Middle school Halloween classroom community literature circles

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Classroom Community, Grammar, Writing

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Also included in: Bunnicula, Best Halloween Ever, Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve Novel Study Bundle

Wonder Mentor Sentences and Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (Grades 4-6)

Created by

ideas by jivey

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate grammar and language during your novel study of Wonder by R.J. Palacio! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volume 3, FIRST

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.1

, L.4.1a

, L.4.1e

, L.4.1f

, L.4.1g

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Halloween Activity MYSTERY Readers' Theater Fluency Comprehension Inference Fun

Created by

Rachel Lynette

This fun and engaging Halloween "Whodunnit" read aloud is a perfect activity for your students! In this activity, students will learn to become detectives and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out what happened to the magical spell book! With lots of suspects and circumstantial evidence, the students will have to take good notes, make lots of inferences, and think like a real detective in order to solve the mystery! This product was created with upper elementary students in mind, but it

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Reader Theater Solve a Mystery Holiday Activities Readers Theatre Scripts ELA

Out of My Mind Discussion Questions

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Reading Out of My Mind aloud with your students? Build classroom community with these Out of My Mind discussion questions. They will save you time and you will be prepared to get the discussion started after you read each chapter aloud.Looking for more Read Aloud Questions? Grab the whole bundle here!These questions are the perfect way to guide your students through the novel. After reading each chapter aloud, start a discussion with your students. How do I use the Out of My Mind discussion

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Halloween, Reading, Spanish

Also included in: Read Aloud Discussion Questions: Bundle

Reading comprehension in Spanish | Comprensión lectora en espanol | NO PREP

Created by

With T of Teaching

This MEGA BUNDLE includes all sorts of reading comprehension passages and activities in Spanish. What you will find? More than 140 pages of reading comprehension passages and activities. This resource includes:- 120 general reading passages and activities- 7 Halloween related reading comprehension passages- 7 Thanksgiving related reading comprehension passages- 7 Christmas related reading comprehension passagesI hope you enjoy using these worksheets with your students!!** Looking for more Spanis

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

The Best Halloween Ever Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests

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This 94 page book study for The Best Halloween Ever, by Barbara Robinson, contains comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative Common Core-aligned reading response activities, assessments, and much more!You will find this unit to be teacher and student friendly. It contains a wide variety of question types, along with open-ended graphic organizers and unique activities, all carefully crafted for this particular story. Focus standards include setting, character analysis, theme, opi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.3.7

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Also included in: The Best School Year, Halloween, and Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Bundle

Bunnicula | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter

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This is a 57 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe. The student work is organized by every 2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for whole classes,

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

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Student Pairing Cards | Student Grouping Cards | Partner Match Up - Food Theme

Created by

Enlightened Teachings

Picking student partners and grouping students will never be easier with these pairing and grouping cards in a fun food theme! Students will love the mystery in not knowing who their partners is!***This set is included in my Student Pairing Cards Bundle at a big discount! Click here for the BUNDLE!***STUDENT PAIRINGThere are 15 pairs of food partners – makes a total of 30 cards. These come in color and black and white for you to print on colored stock paper if you prefer. It’s as easy as print,

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: Student Pairing Cards | Student Match Up , Student Partner Match BUNDLE

Read Aloud Discussion Questions: Bundle

Created by

Each one of these books are amazing novels that can lead to lively classroom discussions with your students. Read Aloud Discussion questions will help you get the conversations started after you read each chapter aloud.These questions are NOT meant for students to answer on their own. They are to be thought about and discussed in partners, groups or as a whole class.These questions are NOT meant to be a comprehension check or used as a written response. They are thought-provoking and interact

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve Novel Study Unit | Comprehension & Activities

Created by

This 104 page book study for Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, by Mary Pope Osborne, contains comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative Common Core-aligned reading response activities, assessments, and much more!It contains a wide variety of question types, along with open-ended graphic organizers and unique activities, all carefully crafted for this particular story. Focus standards include setting, figurative language, character analysis, theme, opinion writing, and plot.This comp

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

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Also included in: Bunnicula, Best Halloween Ever, Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve Novel Study Bundle

Black and White Classroom Decor | Daily Slides | Center Rotation Slides

Created by

Learn with Miss Power

This Black and White classroom decor bundle has products that fit any classroom theme (especially speckled black and white ones). This bundle will continue to grow / more products will be added to it later!!Included you'll find 3 products:1. Display these daily classroom slides to organize your center time! These Center Rotation Slides are a great visual so that your students know what they should be doing during reading small groups. This virtual schedule goes well with Black and White Classro

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Bunnicula - Tests | Quizzes | Assessments

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This is a 19 page test packet for Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe. This product will help you to assess your students on their vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis skills, as they study the novel.The assessments contain matching, multiple choice, and short answer questions. Answer keys are included, but the way that you score and weigh it is up to teacher discretion.This is a no-prep quiz packet, with all answer keys included.** The book must be purchased separately to be used alongside

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

, RL.4.1

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The Tell-Tale Heart Socratic Seminar

Created by

Language Arts Excellence

Socratic Seminar Materials for Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale HeartA Socratic Seminar (or a "Fish Bowl" Conversation as I like to call them with my students) is a higher order way of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource was created to

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.6

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Also included in: The Tell-Tale Heart Activity Bundle

The Wild Robot Chapter Questions Bundle - The Wild Robot Novel

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The Wild Robot novel and The Wild Robot Escapes are amazing books that can lead to lively classroom discussions with your students. These Wild Robot chapter questions will help you get the conversations started after you read each chapter aloud. The Wild Robot novel questions are NOT meant for students to answer on their own. They are to be thought about and discussed in partners, groups or as a whole class. The chapter questions are NOT meant to be a comprehension check or used as a written res

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

SL.4.1

, SL.4.1c

, SL.5.1

, SL.5.1c

, SL.6.1

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Holes Questions - Holes Novel Questions - Read Aloud Discussion Questions

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Reading the Holes novel aloud with your students? Build a classroom community with these Holes questions. They will save you time and you will be prepared to get the discussion started after you read each chapter aloud.>>Looking for more Read Aloud Questions? Grab the whole bundle here! <<These Holes questions are the perfect way to guide your students through the novel. After reading each chapter aloud, start a discussion with your students.How do I use the Holes discussion question

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, English Language Arts

CCSS:

SL.4.1

, SL.4.1c

, SL.5.1

, SL.5.1c

, SL.6.1

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Fish in a Tree NOVEL STUDY

Created by

Katie Surly

One of my favorite quotes is "Every student can learn, just not in the same way or in the same day." "Fish in a Tree" lives out that quote in every page. Your class will be forever changed by this book, and challenged to be better together. Everyone can learn something by the wonderful and relatable characters in "Fish in a Tree" by Linda Mullaly Hunt. This novel study will engage students and ensure that reading this book is an unforgettable experience. What is included? -Introduction page to

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

The Best School Year, Halloween, and Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Bundle

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Halloween, Literature

Save 10% by purchasing this bundle of novel studies for The Best School Year Ever, The Best Halloween Ever, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson (all novels about the Herdman kids). Combined, they contain 300 pages of Common Core aligned resources. All of these book studies contain comprehension and analysis by chapter, assessments, vocabulary work, and everything else you need to teach Common Core reading skills through three comical and unforgettable stories. Focu

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

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Cactus Watercolor Classroom Library EDITABLE Book Bin Labels

Created by

The Primary Brain

Organize your classroom library bins with accelerated reader labels. These cactus watercolor themed book bin labels are EDITABLE so you can customize your AR labels for a classroom library. Just open the PowerPoint and add in your own Accelerated Reader levels or Chapter Book Titles. All text is completely editable. There is a cactus watercolor color design style plus a cactus blackline style with 3 different editable templates provided for each style. Check out the PREVIEW to see a sample of ea

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

Operation Frog Effect NO PREP Novel Study Google Classroom Edition

Created by

Dog Eared Teacher

Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Scheerger NO PREP Novel Study This novel study includes everything you need to read the book Operation Frog Effect with your class!What's Included:-Student Packet Cover-Character Profiles to help with keeping track of the personalities/interests of each character-Chapter Questions (the chapters are short…one to four questions per chapter and there is room for students to write answers). To go with the spirit of self-expression through writing in the book, certain q

Subjects:

Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: GROWING Novel Study Bundle!!

Bundle: English Collaborative Posters Series #1

Created by

Zenful Ziggy Designs

Collaborative posters are an excellent tool for students to create a visual and written representation of their ideas and learning, engage in meaningful discussions with peers, and feel valued as a member of an inclusive classroom community.Please read the individual product descriptions for specific details about each resource that is included in this bundle.Copyright © Zenful Ziggy DesignsBy purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of ZENFUL ZIGGY DESIGNS,

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, English Language Arts

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Halloween, Poetry, Visual Arts

Emergency Art Sub Plan 3-D Spider & Web! Middle School Value Drawing Activity

Created by

SparkleGal's Art Magic

Unique Implied Line Drawing with 3-D Spider with Poetry Extension! Great for Halloween Art Fun! Middle School or High School Art Sub Plan or Easy Seasonal Display Project! This seasonal art lesson can be used as a cross-curricular art + middle school poetry or an art + science insect lesson! Use this Autumn or Halloween-themed art drawing lesson to teach about implied lines. simple contour drawing, value, focal point, and 3-D Paper construction! Works as a great “time filler” when some students

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles, Lesson

The Best Halloween Ever | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter

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This 52 page student guide for The Best Halloween Ever, by Barbara Robinson, contains comprehension questions and vocabulary work organized by every 1-2 chapters. The student work is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to a

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Patricia Hutchison-- Patti's Pages

, RL.4.1

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Monkey's Paw: A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Low

Created by

Monkey's Paw includes-teacher and student pages-vocabulary-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “The Monkey’s Paw” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both midd

Subjects:

Halloween, Short Stories, Special Education

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.6

, RL.8.10

Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 1

Spooky Stories & Printables to Reinforce Reading Skills

Created by

Chocolate 4 Teachers

Seven spooky short stories to thrill your students while improving reading comprehension. Great for the days leading up to Halloween! Suspenses vary for each day! Each story has one to two pages of printables to review important reading skills. Gone is the battle to reinforce and instruct during the crazy, candy days of Halloween. Students will be so thrilled that they won't stand a ghost of a chance, and you will have (sneakily) succeeded in improving their skills. Answers are included. **

Subjects:

Halloween, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

, RL.3.5