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Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers is book three in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -short word work review task for some chapters -art connection opportunities Stink and the World’s Wor

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Stink The Incredible Shrinking Kid is the first book in the Stink series. This great book would be a wonderful connection to a math measurement unit and/or President’s Day. The format is half page (my students LOVE the booklet format). Copy front/back, staple and you’re ready to go. Included in the packet: -comprehension questio

~ Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher’s House literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills. Responsibility is the focus in this Marvin Redpost book. ~Vocabulary work is included in the unit. ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. Extra time may be needed to complete the game activity. ~ Marvin Redpost

~ Jake Drake Teacher’s Pet literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions using higher level thinking skills and character recording sheet are included. ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. ~ Jake Drake Teacher's Pet is an AR level 4.3 book.

~ How To Be Cool in the Third Grade literature unit can be used with a guided reading group or as a whole class novel study. ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills. ~Included in the unit: -vocabulary for the book -comprehension questions for each chapter ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet with the group. ~This book is a great beginning of the school year book. ~ How To Be Cool in the Third Gr

~ Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker is a wonderful book to reinforce letter writing, idioms, and friendships. This literature unit is a great guided reading group study. ~The format is half page. Copy front/back, staple together. My students love the half page booklet format. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -idiom project ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit will last about a week or two. Sometimes the guide

~ The Case of the Marshmallow Monster is perfect for guided reading groups. The 12 page packet can easily be differentiated. ~Included in the unit: -vocabulary for the book -comprehension questions for each chapter -extension project – The Marshmallow Monster Chase game ~ When I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups, the unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often the group meets. My guided reading groups also set their own expectations/assignments for com

~ Stink Solar System Superhero is a wonderful book to reinforce a solar system/planet study. Students will use their background knowledge about our solar system and gain new understandings about our planets. This literature unit is a great guided reading group study. ~Questions are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and use higher level thinking skills. Many questions also elicit story recall responses. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions for each chapter -word work activity for each c

Second graders enjoy a good Stink Moody story. Just enough gross stuff for the boys and just enough humor for everyone! Stink books appeal to 3rd and 4th grade students also! Guided reading groups are a great time to work on fluency, word recognition, and phonics skills. Students will love working with the teacher in a close, small group setting. Stink and the Shark Sleepover is book nine in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I copy

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express is book four in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I print the pages on one side of the paper. This allows the back of the page available to use for additional notes or vocabulary work. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Everyone in my classroom enjoys a good Stink Moody story. Just enough gross stuff for the boys and just enough humor for everyone! Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout is book eight in the Stink series. The format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). I copy the pages single sided. This allows a blank si

~ The Case of the Groaning Ghost literature unit is a great guided reading group novel study. My students truly enjoy Jigsaw Jones and try to figure out the mystery before the end of the book! ~ Questions use higher level thinking skills. ~Included in the unit: -vocabulary for the book -comprehension questions for each chapter -extension project – create a game ~ I use this unit with one of my guided reading groups. The unit can last from a week to two weeks depending on how often I meet w

~ The One Hundredth Day of School! is a great book to connect with the 100th day of school. Guided reading groups will enjoy making connections to their own projects, activities, classroom and school. The 10 page packet can easily be differentiated. ~Questions are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and use higher level thinking skills. Students also think beyond the text to respond to many questions. Many questions elicit story recall responses. ~Included in the unit: -comprehension questions fo

~ This activity was developed to help students connect addition and subtraction equations. Math Mountain Match is a great review for any second, third, or fourth grade student. ~ Several levels of activities makes this a versatile math center for your students. Math Mountain Match was created to be used with Math Expressions series but is a fantastic center activity for any math workshop. ~The cards are printed in a larger format so they can be used with a small or large group. ~ The cards a

Guided reading group time has always been a favorite time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Here is another fantastic book by Megan McDonald! Ms. McDonald has outstandingly connected Stink and his classmates right to your classroom and school! Your students will thoroughly enjoy walking with the zombies in this book. Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk is book seven in the Stink series. The format is half page (my s

Stink is off to Shakespeare camp!  Sword fights, poison, insults all add to Stink’s fun adventure.  Your students will giggle as they read about the Shakespeare camp activities. This book study is a perfect companion for students to complete as they read.  Many questions are open ended and spark discussion. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format).  The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. The small size also saves paper! Included in the p

Your students will be entertained while making connections with Suds and his friends in Mrs. Simms class! Third Grade Angels is a wonderful, encouraging story for students in grades 2, 3, and 4. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary -answer key for chapter questions -venn diagram graphic organizer for characte

Marvin Redpost Kidnapped at Birth? is a wonderful, imaginative story! Readers will be captivated. Sharing a book with a close group of friends is a special time in my classroom. Students love the closeness of the small group and reading a book chosen just for them! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -vocabulary words for four chapters -answer key for chapter questions Marvin Redpost Kidnapped at Birth? is an AR level 2.8 book. We know your students enj

Tornado poke cards are a great independent, partner or guided reading group comprehension activity. My students love the poke card process and enjoy checking each other when they answer questions. The poke cards are self checking. Students will answer the question by selecting one of three choices. Using a pencil, straw, or pipe cleaner, students will poke through the hole to choose their answer. The correct answer will have a mark above or around the hole. The poking process quickly eng

This list of hard and soft g and c words is a great resource for learning centers. Each list includes over 25 words at various levels of difficulty.