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Before, during, and after reading activities and questions for When Stars Are Scattered. Includes an answer key for the novel study. Each activity is in Google Slides and can be adapted for your classroom!

A novel study to use with Firegirl by Tony Abbott. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, cause and effect, etc. Before, during, and after reading questions and guide included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

A novel study to use with Matilda by Roald Dahl. Questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions focusing on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included.

A novel study to use with Wind in the Willows. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

A novel study to use with the story The Clue of the Left-handed Envelope. The story is written at a level N. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

A novel study to use with Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

Chapter by chapter questions for the book Ribsy by Beverly Cleary.

Activities for before, during, and after reading Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Comprehension questions during reading focus on main idea, summarizing, prefix/suffixes, character traits, figurative language, inferring, and context clues/building vocabulary. Questions are a mix of multiple choice and short answer. Answer key included. This novel study is in Google Slides to facilitate easy editing and the ability to print and hand directly to students!

Complete 4 day lesson plan with literary supports and art to teach first grader about fall, winter, spring, and summer. 4 center activities for the four days: book list to support the specific season, flip book of a tree loosing its leaves over the course of the year, class book template "In fall, Virginia looks like ______", and 4 different cut and paste season sort worksheets.

A novel study to use with Flat Stanley. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

A novel study full of comprehension questions (identifying the main idea, writing captions for illustrations, sequencing events, conflict/resolution, character traits, making predictions, etc.) for Kate DiCamillo's Mercy Watson book. 2-4 questions per chapter. Answer key included.

4 Graphic Organizers for explorers from Social Studies SOL 3.3d -- Jaques Cartier, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Newport.

A novel study to use with Flat Stanley. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

Aligns with Science SOL 4.8 and ordering the planets. Can be used as an interactive bulletin board, center activity, or assessment/pre-assessment tool. To use: have students place the planet cut outs in order from sun and label as gas giant or terrestrial planet. Includes: 9 planets with a painted picture showing relative size, real picture of planet, and planet label; label cards for order of planets; and gas giants and terrestrial planets labels.

A novel study to use with A-Z Mysteries Absent Author. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, etc. Answer key included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

Graphic organizers to help students understand how an author's language, setting, and characters support the purpose in writing the text. Includes a graphic organizer for writing to persuade, inform, and entertain. (Easy as P.I.E.). Aligns with SOL 4.5

A novel study to use with Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, cause and effect, etc. Before, during, and after reading questions and guide included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

A novel study to use with The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Comprehension questions are a mixture of short answer and multiple choice. Comprehension questions included focus on main idea, character traits, sequence of events, context clues, text and graphic features, cause and effect, etc. Before, during, and after reading questions and guide included. Great for independent reading work or small group work!

Math game for students to roll a dice and add up coin values.

After reading Freckle Juice, students will write their own recipe for freckle juice and write a short story about someone who used their recipe.