This resource is a multiple choice test for chapters 1-10. It contains higher level questioning to check for understanding after reading chapters 1-10 of 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 literary devices INCLUDES ANSWER KEY

This resource is a multiple choice test for chapters 11-20. It contains higher level questioning to check for understanding after reading chapters 11-20 of 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 literary devices INCLUDES ANSWER KEY

This resource is a multiple choice test for chapters 21-30. It contains higher level questioning to check for understanding after reading chapters 21-30 of 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 literary devices INCLUDES ANSWER KEY

This resource is a companion to the novel, Zane and the Hurricane, by Rodman Philbrick. The essay questions and writing prompts require students to provide textual evidence to support their thinking, opinions, and/or perspectives. It includes the following: 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.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam. With 15 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 various bugs and insects, conduct research to learn more about people all over the world who eat bugs, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, 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: Bug Lunch Match-Up: Students cut out the insects and glue them in the box next to who might eat them for lunch (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Who Am I?: Students will match the insects and animals in the word bank to the descriptions below. Then, for each one, draw and color a picture (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Words That Rhyme: Students read the word pairs and come up with other words that rhyme. Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). 3-2-1: Students will describe three ways that the animals or insects in the book catch their lunch, explain two things they learned, and name one animal or insect they want to learn about and explain why. Write & Illustrate a Poem: Students choose an animal or insect not featured in the book and write a four-line poem about it. Then they create an illustration to go with their poem. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Bug-tastic Recipe: Students create a bug-based recipe. They will list the ingredients, write step-by-step cooking instructions, and draw a picture of your bug-inspired dish. Crawly Café Menu: Students create a bug-based menu for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Buggy Bites Around the World: Students will scan the QR code to learn more about people all over the world who eat bugs. Then, in the boxes on the map below, they will describe what bugs are eaten in each country. Critter Research (3 versions are included): Students roll a die to see which insect or animal they will research to learn more about. Then, they conduct research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the provided questions.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book A Log’s Life by Wendy Pfeffer. With 19 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 elements of narrative nonfiction texts, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions & connections, infer, 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 Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included) Making Inferences Making Connections Sketch a Scene from the Story Setting Influences the Plot Sensory Language Home Sweet Home Animals Depend on the Oak Tree Habitat Homes Booklet Noticing Important Details Before & After Wait… There’s More! Author’s Message Critter Research Life Cycle Text-to-Text Connections

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson. With 19 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 elements of narrative nonfiction texts, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions & connections, infer, 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 Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Animals of the Cactus Hotel Animals Depend on the Cactus Habitat Homes Thinking About the Text Before & After Wait… There’s More! Author’s Message Timeline of the Saguaro Cactus’s Life - (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Timeline of the Saguaro Cactus’s Life (simplified version) - (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Trip to the Sonoran Desert Saguaro Cactus Bingo Challenge - (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Text-to-Text Connections

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Thinking of an Eel by Karen Wallace. With 17 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 elements of narrative nonfiction texts, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions & connections, infer, 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 Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Narrative and Nonfiction Details The Life of an Eel Thinking About the Text Before & After Wait… There’s More! Author’s Message Narrative Details Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) Nonfiction Details Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) Text-to-Text Connections Life Cycle

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Salmon Stream by Carol Reed-Jones. With 17 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 elements of narrative nonfiction texts, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions & connections, infer, 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 Sketch a Scene From the Story Setting Influences the Plot Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included) Narrative and Nonfiction Details: Thinking About the Text Before & After Wait… There’s More! Author’s Message Looking at Life Cycles Text-to-Text Connections Animal Research Life Cycle

This reader response product is a supplemental resource for the novel “Zane and the Hurricane” by Rodman Philbrick. The reader response questions, organized into chapters, are intended to challenge students to use higher-level thinking skills and lend themselves to in-depth class or peer discussions. The questions require students to provide textual evidence to support their responses and/or express their opinions or perspectives. The graphic organizers provided in this product can be utilized in a variety of ways to differentiate based on your students’ academic abilities and needs. This resource includes: **Reader Response Journal ** Cover sheet Open ended questions for all chapters character analysis graphic organizer character change graphic organizer character summary graphic organizer sensory language chart (color and B&W) ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary knowledge is a direct link to reading comprehension. This vocabulary study provides vocabulary activities for words that appear in the novel Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick. This resource includes: Vocabulary Study Chapters 1-5: match word to definition & fill in the blank sentences Chapter 6-10: crossword puzzle Chapters 11–15: Use the context clues in quotes from the story to determine word meanings, then draw pictures to represent each word. Chapters 16-20: determine which word does not relate to the others and then explain how the remaining words are related Chapters 21-25: The task varies for each word (e.g. antonyms, synonyms, complete the sentences, name something, etc.) Chapters 26-end: crossword puzzle 6 Vocabulary Quizzes ANSWER KEYS Examples of the vocabulary activities included are listed below. define the word antonyms / synonyms fill in the blank sentences categorize words that are similar write sentences using the word Crossword puzzles multiple choice - choose the correct definition The vocabulary words in the word banks appear within the range of chapters listed at the top of each vocabulary sheet. Please keep in mind that this product is not meant to take the place of formal vocabulary instruction. It’s a tool that can help you target vocabulary instruction, check for understanding of previously taught vocabulary, and practice vocabulary knowledge in a variety of ways. Check out my other products related to Zane and the Hurricane:

This print and go resource is the perfect addition to a novel study on, Zane and the Hurricane, by Rodman Philbrick. This resource includes student handouts for 4 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. Students will answer theme-related questions using themes present in the novel, Zane and the Hurricane. This is a great activity to split the class into groups and have each group work on a different theme. Some themes are more difficult, be sure to preview the questions to differentiate for your students. This Theme Study resource focuses on the following 4 themes: Family Survival Hope Inequality & Injustices There are several ways to implement this theme study. For example, students can work in groups and each group is assigned a different theme to analyze. Or, the teacher can assign students different themes to analyze independently. Then, have students group up with others who focused on the same theme (think jigsaw puzzle). The Zane and the Hurricane Theme Study provides you the flexibility to allow students to work individually, with a partner, or in a group. For each of the four themes, this product includes a handout with a brief description of the theme, how the theme connects to the novel, and questions related to the theme.

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.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins. 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate dangerous animals, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book I See a Kookaburra! by Steve Jenkins. 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate animals and how they adapt to the habitats they live in, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Animals in Flight by Steve Jenkins. With 26 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate animals and insects that can fly, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Biggest, Fastest, Strongest by Steve Jenkins. 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate record-breaking animals, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Animal Dads by Steve Jenkins. 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 apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate how animal dads help take care of their young, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book River Story by Meredith Hooper. 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 identify narrative vs. nonfiction details, write poetry, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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 picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Our Big Home: An Earth Poem by Linda Glaser With 26 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 identify imagery and figurative language, investigate how Earth’s resources are shared among all living things, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so 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.