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This 15 page guided reading plan can be used with small groups or with your entire classroom. It includes everything you need to begin: an overview of the novel's features, reading level, summaries of reading sections, target vocabulary, clear directions on how to prompt student thinking while reading, journal prompts after reading, story map chart, and many extras (vocabulary strategies, QAR chart, Connection Chart, Character Study Chart). All you need are copies of the novel "There's a Boy i

In this reading plan for the historical fiction novel "Toliver's Secret" by Esther Wood Brady, you will find everything you need to begin your guided reading or novel study. In addition to strategies to help your students tap into background knowledge, you will find vocabulary targets & strategies, concise summaries of student readings, formats to record student ideas & plot development, and techniques to guide students in comprehension of the novel. All you need are copies of the novel & some

In this 12 page plan you will find everything you need to begin your novel study of "Something Upstairs" by Avi. It can be used with your entire class or a small guided reading group & incorporates many reading is thinking techniques. Summaries of student readings are included as well as a blank story map, Thinknotes, Vocabulary strategies list, Question Type list, and connection type list. All you need are copies of the novel and a few sticky notes.

This novel study for the novel "A Lioin to Guide Us" by Clyde Robert Bulla has been completely revamped and is now a 62 page unit of study. This versatile plan can be used with your entire class, a guided reading group, a literature circle group, a skill building group on historical fiction or as substitute lesson plans. All you need are copies of the novel and some sticky notes. You'll find specific teacher friendly lesson plans, teaching posters for display, comprehension open ended question w

In this 17 page guided reading lesson you will find all you need to begin working with students on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Underpants", the first novel by Dav Pilkey. You will be able to guide students in undertanding plot elements and in using techniques to enhance comprehension. This guide includes: concise reading summaries, ways to help students summaries, note taking strategies, and writing prompts. All you need are copies of the novel and some sticky notes. Enjoy!

This plan is a twelve page teacher guide based on the novel "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. It includes activities to foster thinking while reading and extended writing activities. Summaries of student readings are provided to make comprehension checks easy. A story map graphic organizer & small posters on vocabulary strategies, questioning types, how to make connections to the text, and a word web are also included. All you need to begin your guided reading group are copies of the nove

In this 14 page guided reading plan for the mystery novel from the Hank the Cowdog series "The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog" by John R. Erickson, you'll find everything you'll need to begin your guided reading group. It includes directions for group discussions, concise summaries of student reading assignments, and sheets to record story elements. Students will learn how to use strategies to figure out unknown vocabulary words, as well as how to formulate questions while reading. In

You can use this free Powerpoint of the five United States regions alone or with my United States Regions lesson bundle. Each region is introduced with a student identification of states. Students visit each region via two national parks. This Powerpoint can be used to help students create a distinct visual picture of each region.

In this 14 page guided reading plan for the mystery novel "Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief" by Wendelin Van Draanen, you'll find everything you need to begin your guided reading group. This is the first book of the Sammy Keyes series. This plan includes directions for group discussions, concise summaries of student reading assignments, and sheets to record story elements. Students will learn how to use strategies to figure out unknown vocabulary words, as well as how to formulate questions whi

"Dear Mr. Henshaw" is a guided reading plan for Beverly Cleary's novel. Although intented to be used by teachers with a small guided reading group, it could also be used for whole class instruction. The plan is ten pages long and includes three small posters: Question Type Chart, Story Map Chart, and Making Connections Chart. The plan gives background information about the novel (reading level, challenging text features, and overview), as well as step by step teaching directions for guiding y

The teaching of geography must change to match what our students are being asked to do on state and national assessments. This complete unit enables you to do just that! Your students will learn how to interpret social studies information presented in a variety of formats. You will help your students develop the skills they will use to understand how geographical concepts are connected as well as the strategies they need to internalize to be successful learners. The lesson begins with analyz

This lesson bundle for the novel 'The One and Only Ivan' by Katherine Applegate contains detailed lessons to help your students make fiction to nonfiction connections, understand the characteristics of a fantasy, develop ideas while reading, use text evidence to support ideas, analyze characters and decipher vocabulary. Reading comprehension sheets as well as nonfiction articles and graphic organizers are included. This bundle can be used with your whole class read or read a loud or with a sma

This versatile novel unit can be used with your entire class, a guided reading group, an independent literature circle or even as sub plans. These 44 pages are filled with teaching ideas, clear lessons, comprehension worksheets with keys, discussion and debate ideas, concise summaries of chapters, requirements for student assignments, vocabulary building and even a connection to nonfiction. Emphasis is given to developing literature common core reading skills: character development, plot eleme

Looking for a versatile unit for the novel "Kid in the Red Jacket" by Barbara Parks? In this 34 page lesson packet you will find clear directions on guiding your students to closer reading and clearer understanding. There's lots to chose from: vocabulary practice, written response prompts, character mapping, plot elements mapping and much more. This novel is a great beginning of the year read about friendship. You could use the lessons for whole class, guided reading, literature circle group

If you are studying historical fiction as a classroom genre, these eleven short lessons will help you focus your students' reading. Each lesson stands alone and should take about ten minutes to conduct. The lessons are centered on the topic of coming to America. Included are lessons on: characterization, supporting geography, supporting history, perspective, and much more. These lessons are modeled after the guided reading format.

"Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo is a wonderful vehicle to use to develop upper elementary reading skills. In this 46 page unit plan, you will find lessons that help students: revise predictions as reading; use context clues to decipher meaning and make inferences understand & identify basic plot elements use comprehensions strategies make text to text connections identify and support theme support thinking about reading understand multiple meaning words The background work is done fo

Are you looking for language arts lesson plans that address multiple targets? This 57 page unit uses five Common Core exemplary poetry texts to teach many language arts targets in a whole class setting. It provides you with detailed instructions on five poems. Each poem has one week of direct instruction for fluency, word study, reading comprehension and discussion skills. It includes everything you need: detailed lessons, copies of poems, home fluency practice handouts, posters and internet

Celebrate the holidays with your class by writing a poem based on a holiday color. The poem can be mounted on construction paper or wrapping paper & sent home as a gift. Materials needed for this two day lesson: construction paper white paper cut into 8 by 8 inch squares colored pencils fine tipped markers display of illuminated manuscript letters copies of planning sheet which is provided

one page master copy of student note sheet to record questions about reading to ask another student to answer in a hot seat format