6th Grade Literature Literature Circles

Covering The Kite Runner? Don't know where to get started? This bundle is just for your! Includes a Introduction Power Point, study guide, graphic organizers, film analysis, novel project choice board, and characterization flip book. Great for differentiation.

Ready for a The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready to engage your students in reading The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking? How about top-notch The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail activities as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study for The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail is exactly what you’re looking for! 

This no-prep The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study by Richard Peck includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in this The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS THE MOUSE WITH THE QUESTION MARK TAIL NOVEL STUDY? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

15 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

19 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• elements of plot
• signposts
• fantasy vs. realism
• plot diagram
• theme

6 writing prompts and response pages including:

• informational writing
• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

4 language/grammar skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives and antonyms
• adverbs

answer keys

vocabulary lists by chapter

A link to a free Google Slides digital version of this The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study is included.

You will absolutely love this The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make this The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying about novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “Loved this! The kids were engaged and looked forward to what was next.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students.  They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions.  It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “An excellent novel study with a comprehensive abundance of activities and skills. I really enjoyed using it with my class this year.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I appreciated all the CCSS-aligned content. This is definitely a novel study I can use year after year, focusing on a variety of standards.”

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

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Daily Language Review 4th Grade YEAR LONG BUNDLE - Language Spiral Review

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Review MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study MEGA BUNDLE of the Whole Library

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Engage your students with these Pre-Reading Historical Introductions to 4 superb novels; perfect for read-aloud! These Digital POWERPOINT lessons seamlessly present background information for each novel's setting and the critical world events of the time-period. These resources greatly improve comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

• Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis -*audiobook link included

• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

• The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis-*audiobook link included

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

Each POWERPOINT presentation includes:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by each Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre- and Post- Printable Assessments with Answer Keys** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides!

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

Little Leaders Bold Women in Black History: Women's History Month and Black History Month Biographies BUNDLE

Are you studying Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison to your students? This deeply discounted BUNDLE includes a poster set, research templates, and women's black history biographies for each of the 40 highlighted women in this book.

These files can be used any time of year but are particularly timely for Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March. This book showcases 40 Black women who significantly impacted history and displayed incredible perseverance in the face of adversity and challenge.

Please see the individual files for product thumbnails and previews.

The following women are featured in this product:

• Phyllis Wheatley
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Rebecca Lee Crumpler
• Mary Bowser
• Mary Eliza Mahoney
• Charlotte E. Ray
• Ida B. Wells
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Alma Woodsey Thomas
• Alice Ball
• Bessie Coleman
• Augusta Savage
• Marian Anderson
• Josephine Baker
• Mahalia Jackson
• Rosa Parks
• Gwendolyn Brooks
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Mamie Phipps Clark
• Katherine Johnson
• Shirley Chisholm
• Althea Gibson
• Maya Angelou
• Nichelle Nichols
• Nina Simone
• Audre Lorde
• Raven Wilkinson
• Wilma Rudolph
• Marcelite Harris
• Angela Davis
• Octavia E. Butle
• Julie Dash
• Ruby Bridges
• Oprah Winfrey
• Gwen Ifill
• Dr. Mae Jemison
• Florence Joyner
• Lorna Simpson
• Dominique Dawes

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Two NOVEL STUDIES for THE LAST BEAR by Hannah Gold and THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS by Peter Brown.

These are engaging and comprehensive units that allow your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter the units can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. They have been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The units have been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.

Activities include:

• COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
• Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
• Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work.
• Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
• Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.

All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!

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

Thank you for your continued support

Covering the As You Like It? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students.

Complete Unit.

Covers the entire play of As You Like It !

Great for differentiation.

Ready for a novel study for The Name of this Book is Secret that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready to engage your students in reading The Name of this Book is Secret and practice reading comprehension at the same time? How about top-notch activities for The Name of this Book is Secret as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study is exactly what you’re looking for! 

This no-prep novel study for The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. This The Name of this Book is Secret novel study also includes the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS NOVEL STUDY FOR THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

14 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

19 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• elements of plot
• quests
• fantasy vs. reality
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme

5 writing prompts and response pages including:

• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

3 language/grammar skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives and antonyms

answer keys

vocabulary lists

An Easel-ready file is included as well as a link to a free Google Slides digital version of the novel study.

You will absolutely love this novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make it perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying about novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Benjamin said “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sandra said: “Loved this! The kids were engaged and looked forward to what was next.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kate said “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students.  They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions.  It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mrs. S said “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ciara said “An excellent novel study with a comprehensive abundance of activities and skills. I really enjoyed using it with my class this year.”

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

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More great resources:

Esperanza Rising Digital Novel Study

Bud, Not Buddy Digital Novel Study

Matilda Digital Novel Study

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Novel Study

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Engage your students with these Pre-Reading Historical Introductions to 4 BIBLICALLY-BASED, Christian novels. These Digital Powerpoint lessons seamlessly present the background to each novel's significant setting with critical world events of the time period. These resources greatly improve comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

• Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls Wilson -*audiobook link included

• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare -*audiobook link included

• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt - *audiobook link included

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

Each POWERPOINT presentation includes:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by each Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre- and Post- Printable Assessments with Answer Keys** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides!

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

A NOVEL STUDY for GANGSTA GRANNY STRIKES AGAIN based on the book by David Walliams.

This 90 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.
• 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.

In need of engaging activities for a novel study? Teaching Frankenstein but don't know where to get started? We bundled some of our best resources here for Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein (also known as The Modern Prometheus) to help you and your students have a successful novel study.

Frankenstein Introduction Power Point which introduces your students to concepts and themes present within the text.

Frankenstein Flipbook Study Guide ensures your students are keeping track with key ideas and details of the text.

Frankenstein Characterization flipbook ensures your students understand characterization and character development.

Graphic Organizers for ANY Novel! ensures your students are keeping track of the Plot, Vocabulary, Theme, Symbols, and aid in comprehension of the text.

Film Analysis Worksheet for Novels Helps your students analyze one of the many Frankenstein Films.

Ready for a novel study for The Devil's Arithmetic that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready for reading comprehension questions that will engage your students in reading The Devil's Arithmetic? How about a top-notch activities for The Devil's Arithmetic as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study for The Devil's Arithmetic is exactly what you’re looking for! 

This no-prep novel study for The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. This Devil's Arithmetic novel study also includes the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills.

The flexible printable and digital formats make it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills depending on the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS NOVEL STUDY FOR THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

10 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

21 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• fantasy vs. reality
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme
• historical context
• symbolism

6 writing prompts and response pages including:

• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing,
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

3 language skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives and antonyms

answer keys

vocabulary lists

An Easel-ready file is included as well as a link to a free Google Slides digital version of The Devil's Arithmetic novel study.

You will absolutely love this The Devil's Arithmetic novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. 

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make it perfect for Read with Someone stations, send-home packets, or even an activity to leave with the substitute. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

______________________________________________________________

More great resources:

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Digital Novel Study

Savvy Novel Study

Dash Novel Study

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Copyright ©Curious Classroom Adventures

Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Engage your students with these Pre-Reading Historical Introductions to 4 BIBLICALLY-BASED, Christian novels. These Digital Google Lessons seamlessly present the background to each novel's significant setting with critical world events of the time-period. These resources greatly improve comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

• Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls Wilson -audiobook link included

• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare -audiobook link included

• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt - audiobook link included

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

Each Google Slides presentation includes:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by each Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre- and Post- Printable Assessments with Answer Keys** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

A 51 page Book Study Companion for A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park.

With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 4, 5 and 6 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.

This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.

The Unit 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. 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.

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!

The Lost Whale

The World's Worst Pets

Dog Man Series

Fing

Fantastic Mr Fox

Thank you for your continued support

Teaching The Book Thief? Don't know where to start? This bundle includes many activities to do before, during, and after reading the novel. This is a complete unit for the The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Includes

• Study Guide
• Characterization Flip book
• Graphic Organizers
• Holocaust Webquest
• Introduction Power Point
• Vocabulary Quizzes
• Answer Keys

Ready for a novel study for Matilda that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready to engage your students in reading Matilda and practice all reading comprehension skills at the same time? How about a top-notch Matilda novel study as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study for Matilda is exactly what you’re looking for! 

This no-prep novel study for Matilda by Roald Dahl includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. This Matilda novel study also includes the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading skills, and literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible printable and digital formats make it a breeze to assign skills to practice depending on the needs of your students, the concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even that skill demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS NOVEL STUDY FOR MATILDA? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

20 comprehension and vocabulary assignments

19 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• fantasy vs. reality
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme

6 writing prompts and response pages including:

• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing,
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

4 language skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• adverbs

ANSWER KEYS

An Easel-ready file is included as well as a link to a free Google Slides digital version of the Matilda novel study.

You will absolutely love this Matilda novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. 

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make it perfect for Read with Someone stations, send-home packets, or even an activity to leave with the substitute. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Karen said “This teacher resource for Matilda was extremely appropriate for my class.  I appreciated that there weren't a lot of pictures and busyness to the pages.  I also appreciate that the seller changed the font type to a more legible print for struggling readers.  My class loved Matilda and this teacher source was very helpful for my class of 5th graders.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ciara said “An excellent resource with a comprehensive abundance of activities and skills for use with Matilda. I really enjoyed using it with my class this year.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alison said “Very nice! My students loved Matilda and this novel study was very easy to use and follow. Very helpful!”

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

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More great resources:

Charlie the Chocolate Factory Novel Study

Wonder Novel Study

Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing

Bunnicula Novel Study

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR 3 NOVELS SET DURING

EARLY AMERICA bundle includes 3 texts :

"Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson BL 5.2

"Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson BL 4.4

"Riding Freedom" by Pam Munoz Ryan BL 4.5

These 3 introductory historical lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Historical facts, photo visuals, and video clips clearly support the details of the text.

EACH POWERPOINT CONTAINS:

**HISTORICAL SLIDES filled with links to critical information, factual videos & time period music...**Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

Opening slide
-genre, author photo and short author bio.

Setting slides
-Location facts, photos, maps
-Time period facts, photos and links
-Link to period music
-Links to historical video clips

World Event slides

-The World Events which shape the context of each novel set during Early America are explained through rich photos, maps, and video links. The huge impact these events had on the people living during this time-period is presented to better set the stage for reading.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review

PRINTABLE USES: Worksheets, word walls, interactive notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This bundle is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

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A NOVEL STUDY for THE LAST BEAR by Hannah Gold.

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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Covering the The Hate U Give? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning fun and easy for your students!

Complete Unit.

Covers the entire novel of The Hate U Give!

Great for differentiation.

Includes:

⭐The Hate U Give Introduction Power Point

⭐The Hate U Give Study Guide

⭐The Hate U Give Characterization

⭐The Hate U Give Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles

⭐The Hate U Give Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes

⭐Graphic Organizers - Any Novel

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Ready for a novel study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? With vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter, you'll engage your students in reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and practice reading skills at the same time! If you're looking for a top-notch Edward Tulane novel study as easy as hitting the print button, this no-prep novel study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is for you! 

This no-prep novel study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo includes . This Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane novel study also includes the opportunity to practice reading strategies, build vocabulary, use reading comprehension skills, build literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills depending on the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS NOVEL STUDY FOR THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE? 

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

14 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

20 reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• fantasy vs. reality
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme
• quests

6 writing prompts and response pages including:

• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing,
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

3 language skills including:

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives

ANSWER KEYS

VOCABULARY LISTS BY CHAPTER

An Easel-ready file is included as well as a link to a free Google Slides digital version of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane novel study. For a preview of that resource CLICK HERE.

You will absolutely love this Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. 

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and flexible format make it perfect for Read with Someone stations, send-home packets, or even an activity to leave with the substitute. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “This was a fantastic resource! Very well made and was just perfect! Kids definitely enjoyed this and I will use it again and again!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “This has been a lifesaver for my distance learning class novel. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love how I can use these with specific chapters or skills. Very easy to use!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Amazing and thorough unit!”

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

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The following has been created as preparation for read aloud, guided reading, literature circles, book clubs, whole group instruction, etc. of historical fiction text.

PURPOSE: This NONFICTION Google Slide BUNDLE provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for the following classic UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADE novels:

Fever 1793, Where the Red Fern Grows, Esperanza Rising, Number the Stars

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards

**EACH HISTORICAL Google Slide Lesson:**Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

• Opening slides -

genre, author photo and short bio.

•Setting slides

-Location facts, photos, maps

-Time period facts, photos and links

-Link to period music

-Links to historical video clips

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Prep for read aloud, lit. circles, etc.

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

These lessons are also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy,

-from Kiwious About Vocab!

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!