Novel study

Novel studies for upper elementary students are a great way to support independent reading and critical thinking. As Language Arts teachers, we know that student choice is vital to their level of engagement, so allowing students to choose their own novel is the first step to success! In today's blog post, I share how to plan and implement a novel study for any book, step-by-step. Plus, I share my tried and true resource that's ready to print and use immediately! Check it out on the blog.

Looking for a hands-on, creative way to wrap up your novel study? The Literary Analysis Creative Square Project is a fun, flexible activity that allows students to showcase their understanding in a unique format. Perfect for middle and high school English classes! Engaging Novel Activities | End of Novel Project | Hands on novel activity

Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.

Free homeschool novel studies, book guides, and lesson plans for every grade.

Integrating novel studies in your upper elementary classroom is a wonderful way build community and help students strengthen their reading skills. This list of chapter books for 4th and 5th grade are highly rated as some of the BEST books for novel studies. The post also has a FREE Printable list of information for each book including reading and Lexile levels. #chapterbooks #novelstudies #readinglist #bookchoces

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

Top picks for upper elementary novel studies. Perfect books for you next novel study in upper elementary. These books are student approved and are great for elementary read alouds or independent practice. Everything you need for your next elementary novel study.

Your students will love these fun novel study activities for any book. Six ideas to accompany any book study in the elementary classroom.

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

Novel projects are engaging ways to boost comprehension and hold students accountable or independent reading. Includes several FREE projects!

Final projects for any novel study

Novel studies are a fun way to teach reading to upper elementary students. It's a great way to expose students to a variety of literature.

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Hi teacher friends, Some of my favorite memories in elementary school were centered around reading novels in the classroom! I’ll always remember making a glittery web with glue and black paper while reading Charlotte’s Web in third grade. (I also remember our teacher scolding us for the giant glittery mess on the

A multiple choice quiz after reading is a quick and easy way to check student comprehension, but it doesn't allow you to assess deeper understanding and it certainly isn't fun or creative. If you are looking for more meaningful and engaging activities to use with students during literature circles or a novel unit, here's twelve ideas that are favorites in my classroom and the Common Core standards they align with.

Book Study Choice Board

The Lemonade War book is perfect to use in the classroom. With this Lemonade War novel study your students will learn while staying engaged!

Because of Winn-Dixie novel study activities! Read my fun ideas for Kate DiCamillo's book, including character study, setting description, reading, vocabulary and chapter summary activities ideas. Explore the themes in the story and get inspired with creative writing task and cross-curricular ideas based on the themes in Because of Winn-Dixie. Perfect for the elementary classroom. #becauseofwinndixie #reading #katedicamillo #characters

It’s no secret that I love a good cumulative novel project as an assessment. I usually spend the entire novel...

How are you helping students to follow-up on their novel studies? These are great ideas for a 'quick write' after reading and they help students to build independence! More great reading response anchor charts in the post!