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Grandfather Counts Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Grandfather Counts, by Andrea Cheng.
With 27 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, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Illustrating Inferences
Making Inferences
Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included)
Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included)
Problem & Solution
Sticky Situations
Making Connections
Story Plot - (ANSWER KEY included)
Summary
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out (Gong Gong)
Character Inside & Out (Helen)
Character Feelings (Gong Gong)
Character Feelings (Helen)
Character Change (Gong Gong)
Character Change (Helen)
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Before & After
Learning Something New
Wait… There’s More!
Friendly Letter
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Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores Read Aloud Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Horace and Morris, But Mostly Dolores, by James Howe.
With 25 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Summary
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out (Horace)
Character Inside & Out (Morris)
Character Inside & Out (Dolores)
Character Feelings (Horace)
Character Feelings (Morris)
Character Feelings (Dolores)
Character Change (Horace & Morris)
Character Change (Dolores)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Compare & Contrast
Clubhouse Poster
Book Review
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First Come the Zebra Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book First Come the Zebra, by Lynn Barasch.
With 21 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Problem & Solution
Making Connections
Summary
Story Event Sort
Character Feelings (Abanni)
Character Feelings (Haki)
Character Change (Abanni)
Character Change (Haki)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Compare & Contrast Settings
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Book Review
Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
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A Weekend With Wendell Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book A Weekend With Wendell, by Kevin Henkes.
With 23 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Summary
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings (Wendell)
Character Feelings (Sophie)
Character Change (Wendell)
Character Change (Sophie)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Be a Better Buddy
Wendell’s Weekend vs Sophie’s Weekend
What Should Wendell Do? - (ANSWER KEY included)
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Two Mrs. Gibsons Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Two Mrs. Gibsons, by Toyomi Igus.
With 35 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Making Inferences
Descriptive Language
Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Viola)
Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Kazumi)
Making Connections
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out (Narrator)
Character Inside & Out (Viola)
Character Inside & Out (Kazumi)
Character Feelings (Narrator)
Character Feelings (Viola)
Character Feelings (Kazumi)
Character Change (Narrator)
Character Change (Viola)
Character Change (Kazumi)
Character Summary
Compare & Contrast
Character Acrostic Poem (Viola)
Character Acrostic Poem (Kazumi)
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Wait… There’s More!
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
All About Japan
Weekend with Mrs. Gibson
Someone Special
Book Review
My Family Tree - (in color and B&W)
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Big Red Lollipop Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
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 think beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Making Inferences
Using Details to Make Inferences
Making Connections
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out (Rubina)
Character Inside & Out (Sana)
Character Inside & Out (Ami)
Character Feelings (Rubina)
Character Feelings (Sana)
Character Feelings (Ami)
Character Change (Rubina)
Character Change (Sana)
Character Change (Ami)
Character Summary
Character Perspective
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Wait… There’s More!
Sana’s Side of the Story
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Sorry, Not Sorry
Book Review
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Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!, by Judith Viorst.
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 think beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included).
Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included).
Making Inferences:
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out (Sophie)
Character Inside & Out (Olivia)
Character Feelings (Sophie)
Character Feelings (Olivia)
Character Change (Sophie)
Character Change (Olivia)
Character Summary
Connecting With Characters
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Compare & Contrast
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
More Mess
Book Review
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The Wednesday Surprise Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Wednesday Surprise, by Eve Bunting.
With 27 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Surprise Sleuth
Story Event Sort
Making Inferences
Author’s Message
Recalling Events in Chronological Order
Learning Something New
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out (Anna)
Character Inside & Out (Grandma)
Character Feelings (Anna)
Character Feelings (Grandma)
Character Change (Anna)
Character Change (Grandma)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Wait… There’s More!
3-2-1
Learned Something, Taught Something
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Book Review
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Pecan Pie Baby Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Pecan Pie Baby, by Jacqueline Woodson.
With 27 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Story Plot - (ANSWER KEY included)
Summary
Story Event Sort
Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included)
Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included)
Making Inferences
Using Details to Make Inferences
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Change
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Compare & Contrast
Dear Diary
Becoming a Big Sister
Book Review
Families are Special
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Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
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 that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Theme
Story Event Sort
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Development
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Acrostic Poem
Thinking About the Text
3-2-1
Sensory Details
Timeline of Jacques Cousteau’s Life
Dear Diary
Reading Text and Illustrations
Book Review
Prep for a Podcast
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Investigating Images
Jacques on Social Media
Plastic Pollution Project
Protect Our Planet
Quote Connection
3-Writing Prompts
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Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree, by William Miller.
With 31 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Summary
Theme
Story Event Sort
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Development
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Change
Character Acrostic Poem
Character Influence
Author’s Message
Thinking About the Text
3-2-1
Sensory Details
Timeline of Zora Hurston’s Life
Dear Diary
Book Review
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle
Investigating Images
3-Writing Prompts
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The Pot That Juan Built Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Pot That Juan Built, by Nancy Andrews-Goebel.
With 29 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Summary
Theme
Steps to Make a Clay Pot
Story Event Sort
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Change
Character Acrostic Poem
Character Summary
Author’s Message
Thinking About the Text
Sensory Details
Timeline of Juan Quezada’s Life
The Perfect Playlist
Juan’s Clay Pots on Social Media.
Book Review
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Investigating Images
All About Mexico
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Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers.
With 31 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 beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
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A Storm Called Katrina Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book A Storm Called Katrina, by Myron Uhlberg. It’s the perfect read-aloud to teach and discuss family, community, character traits, character change, survival, hurricanes, and more!
With 24 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, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
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. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
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Zane and the Hurricane Novel Study STEAM Based Activities
This resource includes:
Let’s Build a Levee
Teacher’s Guide (3 pages): includes a list of suggested materials and step-by-step instructions.
Play money (6 pages): color and B&W
Student Handouts (4 pages)
Measure the Wind
Teacher’s Guide (3 pages): includes a list of suggested materials and step-by-step instructions.
½ inch graph paper
Student Handouts (5 pages)
Tough Towers
Teacher’s Guide (1 page): includes a list of suggested materials and instructions.
Student Handouts (3 pages)
Finding the Fibonacci Number Sequence and the Golden Spiral in Nature
Teacher’s Guide (3 pages): includes a list of suggested books, websites, videos, materials, and instructions for 3 differentiated activities.
Cube Template
Cube Example
Fibonacci Sequence & Fractural Spirals in Nature - Information Guide (4 pages)
Pictures of Things Found in Nature with Fractal Spirals (3 pages)
Student Handout: “Fibonacci Sequence & Fractal Spirals” (3 pages)
Answer Key: “Fibonacci Sequence & Fractal Spirals” (3 pages)
Tall Tale: Brainstorm
Tall Tale: Story Board Draft (2 pages)
Tall Tale: Final Draft (3 pages)
Myth: Planning Sheet (1 page)
Myth: Final Draft (2 pages)
Comic Storyboard (4 pages)
Pi Skylines
Teacher’s Guide (2 pages): includes a list of suggested videos, websites, materials, instructions, and student examples.
Pi Handout
½ inch graph paper
¼ inch graph paper
5mm graph paper
Trash Art
Teacher’s Guide (1 page): includes a list of suggested videos, materials, and instructions.
Examples of Art Made from Natural Disaster Debris (2 pages)
Student Handout “Trash Art Ideas” (1 page)
Natural Disaster Research Project
Teacher’s Guide (3 pages): includes a list of suggested websites, videos, books, reading passages, extension articles, materials, and step-by-step instructions.
Art Inspired by Disaster
Student Examples
Fact File Student Handout
Fact File Example (Tornadoes)
Informational Essay Planning Sheet (3 pages)
Informational Essay Final Draft (2 pages)
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"Zane and the Hurricane" Novel Study BUNDLE
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 as literary devices & techniques (e.g., flashbacks, foreshadowing, figurative language, imagery, etc.). Students will also make predictions, compare and contrast, summarize, look for patterns, analyze characters, make inferences, and much more! The activities in this novel study encourage students to critically engage with the text.
You save over 20% off the individual price of each product by purchasing this Novel Study BUNDLE!
This resource includes:
*** Reader Response Questions:** The reader response questions are divided up by chapters. Each chapter includes open-ended and short-answer comprehension questions with an answer key. This response packet can be used for whole group discussion or instruction, but it works great in literature circles, to hold group members accountable for reading and discussing the text. It can also be used as a homework assignment, for small group instruction, book clubs, etc.
Graphic Organizers: character Analysis, text-to-text connections, compare and contrast, character change, and sensory language
*** Vocabulary Study: This vocabulary study provides vocabulary activities and quizzes for words that appear in the novel.
*** Figurative Language Study: The figurative language study provides an abundance of figurative language examples from the novel that students can analyze. This resource includes figurative language posters (with definitions, why authors use them, examples, & non-examples) for simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, and hyperbole. Figurative language practice sheets are also included. Students read short passages from the novel that contain figurative language. Then, underline the figurative language used, determine the meaning, and explain why the author included it.
*** Theme Study: **This resource includes student handouts for four different themes from the novel. Each handout includes a brief description of the theme and explains how the theme connects to the novel. Questions are also included to help guide students in analyzing their theme.
Chapter Quizzes: Includes 3 quizzes for chapter sections 1–10, 11–20, and 21–30. This resource assesses the author’s craft, figurative language, elements of plot, symbolism, theme, foreshadowing, character development, drawing conclusions, inferencing, text evidence, literary devices, and more. These three quizzes are multiple-choice tests with higher-level questions and include answer keys.
*** Essay Questions:** This includes 13 essay questions on lined paper.
S.T.E.A.M. Activities: The S.T.E.A.M.-based activities in this product concentrate on the subjects of math, science, engineering, and the arts. Students will discover the relationship between the Fibonacci series and fractal spirals as well as their existence in nature. Students will also plot fractal spirals, write a fictional story to describe a natural occurrence, and make an artistic cube with pictures of natural objects that follow the Fibonacci number sequence. Additionally, students will learn about artists who incorporate debris from natural disasters into their artwork and then use recycled or discarded materials to make their own masterpiece. Students will also conduct research on a chosen natural disaster’s effects and use art to communicate what they discover and its impact on people, the environment, and other living things. Furthermore, students will make connections between ideas like the golden ratio, fractal spirals, the Fibonacci number sequence, and Pi as they build a Pi skyline. They will design and build a mock levee, a hurricane-resistant building, and an anemometer to gauge wind speeds.
List of resources to pair with the novel: Lists that include 40 picture book titles and 10 novel or chapter book titles. All of which are already linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library. In addition, you get a list of 19 reading passages with comprehension questions & answer keys. Each title has a downloadable PDF file for you to download, print, or save to your computer. Finally, a list of 49 informational articles with comprehension questions. Answer keys are included. Each article comes in five different reading levels.
BONUS FREEBIE!
Picture Book Read Aloud: A Storm Called Katrina: This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book A Storm Called Katrina, by Myron Uhlberg. It’s the perfect read-aloud to teach and discuss family, community, character traits, character change, survival, hurricanes, and more. With 24 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, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
*This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only; the book is not included and will need to be purchased separately.
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Paired Text Set for the Novel "Zane and the Hurricane " or Unit on Hurricanes
Looking for the perfect picture book, informational article, and/or reading passages to go along with the book, Zane and the Hurricane? I have you covered. Maybe you would like to have a list handy for student chapter book recommendations, or a thematic unit your class is studying on hurricanes. I did all the leg work for you by compiling this huge list of over 110 pieces of literature to implement during a novel study on Zane and the Hurricane, or even a unit on hurricanes. Everything is in one place. Files and/or links are embedded making this a go-to resource.
This text set includes the following:
list of 40 picture book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library.
list of 10 novels / chapter book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library.
list of 19 reading passages with comprehension questions & Answer Keys. Each title has a downloadable PDF file. Answers Keys are included.
list of 49 Informational Articles with comprehension questions. Answer keys are included. Each article comes in 5 different reading levels.
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"Zane and the Hurricane" Quiz BUNDLE
The complete set of multiple choice comprehension quizzes to go with the novel,* Zane and the Hurricane*, by Rodman Philbrick. This resource assesses author’s craft, figurative language, elements of plot, symbolism, theme, foreshadowing, character development, drawing conclusions, inferencing, text evidence, and literary devices within the novel. This product includes 3 multiple choice quizzes that cover the entire novel.
Quizzes are broken up into the following chapter sections:
Chapters 1-10
Chapters 11-20
Chapters 21-30
includes Answers Keys
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"Zane and the Hurricane" Novel Study MINI BUNDLE
This Mini BUNDLE includes print and go reader response questions, essay prompts, and a vocabulary study to use with the novel, Zane and the Hurricane. These products were designed to encourage students to use higher level thinking skills, encourage more in-depth class/peer discussions, and expand their vocabulary knowledge, all of which result in a deeper understanding of the novel. Most questions are either open ended or short answer and require that students provide text evidence to support their thinking as well as challenge them to provide their opinions and/or perspective.
This Mini BUNDLE includes the following:
Reader Response Questions
Student Reader Response Journal
Cover sheet
Open ended questions for all chapters
Character analysis graphic organizer
Sensory Language Charts (color and B&W)
Character Analysis Graphic Organizers (2 pages)
Character Summary
Character Change
ANSWER KEY
13 Essay Questions
Lined paper - 1 sheet at the end, without a prompt at the top, to copy if students need more than one sheet.
7 Vocabulary Practice Activities
6 Vocabulary Quizzes
ANSWER KEYS
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"Zane and the Hurricane" Figurative Language Activities
Figurative language generates emotion, sets the tone and mood, and reflects subtle connotation nuances. These are crucial cues that assist readers in making inferences and comprehending the author’s purpose. Students should be aware of this type of language. This figurative language study provides an abundance of figurative language examples from the novel, Zane and the Hurricane, by Rodman Philbrick, that students can analyze.
This resource includes the following:
Figurative Language Posters (definition, why authors use it, examples, & non-examples) Includes: Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Metaphor, Idiom
How Do You Figure? - Figurative Language Practice Sheets: Students read short passages from the novel that contain figurative language. Then, underline the figurative language used, determine the meaning, and explain why the author included it.
Finding Figurative Language Charts: As students read the novel, they fill out the chart with examples of figurative language they come across while reading. Students should provide the quote from the text, page numbers, type of figurative language used, meaning, and why the author included it. The figurative language chart is not specific to this particular novel and can be used with any text.
ANSWER KEYS - How Do You Figure? Practice Sheets
*Note: There are several examples for each chapter. There may be more than you have time for students to complete. If this is the case, you can split up the examples and have students work on different examples, assign them as homework, use some as practice sheets and others as assessments, etc.