5th grade novel studies

Use book clubs at the end of the year to engage your 3rd grade students in reading! Book clubs are a great way to grow readers and help students think critically about reading. This book club resource includes student book club jobs, and planning pages for assigning different chapters!

Create an uncommon learning experience and memorable moments with your students as you delve into the novel, Esperanza Rising. Pam Munoz Ryan’s award winning book is a powerful piece of historical fiction and a great read for your upper elementary class. These hands-on activities are sure to engage your students in the learning process. This […]

Novel projects are engaging ways to boost comprehension and hold students accountable or independent reading. The best novel projects for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades Includes several FREE projects and ideas that need very few supplies!

As a 30 year veteran 4th grade teacher, I have learned the value of engaging your students with compelling stories that not only capture their imaginations but also teach valuable lessons. Here’s a list of 25 beloved books that both students and teachers love, complete with short summaries and reasons why they make excellent novel studies or at least additions to your classroom library.

Novel Studies that Promote Higher-Order Thinking Have you been following along our novel study journey? If so, you may have seen my posts about using interactive novel workbooks instead of typical novel studies. Novel workbooks are

Upper Elementary Novel Study Ideas - favorite book suggestions and novel study ideas for upper elementary ELA classrooms.

Whether you're a homeschool mom looking for a great book for your 5th grader or a classroom teacher trying to build a great library, finding texts that are engaging and a great fit for your readers can be tough. I've compiled this list of the best books for 5th graders to help save you time and give you a

Make planning your next novel study easy with these 4th grade novel study books! These books will entertain and ignite a passion for reading.

Find this list from Fifth in the Forest of the 'Top 10 Summer Novels for Upper Elementary Students'. Your middle grade students will love these books. You can use this list for read aloud, novel study, summer reading, pleasure reading, and more! Share with your third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade, and seventh grade students. Titles include Holes, Wish, Walk Two Moons, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Penderwicks, A Long Way from Chicago, Misty of Chincoteague, One Crazy Summer…

Novel Study | Close Reading Novels | Novel Analysis