Book study activities

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…

A Charlotte's Web unit study perfect for homeschool, classroom, or thematic novel study. The book study resources listed in this post are all FREE!

Charlottes Web book study unit with literacy companion activities for First Grade, Second Grade, and Third Grade

Homeschool Book Club - Bring books to life with simple activities and discussions for your favorite novels. Read the book and complete these activities at home with your family or gather families near you to celebrate good books!

Pig the Pug book study activities unit with Common Core aligned literacy companion activities for Kindergarten and First Grade

Teacher book studies can be a wonderful way to grow as a professional. In this episode, Kasey takes a deep dive into purposeful planning and implementation tips, as well as tips for meaningful participation so you can maximize the book study experience!

Fun classroom Charlotte’s Web activities your students will love! Ideas include character studies, reading comprehension and writing tasks.

FREE Samples from Shiloh Book Unit

In this EDITABLE creative book report resource, you'll find 10 differentiated activities for ANY novel unit - these templates are perfectly sized for lapbooks and interactive notebooks. This creative book report unit is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. You'll love that this project is guided and can be used for independent work. Your students will love it because it's fun and a change of pace. CLICK HERE to save 40% on this resource in the ELA Bundle for…

For ALL books in the Magic Tree House series! This pack of fun book study companion activities works with EVERY book in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne. Perfect for whole class guided reading, small groups, or individual study packs. Packed with lots of fun literacy ideas and standards based guided reading activities. Common Core aligned. Grades 1-2 #bookstudies #bookstudy #novelstudy #1stgrade #2ndgrade #literacy #guidedreading #magictreehouse