students will be entertained while making connections with Suds and his friends in Mrs. Simms class! Third Grade Angels is a wonderful, encouraging story for students in grades 2, 3, and 4. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary -answer key for chapter questions -venn diagram graphic organizer for character comparison Third Grade Angels is an AR level 2.9 book. Fourth Grades Rats is coming soon, so please check back if you find this resource helpful! We hope your students enjoy this Jerry Spinelli book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~
CAT KID COMIC CLUB by Dav Pilkey -Book Study and Comprehension Companion Unit
By The Book Bandit
A Book Study Companion for CAT KID COMIC CLUB by Dav Pilkey.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 2, 3 and 4 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.
The Cat Kid units has been planned so that over the course of all the books, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities. This is a 36 page literacy unit designed to promote thinking and comprehension.
The unit includes printable and digital versions and an Answer Key.
The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context.This Unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. Each chapter has a page of comprehension activities and a page with an extra literacy response. Topic ideas for mini lessons have been given for each chapter that would further support or scaffold student learning. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher.
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!
Dog Man #1 by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man #2 Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man #3 A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man #4 Dog Man and Cat Kid
Dog Man #5 Lord of the Fleas
Dog Man #6 Brawl of the Wild
Dog Man#7 For Whom the Ball Rolls
Dog Man #8 Fetch-22
Dog Man #9 Grime and Punishment
Diary of a Wimpy Kid No.16 - Big Shot
Thank you for your continued support
Billie B. Brown: The Soccer Star by Sally Rippin Book Study
By Mr. Lee's Learners
The Soccer Star by Sally Rippin is part of the Billie B. Brown series. This file contains comprehension questions for each chapter of the book. It has an Accelerated Reading level of 2.4. About the Story: When Billie hears that one of the soccer teams needs an extra player, she can’t wait to play! But when Billie fi nds out that she’s not allowed to play because she is a girl, she is really cross. It is the silliest thing that Billie has ever heard! But Billie doesn’t stay cross for very long. Instead, with the help of her best friend Jack Billie comes up with an idea that will show the boys that girls can play soccer too! Other Billie B. Brown Book Studies Billie B. Brown: The Extra-Special Helper By Sally Rippin Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Secret Message by Sally Rippin Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Birthday Mix-up by Sally Rippin Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Big Sister by Sally Rippin Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Beautiful Haircut by Sally Rippin Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Little Lie by Sally Rippen Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Second-best Friend by Sally Rippen Book Study Billie B. Brown: The Copycat Kid by Sally Rippen Book Study *** How to get TeachShare credits to use on future purchases *** Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button, click it and you will be taken to a page where you can leave a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you’ll earn TeachShare credits that can be applied to future purchases to save you money! Plus, the feedback you provide helps me make my products better suit your needs! *** How To Follow My Store *** Click the green star beside my name at the top of this page OR at the top of my store page. Following me notifies you when I post a new item and you will receive customized email updates about my store.
Eat the Alphabet Letters ABC Book for Kindergarten with EDITABLE page!
By Jan Huebner Play2Grow
Save time teaching the letters of the alphabet with this alphabet book that matches the teacher’s, “Eat the Alphabet Recipe Book”. There is a variety of food all of which I have been able to purchase at my local grocery store. [some items may not be available in your area.] An EDITABLE page is included for your personal changes.
What you get:
Images are:
#Play2GrowHealthywithMsJan
Get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases:
---Login
Go to --- My Purchases
Go to --- Provider Feedback (beside each product)
Click it --- to give a quick rating and leave feedback.
Each feedback gives a credit toward new purchases. I value feedback so I can improve products and created needed ones.
Become a follower to be informed of my new products, discounts and promotions!
Click --- Green Star (next to store logo)
Long Road to Freedom: Journey of the Hmong by Linda Barr Comprehension Packet
By Sarah Anderson
I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Long Road to Freedom: Journey of the Hmong" by Linda Barr. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!
Lexile: 700L
Guided Reading Level: N/A
AR Level: 4.9
AR Quiz Number: 84948
Thanks for looking! Please rate and leave a comment.
Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic
By Rachel Thiry
Izzy-wizzy fuzzy-wuzzy! Can Mr. Magic pull a rabbit out of his hat? Read to find out the fun that follows those magic words.
Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey.
The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book.
As an added bonus a full page version is included!
Included in the packet:
-comprehension questions for each chapter
-13 vocabulary words
-magic word collector page
-answer key for chapter questions
-magic trick culminating project
Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic is an AR level 2.7 book.
Other books in the collection:
Mrs. Moody in the Birthday Jinx
Searching for Stinkodon
Triple Pet Trouble
We hope your students enjoy this Megan McDonald book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies.
Thanks for visiting and checking out our store!
~ Judy & Rachel ~