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Common Core SL.6.1 guided reading books
Skeleton Creek Book Study with Digital Notebook
This is how you change reluctant readers into EAGER READERS! Students BEG to read this book each day and when we finish, they CAN'T WAIT to read the next books in the series!! This is what gets kids reading! What's in it for the teacher?? It's PACKED with figurative language, references to famous literature (such as the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe), and SO MANY standards--even the ones that can be difficult to find good lessons for! Guiding questions help you get students THINKING CRITICALLY and di
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4th - 7th
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Novel Study Unit
This Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling complete novel study provides many interesting layers for student discussion about empathy, understanding differences, and the art of problem solving. The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is an excellent realistic fiction book with lots of humor, insight into living with a disability, and a mystery mixed in too.Low prep, standards based, high engagement with many reading activity options from which to choose! A great
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning and Empathy Novel Study Literature Bundle
The Music of Dolphins Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse has a unique format, which makes it a great novel study to analyze author's style. This standards based literature unit resource contains ongoing activities that students complete throughout the reading, a variety of graphic organizers, and opportunities for class discussions about family, freedom, and what defines us as humans.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files for The Music of Dolphins. The resource includes a student PDF with all student activ
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Life as We Knew It Complete Novel Unit
Novel Unit includes:
24 daily day lesson plans with Common Core connections
Literature Circle discussion sheets
cause/effect lesson
Irony lesson
Prediction activities
research project
Read Response
Character analysis activities
theme assessment
literary terms-practice
problem solving worksheet
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Restart Novel Study Chapter Questions and Discussion Questions
The Restart chapter and discussion questions will give students repeated opportunities to practice essential standards-aligned literacy skills during a novel study. For every chapter grouping of Restart by Gordon Korman (2 chapters), students will have to answer rigorous, text-based questions that assess not only their ability to comprehend but also their ability to analyze key events. With numerous options for implementation, the resource also allows for differentiation and can enable accommoda
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
The Circuit, by Francisco Jimenez "Interactive Powerpoint"- Chpt. 9
This product is an interactive PowerPoint that engages students in "active reading" and "active participation" by working with a partner and answering questions using provided sentence starters. The story is "chunked" into specific paragraphs (as displayed on each slide), and students are given questions to think about before reading each chunk. After reading, students write down notes, share answers with a partner, and then share out with the whole class. After answering, the teacher clicks the
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6th - 8th
A Secret for Two by Reynolds short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "A Secret for Two" by Quentin Reynolds is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "A Secret for Two" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis activities, there is a map design activity
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Book Club Anchor Chart
A great resource for the classroom to remind students of what effective book clubs look like. This anchor chart/student reference sheet aligns to the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Reading.
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Book Club Charts
You Can't Take It with You by Eva-Lis Wuorio short story unit
This short story resource for "You Can't Take It with You" by Eva-Lis Wuorio is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "You Can't Take It with You" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis activities, there is a cr
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Social Emotional Learning and Empathy Novel Study Literature Bundle
These six standards-based guided reading novel studies all have an empathy aspect to them. The novel studies provide a great opportunity to explore social emotional learning (SEL), compassion, kindness, and character building to enhance your classroom community!All novel units include chapter vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, character charts, teach answer keys, notes, and student samples. IN ADDITION, each novel unit has activity pages unique to the specific novel (see lists below).P
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Number the Stars Novel Study Guide
Use this guide to study the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry with your students!It includes:Background informationVocabulary for each chapterChapter summariesSocratic seminar questions
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Grades:
5th - 7th
The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "The Dinner Party" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis assignments, there is a fun point of view writi
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
The Boy of the Painted Cave Novel Study
Use this resource to guide your novel study of The Boy of the Painted Cave. This resource includes:Before Reading DiscussionsVocabularyMentor SentencesChapter SummariesSocratic Seminar Questions and Expectations
Grades:
6th
The Giver Chapter Questions and Discussion Questions
The Giver chapter and discussion questions will give students repeated opportunities to practice essential standards-aligned literacy skills. For every chapter grouping (1-3 chapters), students will have to answer rigorous, text-based questions that assess not only their ability to comprehend but also their ability to analyze key events. With numerous options for implementation, the resource also allows for differentiation and can enable accommodation that will meet the needs of all learners. Th
Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in: The Giver Novel Study
Unlocking Richness in Reading: A Small Group Approach to "Eight Keys"
This product has been created specifically to accompany Suzanne LaFleur’s book "Eight Keys" - a level V guided reading book. You will find it useful in a small group reading setting as a way to facilitate purposeful ELA Common Core standard work while still having time and energy left over to enjoy reading and building community with your small group members.
Take advantage of as many targeted learning opportunities as you want to implement, utilizing a day-to-day instructional approach that w
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Dystopian Novel Study Literature Bundle
These 4 standards-based guided reading novel studies are dystopian literature. The novel units for The Giver, The Last Cuentista, Among the Hidden, and The White Mountains would work well for book groups to compare features of the dystopian genre.All novel units include chapter vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, character charts, teach answer keys, notes, and student samples. IN ADDITION, each novel unit has activity pages unique to the specific novel (see lists below).PLEASE READ: Thi
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6th - 8th
Black Brother Black Brother by Rhodes Novel Study
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel GuideThis timely coming of age novel explores themes of prejudice, family, identify, and perseverance. This novel guide includes; Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities Reading comprehension questions & answersText to self questionsText to world questions New vocabularyCharacter(s) analysis Essay questions Themes activity This resource is great for:Teaching about African American history Teaching about anti-racism Litera
Grades:
5th - 7th
The Landlady by Dahl short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "Landlady" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis activities, there are two fun writing activities. Pick the as
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Florida Test Prep Nonfiction Comprehension Passages Bundle - Grades 3-6
These no-prep resources are the perfect test prep for your Language Arts classroom! With a variety of literal and inferential questions directly related to the passages, your students will practice VARIOUS reading skills that will guide them in a meaningful reading reflection. The style of questioning will resemble questions from released Florida materials. These test prep resources are intended for students in grades 3-6. Your students will gain exposure to different question types aligned to F
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3rd - 6th
Sled Short Story by Thomas E. Adams short story unit with digital option
This short story resource for "Sled" by Thomas E. Adams is a low prep packet and includes a student PDF file with the student activity pages and a second PDF with all student pages, teacher notes, answer keys, student samples, and the link to a Google Drive digital file. There are several activities from which to choose in this "Sled" unit depending on your class needs. Not only are there reading comprehension and text analysis activities, there is a descriptive writing activity using sensory de
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle Grades Short Story Unit Bundle with digital option
Pony by R.J. Palacio Middle School Novel Guide American History
Pony by R.J. Palacio Novel Guide for one of the best new middle grade novels. This resource is perfect for teaching symbolism, character development, cause and effect, literary elements, American history, plot development, new vocabulary and MUCH MORE! A captivating new novel! This resource includes: Learning Objectives Pre-Reading ActivitiesKLW ChartChapter-by-Chapter Reading Comprehension QuestionsNew Vocabulary in Context Activities Themes Activity Character Activities Cause & Effect Char
Grades:
6th - 8th
"Mockingbird" by Katherine Erskine - A Reading Guide
Pre, during, and post reading activities for "Mockingbird." This reading guide is a great way to teach compassion and empathy - to better understand differences, learning and communication styles, and to get in touch with how learners feel about learning in an often uncertain and unsafe world. Included are rules for philosophical chairs, an anticipation guide, vocabulary, social scenarios, reading activities, and a final project.
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5th - 7th
The WordSmith Common Core Literacy Units for Grades 6-8 (13)
This is the thirteenth of seventeen stand-alone ELA literacy units built around the highly acclaimed ‘Paka Mdogo – Little Cat’ (the first in a series of three animal adventure stories).
Each unit is based on a single chapter from the book, and includes the text itself…so over the course of a semester students will be able to enjoy the whole story as a piece of fiction ‘with excellent literary credentials’ (Library Thing review) – appropriate to Grades 6 to 8 but offering engagement, suspense,
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6th - 8th
How Smart Are Animals? Google Slide show
How Smart Are Animals? story. I have made the text into a google slide show. I also put the questions in the slideshow as well with my bitmoji to make it more interesting for the students. I normally put an interactive add-on to the google slide to have students answer on a different platform or in the chat depending on their skill level.
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6th
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