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This comprehensive BUNDLE has EVERYTHING you need to engage your class in a novel study using the book Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai. Simplify your lesson planning with this NO-PREP NOVEL STUDY that includes activities where students respond to higher-level questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, and analyze elements of plot, characters, and the author’s craft. Activities included require students to identify and investigate literary elements (e.g., tone, mood, plot, setting,

This comprehensive BUNDLE has EVERYTHING you need to engage your class in a novel study using the book Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. Simplify your lesson planning with this NO-PREP NOVEL STUDY that includes activities in which students will respond to higher-level questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, and analyze elements of plot, characters, and the author’s craft. Includes Printable PDFs as well as Google Slideshows & Google Forms for a digital option!You save over 20

This Novel Study BUNDLE has everything you need to engage your class in a novel study of A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Students will respond to higher-level short-answer questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, analyze quotes, symbolism, figurative language, and theme. The activities included in this product require students to investigate literary elements (e.g., tone, mood, plot, setting, theme, point of view, conflict, etc.) as well as literary devices & techniques (e.g.,

Bring Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting masterpiece The Raven to life in your classroom with this comprehensive, print-and-go resource. Perfect for guiding students through close reading, annotation, and literary analysis, this 5-day lesson plan provides everything you need to help students gain a deeper understanding of one of literature’s most iconic poems. This resource focuses on key literary and poetic devices, such as alliteration, internal rhyme, metaphors, personification, and allu

This BUNDLE has EVERYTHING you need to engage your class in an artistic, mathematical mystery. Students will learn about famous artists, respond to higher-level questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, and analyze elements of plot, characters, and the author’s craft. You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this Chasing Vermeer Novel Study BUNDLE!Activities included require students to identify and investigate literary elements (e.g. tone, mood, plot, sett

This fall picture book companion is a perfect accompaniment to Alice Hemming's book, The Leaf Thief. It's the ideal interactive read-aloud for autumn or educating your students about seasonal changes, friendship, patience, and kindness. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. Click HERE to save 20% by buying the bundle, which includes the follo

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Big Red Lollipop, by Rukhsana Khan. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to

This comprehensive BUNDLE has EVERYTHING you need to engage your class in a novel study using the book The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Simplify your lesson planning with this NO-PREP NOVEL STUDY that includes activities in which students will respond to higher-level questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, and analyze elements of plot, characters, and the author’s craft. Printable PDFs as well as Google Slides, Google Forms, and Canva Presentations are included as digital options!Act

This picture book companion is the perfect supplemental resource for the book, She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein, by Lynn Fulton. It’s the perfect interactive read-aloud for a biography unit, an author study, Woman's History Month, or even the days or weeks leading up to Halloween. Students will be intrigued as they learn how the tale of Frankenstein came to be and will love the engaging and fun activities. You will appreciate the time it saves you looking for high-le

This picture book companion is a fantastic supplemental resource for the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg. It’s the perfect interactive read-aloud for the days or weeks leading up to Halloween. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time it saves you looking for high-level activities to teach reading, grammar, and writing concepts that students often struggle with. With 35 reading, writing, and grammar exercises to select

This MEGA task card BUNDLE is perfect to review and practice specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 220 reading task cards that focus primarily on SEQUENCE, SUMMARY, MAIN & CENTRAL IDEA, SUPPORTING DETAILS, PLOT, SETTING, INFERENCE, PREDICTIONS, CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, THEME, AUTHOR'S PURPOSE, PROBLEM & SOLUTION, CAUSE & EFFECT, COMPARE & CONTRAST, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, IMAGERY, POETRY, TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES, and VOCABULARY.These task cards vary in reading levels and difficul

This Novel Study BUNDLE includes OVER 90 Activities and has everything you need to engage your class in a novel study of Zane and the Hurricane, by Rodman Philbrick. Students will respond to higher-level short-answer questions, deepen their vocabulary knowledge, and analyze quotes, symbolism, figurative language, and themes. The activities included in this product require students to investigate literary elements (e.g., tone, mood, plot, setting, theme, point of view, conflict, etc.) as well

This read-aloud picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau, by Jennifer Berne. With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions

Influenced by the novel Chasing Vermeer, the S.T.E.A.M.-based activities included in this product focus on the content areas of math and art. Students will investigate Vermeer’s paintings, learn about pentominoes, complete a pentomino challenge, engage in an artist study, and mimic their style of art. Finally, students will integrate art and math using what they learned about pentominoes in combination with their knowledge regarding Vermeer’s artistic style to create a pixel art masterpiece.  ⭐

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Mango, Abuela, & Me, by Meg Medina. With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, find cause & effect relationships, make predictions, inferences, & connections,

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Empty Pot by Demi. With 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola. With 34 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think

This resource is a novel study companion for Thanhha Lai's "Inside Out & Back Again." As teachers, we aim for our students to engage with text meaningfully and purposefully while also reading independently to build stamina. The reader response questions facilitate in-depth class or peer discussions, requiring students to provide textual evidence to support their responses and express their opinions or perspectives. The graphic organizers included in this product can be used in various ways to d

This book companion product encompasses chapter quizzes, essay questions, and writing prompts to use with the novel, A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen . The resources included were designed to promote higher-level thinking skills and encourage more in-depth class and peer discussions and writing experiences. The five chapter quizzes include both multiple-choice and short-answer question types. The essay questions and writing prompts require students to provide textual evidence to support