Less than $5 Reading Projects

Make your own book template! Kids love writing their own stories. This is an easy to print document that students can put together themselves to make their own book. Working on vocabulary or spelling words? Have students copy them at the beginning of the book and then use them throughout the story. Have students share their own stories with others in the class to encourage reading skills. All you need to do is print out a copy for each student, and let their own imagination soar.

Fun, engaging book activity:

This project is a fun way to keep students engaged in reading leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. You can establish this activity by reading the book "Balloons Over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet. This helps students understand the concept of Balloons at a parade.

Teachers can determine whether students will decorate an actual balloon or just designing a balloon. Instructions are included for both activities.

A question booklet containing questions about character and setting is provided. Students will make real world connections between their character and themselves. There are three versions of this booklet each with its own type of handwriting lines.

Students will love showing off their creation in a class parade!

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Supply list.
• Links to supply inspiration.
• Two versions of the student directions.
• Balloon design template.
• Tags for display.
• Character and Setting Question Booklet (3 handwriting line versions)

How is this product useful:

• Engaging activity before a holiday.
• Students will use their creativity.
• Links to make getting supplies easier.
• Questions help students make real world connections.

This no prep Google Slides project works perfectly with almost any middle grade/YA fiction novel. While students are highly engaged and thinking creatively they are simultaneously analyzing text elements such as the plot, conflict, resolution, theme, and point of view of various characters. This resource includes directions, an editable yearbook template, and a teacher exemplar in case students need ideas bringing their work to life. Integrates seamlessly to Google Classroom!

The ELA department at my school uses independent projects like these in our choice boards as students finish their work early. This would also be great to replace book reports or as an extension or passion project!

If you are looking to explore the topic of immigration in American history, this "What Was Ellis Island?" book report project digital product for 3rd and 4th-grade students is perfect. It's designed to enhance non-fiction reading comprehension and book report writing skills!

This resource includes:

• Comprehensive Google Slides digital lesson for reading comprehension and book report writing support
• 9-page printable PDF book report flip book template

Please see the product preview for more visual details.

NOTE: You need a (free) Google account to access the digital lesson, and you will need access to the book "What Was Ellis Island" by Patricia Brennan Demuth to complete the digital and printable activities.

Students will dive into the historical context of Ellis Island, gaining a deeper understanding of this significant immigration event in world history. The digital lesson guides students through key facts, timelines, and the impact of these events.

How to use this resource:

• Have students read the book, "What Was Ellis Island?"
• Print the book report flip book template
• Open and present the Google Slides digital lesson
• Follow the intuitive prompts, which will take you through each step of the book report. For example, if it's time to work on the "facts" page, there is a series of multiple-choice questions on specific facts detailed in the text that will help refresh the students' memories and comprehension. Then students can fill in the facts they found most interesting.
• Have fun guessing the mystery puzzle between each section of the book report!

The printable PDF book report flip book template provides creative book report ideas, such as summarizing the events, using critical thinking skills, and creating a timeline. It can be used with any non-fiction book. Students will also use a book review template to evaluate the significance of Ellis Island and America's history of immigration. Overall, this project offers an engaging way for students to explore non-fiction text structures while learning about a crucial moment in history.

The non-fiction book report flip book pages include:

   ✏book title info

   ✏rating & review

   ✏vocabulary

   ✏facts

   ✏text ideas

   ✏series of events

   ✏making life connections

   ✏what I learned

   ✏questions I have

   ✏setting & subject

   ✏interesting event

   ✏important event

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Want a fun way to help your learner's focus on their interests? This resource breaks down a learning project into mini steps that aren't overwhelming for young learners. Just choose a topic to explore and let the learning begin.

This resource includes:

- A KWL chart-

- Two options for facts gathered when doing research from an online source or a book of your choice

- A space to create a rough draft

- A cover sheet to create an illustration to go along with your learning project

- Two options for writing paper to allow for different aged writers

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The Creative Writing & Speaking Proposal & Rubric Kit

Struggling to craft compelling proposals for creative writing and speaking projects? Look no further! This comprehensive kit equips you with the tools to:

• Craft winning proposals: Build strong arguments, showcase your ideas, and secure project approval with ease.
• Develop engaging rubrics: Establish clear expectations and ensure successful project completion.
• Spark creativity: Find inspiration and ignite your inner voice with practical tips and engaging exercises.

This kit includes the following activities:

Collaborative Projects

1. Capitalization Cup Showcase - Decorate cups with different capitalization rules and create a display to showcase their cups.
2. A Bite Into A Tasty Paragraph - This engaging project tackles two key areas: reading comprehension and verb tense mastery.

Creative writing and speaking

1. Character Profile - Make a character profile by identifying nouns and their character traits.
2. I Am Looking Forward To ____ (year) - Students can write down 2 New Year’s resolutions (or what they are “looking” forward to) this (2025-2027)
3. My Thankful Heart -Students can express their thankfulness by listing at least 10 things they are thankful for (comin year). Integrated topics: Identifying Nouns, Common and Proper Nouns, Abstract and Concrete Nouns
4. A Rainbow of Words - Students can describe themselves using adjectives.

Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Avi's Crispin? How about a Socratic Seminar!

This file contains 2 different packets of Socratic Circle questions- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains 3 different questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has a page where each student will monitor a partner in the opposite circle. I've also included a rubric for your use!

When you print out the file, you'll see packet A on the top half of the sheet, packet B on the bottom half, and then the rubric as the last page of the file. You'll need to cut each packet page in half after you print them out, as each booklet you give to the students is only half a page. They are labeled A and B. Give half your class A, half B, and allow them to plan! The day of the circle, you'll let A discuss for maybe 20-30 minutes, then flip-flop your circles and have B discuss.

My students really enjoy Socratic Seminars! I have found it works better when you give each group three different questions, so you don't see the same discussion 2 times, which is how this packet is set up.

I used the Socratic Circle as their "final test grade" for Crispin. The students need to have completed the whole book to answer the questions included in the packet.

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World Read Aloud Day Crowns

These crowns are the perfect addition to any classroom on World Read Aloud Day. Help students realize their love for reading by sharing it with others!

- These crowns come without a year listed to use anytime OR with years through 2030.

- Writing and illustrating prompt is included

- Students can color and/or decorate crowns

- Attach crowns using sentence strips

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eschool to Kindergarten ALPHABET SNACK Mats with activities that teach the alphabet in an innovative and fun way! Fine motor skills are improved. Fill the bowl with snacks or use cut out manipulative beginning sound images.

Students become engaged when you tell them that they should, “Eat the Alphabet.” Use this product for Letter of the Week, Healthy Eating, Centers, playdough mats, and take-home. All in Color and Black and White.

What you get:

• Mats w/beginning sounds
• Mats plain
• Alphabet Soup letters
• Make a snack word sheets.
• Striped alphabet cards
• Thin-lined alphabet cards
• Alphabet Cut & Paste

Preschool/Kindergarten Learning Objectives:

• Letter and letter word recognition
• Learn beginning sounds.
• Make simple words.
• Improve Fine Motor Skills and improve hand strength.
• Increase Attention Span.

Product Ideas:

• Room Library – make an alphabet book
• Laminate (or sheet protectors) for Center use
• Snack time.
• Include Manipulatives or stickers.
• Use as coloring pages.

Alphabet Images are:

• Apple
• Banana
• Carrot
• Durian
• Eggplant
• Fig
• Grapes
• Honeydew
• Iceberg lettuce
• Mango
• Nut
• Orange
• Pumpkin
• Quince
• Radish
• Strawberry
• Tomato
• Urad Beans
• Vegetables
• Watermelon
• Ximenia
• Yam
• Zucchini

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This is a newsletter about Ruby Bridges as an African American Artist and Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Black History Month or Women's History Month.

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Arthur's Tooth is a great book for students to read to discuss losing a tooth, being a good friend, being patient, going to the dentist, how to care for your teeth, etc. Students are presented with a variety of comprehension questions based on what happens in the book, Arthur's Tooth. Students can answer these questions as the book is read to them, as they read the book independently or they can use the text for lookbacks once the book is finished.

This product features a creative and contemporary assignment in which students create their own music playlist for a novel by analyzing the lyrics of their favorite songs and synthesizing them with literary elements of their chosen book. This is a great activity that encourages students to think beyond the traditional 5 paragraph essay and consider literary elements in a deeper and more creative way. Your students will thank you for giving them a chance to have fun as they apply higher-order thinking skills!

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• Assignment with Concise Directions
• 3-Page Template for Playlist
• Comprehensive Rubric
• Exemplary Student Example

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⭐ Characters in the Hot Seat!

⭐ Figurative Language Challenge Game

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⭐ Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ Book Recommendation Form

⭐ Differentiated End of Year Reflection Activities

⭐ Differentiated Essay Prompts for use with ANY Novel

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Get students involved in your class reading or begin writing their own skits! This product allows students to participate in your classes more through SKITS & READER'S THEATRE! This product can be used for 6th - 12th grade students. Check it out!

This Product Includes:

1. 2 STYLES of WORKSHEET ACTIVITIES

2. 4+ Pages of Clarification and Explanation if Uses of this Item

will help to make your classroom GREAT!

This product includes;

*Student Nonfiction Research Packet

(Geared towards research on animals but one page is without headings for you to adjust as you'd like)

-There are sections for Habitat, Young, Physical Features, Food, Interesting Facts, and an extra blank form.

-Schema

-Questions you have on the animal

-Important words

-Resources Page

*Final Product RAFT Menu

*Rubric for Grading

Feel free to see more in depth on this product and how it is used on my blog at

http://firstgradefabulosity.blogspot.com/2014/03/nonfiction-research-project.html

Differentiate Novel Response - 7 different responses for students to choose from. This has been used as an accountability piece for students. Many of the options are also applicable to media literacy studies, so marks could be given for both reading and media.

Learn to Have FUN with Poetry!

Add this introduction to your unit on poetry to engage your students in reading and writing several different styles of poetry. Your students will learn the basic elements of poetry and how to write some of the most common and fun kinds of poems! Spark a love of poetry in your students with this engaging unit!

Includes 20 pages that cover:

• Elements of Poetry
• Haiku
• Limerick
• Cinquain
• Acrostic
• Free Verse

Print and Google Slides Versions Included

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Teach young learners the biblical story of Joseph and His Coat of Colors with this fun and engaging Bible Lesson. These Joseph and His Coat of Colors Bible Activities are perfect for Children’s Church or Sunday School. Included in this lesson, you will find a printable booklet featuring the story of Joseph and His Coat of Colors along with a variety of NO-PREP, bible activities geared towards kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. This Sunday School lesson will excite your group about learning the story of Joseph and His Coat of Colors!

Joseph and His Coat of Colors Bible Lesson & Activities for Sunday School & Church Includes:

• Bible Story 

• Word Search

• Coloring Page

• Board Game

• Comic Book Page

• 2 Mazes (easy and harder option)

These are great NO PREP activities for your Sunday School or Children's Church lesson to teach the story of Abraham and Isaac!

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Read Across America Day: Read, Imagine And Dream Poster

Get ready to celebrate Read Across America Day in style with our collaborative poster activity. Join us as we come together to showcase the joy of reading through a vibrant and inspiring poster.

Our poster theme, "Read, Imagine, Dream," sums up the magical journey of diving into books and exploring endless possibilities.

In this delightful activity, each student will receive a unique coloring page. These coloring pages are sure to captivate the imagination of every student. What makes this activity truly special is that each individual coloring page is a piece of a larger puzzle, contributing to the creation of a collaborative masterpiece.

The collaborative poster is in a 37.5 × 30-inch size, divided into 20 squares (one for each student).

The design features very clean edges, without any crisp lines.

In this pack you will receive:

• A PDF that includes 25 Pages.
• Each page size 8.5×11 inch
• Poster Sample
• Poster template
• Students instruction
• Coloring page

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If you are looking to explore non-fiction text structures, this "What Was The Donner Party?" book report project digital product for 3rd and 4th-grade students is perfect. It's designed to enhance non-fiction reading comprehension and book report writing skills!

This resource includes:

• Comprehensive Google Slides digital lesson for reading comprehension and book report writing support
• 9-page printable PDF book report flip book template

Please see the product preview for more visual details.

NOTE: You need a (free) Google account to access the digital lesson, and you will need access to the book "What Was The Donner Party" by Ben Hubbard to complete the digital and printable activities.

Students will dive into the historical context of The Donner Party, gaining a deeper understanding of this significant event in world history. The digital lesson guides students through key facts, timelines, and the impact of these events.

How to use this resource:

• Have students read the book, "What Was The Donner Party?"
• Print the book report flip book template
• Open and present the Google Slides digital lesson
• Follow the intuitive prompts, which will take you through each step of the book report. For example, if it's time to work on the "facts" page, there is a series of multiple-choice questions on specific facts detailed in the text that will help refresh the students' memories and comprehension. Then students can fill in the facts they found most interesting.
• Have fun guessing the mystery puzzle between each section of the book report!

The printable PDF book report flip book template provides creative book report ideas, such as summarizing the events, using critical thinking skills, and creating a timeline. It can be used with any non-fiction book. Students will also use a book review template to evaluate The Donner Party's significance. Overall, this project offers an engaging way for students to explore non-fiction text structures while learning about a crucial event in history.

The non-fiction book report flip book pages include:

   ✏book title info

   ✏rating & review

   ✏vocabulary

   ✏facts

   ✏text ideas

   ✏series of events

   ✏making life connections

   ✏what I learned

   ✏questions I have

   ✏setting & subject

   ✏interesting event

   ✏important event

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   ✏What Were the Salem Witch Trials? Non-Fiction Book Report Project 4th Grade

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Preschool to Kindergarten ALPHABET SNACK Mats with activities teach the alphabet in an innovative and fun way! Fine motor skills are improved. Fill the bowl with snacks or manipulative beginning sound images provided!

Students become engaged when you tell them that they should, “Eat the Alphabet.” Use this product for Letter of the Week, Healthy Eating, Centers, playdough mats and take home. All in Color and Black and White.

What you get IN THE FULL PRODUCT:

• Mats w/beginning sounds
• Mats plain
• Alphabet Soup letters
• Make a snack word sheets.
• Striped alphabet cards
• Thin lined alphabet cards
• Alphabet Cut & Paste

Preschool/Kindergarten Learning Objectives:

• Letter and letter word recognition
• Learn beginning sounds.
• Make simple words.
• Improve Fine Motor Skills and improve hand strength.
• Increase Attention Span.

Product Ideas:

• Room Library – make an alphabet book
• Laminate (or sheet protectors) for Center use
• Snack time.
• Include Manipulatives or stickers.
• Use as coloring pages.

Alphabet Images for THE FULL PRODUCT are:

• Apple
• Banana
• Carrot
• Durian
• Eggplant
• Fig
• Grapes
• Honeydew
• Iceberg lettuce
• Mango
• Nut
• Orange
• Pumpkin
• Quince
• Radish
• Strawberry
• Tomato
• Urad Beans
• Vegetables
• Watermelon
• Ximenia
• Yam
• Zucchini

IMAGES ARE:

• A-apple
• B-bus
• C-cake
• D-dog
• E-elephant
• F-flag
• G-grapes
• H-hand
• I-igloo
• J-jam
• K-kangaroo
• L-lion
• M-mouse
• N-nest
• O-owl
• P-pear
• Q-queen
• R-robot
• S-snail
• T-tree
• U-unicorn
• V-vest
• W-whale
• X-x-ray
• Y-yogurt
• Z-zipper

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